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WorksheetsThe Progressive Era-Muckrakers
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
In the Populist Party, the main demographic was
urban industrial workers
monopolists
rural farmers/ranchers/ and miners
the middle class
The Progressive movement was supported mostly by urban, middle class Americans. Why was this important?
The middle class understood the importance of work
The middle class wanted to help everyone.
The middle class were the political leaders.
The middle class were more educated and knowledgeable
The foundational ideas for the Populist movement came from what previously unsuccessful political party?
the Populist party
the Democratic party
the Republican party
the Whig party
Progressives viewed all levels of government and political parties as
effective
corrupt
hard working
honest and helpful
What term from the Progressive era refers to a group of journalists who exposed problems like poverty, corruption, and monopolization?
investigative reporter
political cartoonists
legislators
muckrakers
What president of the era was referred to as a muckraker?
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
William Howard Taft
Choose all of the following magazines that competed for readership by running muckraker series during the Progressive era.
Time Magazine
McClure's Magazine
Collier's Magazine
National Geographic Magazine
Cosmopolitan Magazine
The magazines of the time not only told the facts about corruption and abuses in America, they also used sensationalism to capture the attention and sympathy of their audiences. What do I mean by the term sensationalism?
the use of truth and lies
the use of facts only
using words and pictures to tell the story
using words and pictures that would grab people emotionally
What muckraker is known for his book How the Other Half Lives which exposed urban poverty and life in the slums?
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
Lincoln Steffens
Ida Tarbell
The muckraker motto was
peace, love, and rock and roll
don't ask, don't tell
peace and prosperity
investigate, educate, legislate
Which muckraker exposed the ruthless business practices of monopolists and called for the break-up of large monopolies in the book The History of Standard Oil?
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
Lincoln Steffens
Ida Tarbell
Which muckraker revealed the unsanitary conditions of slaughterhouses and led to government regulation of the food industry through The Jungle?
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
Lincoln Steffens
Ida Tarbell
What muckraker wrote The Shame of Cities, originally written as a series of articles for McClure's magazine, which reported on the workings of corrupt political machines in major US cities and efforts to combat them?
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
Lincoln Steffens
Ida Tarbell
