Progressive Do Now

What was the main goal of the muckrakers?

• To expose corruption and bring about reform

• To promote business monopolies

• To support racial discrimination

• To advocate for government control

Which muckraker wrote about the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry?

• Upton Sinclair

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Ida M. Tarbell

• Lincoln Steffens

Referendums, recalls, and initiatives are examples of what?

• Direct Democracry

• The Alt-right

• Federalism

• Republicanism

Answer explanation

Direct Democracy began in Ancient Greece.

Why were national labor unions formed in the late 1800's?

• Passage of laws that supported workers.

• Laws restricting immigration.

• Poor working conditions and low wages.

• Economic depression that led to high unemployment.

Which term can be described as an organization of workers dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours, and working conditions for all?

• Labor Union

• Workers Rights

• Worker Strikes

• Collective Bargaining

Jacob Riis used a different medium to demonstrate the way corporate greed led to the impoverishment of American city-life.

His book, How the Other Half Lives, used __________________ to expose urban living conditions.

• Music

• Audio Recordings

• Paintings

• Photographs

What influential lady was co-founder of Hull House, which was an all-purpose community center for poor immigrant people living in crowded city neighborhoods?

• Jane Addams

• Ida Tarbell

• Frances Willard

• Susan B Anthony

What muckraker wrote The Jungle, which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry?

• Upton Sinclair

• Lincoln Steffens

• Jacob Riis

• Frank Norris

Which muckraker wrote History of the Standard Oil Company, in 1902, exposing Rockefeller’s rise that was based on ruthless business practices?

• Ida B. Wells

• Ida Tarbell

• Susan B. Anthony

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

In the cartoon above, President Theodore Roosevelt is depicted doing which of the following?

• Standing guard to protect big business

• Enforcing the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

• Leading a government take-over of large industries

• Putting an end to industries that might harm the environment