Muckrakers in Progressive Era

Pushing for change that will improve society is...

• Improvism

• Progressivism

• Nativism

• Homestead Act

People that try to make changes (fix things) are called:

• Immigrants

• Positivists

• Reformers

• Muckraker

People that expose (find) issues are called:

• Trouble Makers

• Snitches

• Muckrakers

• Slums

The right to vote is also known as:

• Suffrage

• The Jungle

• Susan B. Anthony

• Votage

______ tried to fix issues like pollution, meat quality, and monopolies.

• Herbert Hoover

• Ronald Reagan

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt

Roosevelt's progressive plan aimed at creating more fairness, and it was known as

• Dawes Act

• Square Deal

• People's Plan

• America's New Revolution

What was one major effect of the invention of new technology in the late 1800s in the United States?

• Decrease in urban population

• Increase in agricultural jobs

• Decline in factory jobs

• Industrialization of many parts of the economy

Who were the muckrakers?

• Business people who became millionaires

• Politicians who passed laws

• Factory workers who moved to cities

• Investigative journalists who uncovered injustices

What was Ida Tarbell known for?

• Using photography to capture living conditions

• Passing building regulations

• Exposing corruption in monopolies

• Writing about tenement life

What was the main focus of Ida Tarbell's work?

• Political corruption

• Factory conditions

• Racial injustice

• Monopolies