Muckrakers

Who wrote the “History of the Standard Oil Company,” in 1902 and showed how Rockefeller’s rise was based on unfair business practices? 

• Ida B. Wells 
• Ida Tarbell 
• Jacob Riis
• Upton Sinclair

Who wrote "The Jungle" which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry?

• Upton Sinclair 
• Lincoln Steffens 
• Jacob Riis 
• Frank Norris 

Who photographed conditions of the urban poor in “How the Other Half Lives" which resulted in people examining the conditions of the poor in America’s cities? 

• Upton Sinclair 
• Lincoln Steffens 
• Jacob Riis 
• Frank Norris 

Who exposed corruption in city and state gov’t in his book, “The Shame of the Cities?”

• Lincoln Steffens 
• Jacob Riis 
• Upton Sinclair 
• WEB DuBois 

Journalists who exposed corruption and problems in society are called--

• Gump Mushers
• Muckrakers
• Scalawags
• Dirt Diggers

What was a result of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair?

• Interstate Commerce Act
• Pure Food and Drug Act
• Sherman Anti Trust Act
• none of the above

What was a result of Ida Tarbell's work?

• The Pure Food and Drug Act was passed.
• People discovered the conditions of the poor in urban areas.
• Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company was prosecuted under the Sherman Anti-trust Act
• none of the above