Chapter 21: The Progressive Reform Era

1906- Wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry. (Helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act) 

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

Photographed conditions of the urban poor in “How the Other Half Lives.” Examined the conditions of the poor in America’s cities. 

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

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 

Progressives wanted to get rid of political machines. A political machine is

• a robot disguised as Boss Tweed
• a group who controls the government of an area sometimes by questionable means
• a group of wealthy politicians
• an organization dedicated to controlling the whole country through bribery & corruption

This person was considered a "muckraker" because he/she exposed corruption.

• Susan B. Anthony
• Jane Addams
• Upton Sinclair
• Carry Nation

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

Journalists who exposed practices of monopolies and big business...

• Gump Mushers
• Muckrakers
• Scalawags
• Dirt Diggers

 Why did people want to reform (change) child labor?

• Children needed to stay at home and take care of the household
• People wanted their children to work in factories
• Children often worked long hours in dangerous factory conditions for very little money