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Just like today, when an investigation by a journalist can cause things to change, the Muckrakers used the power of the press to make a difference. It was the early 1900s, so there was no radio or TV or internet, but many people read books, newspapers and magazines; that is what the Muckrakers used to get their message out. They wrote long and thorough reports, taking on the rich and the powerful, criticizing corruption and giving specific examples of policies that were hurting the average person.
The Muckrakers pointed out a number of problems in American society: they included unsafe and even toxic "medicines", corrupt practices in the inspection of meat, and the negative effects of corporate greed on the average citizen. The crusading journalism of people like Ida Tarbell, Lincoln Steffens, Upton Sinclair and others even attracted the attention of President Theodore Roosevelt, who was inspired to enact some important reforms (including a law to ensure safety and accurate labeling in patent medicines and a law to bring about better regulation of the meat-packing industry) after reading the work of the Muckrakers.
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Why were muckrakers important to the reform movement?
The muckrackers helped to reform things. For example, after writing The Jungle in 1906, Upton Sinclair directly affected the passing of the Meat Inspection Act and also the Pure Food and Drug Act.
What was the goal of the muckrackers?
To report on societies problems.
How did reform protect children?
The reform of factory safety laws helped to protect children from child labor. This had a negative effect on the American working class for a while because a family needed all members of the household working for support of the family. Reform of wage laws like the Federal Minimum Wage Act helped the working class later on.
What effects did martin Luther's teachings have on northern Europe?
One effect was the beginning of Protestantism, the other was the Counter Reformation, (reform of the existing Catholic Church).
Was the CWA a recovery reform or relief?
recovery
Why were muckrakers important to the reform movement?
The muckrackers helped to reform things. For example, after writing The Jungle in 1906, Upton Sinclair directly affected the passing of the Meat Inspection Act and also the Pure Food and Drug Act.
Journalists who wrote fiction and non-fiction accounts of the abuses of wealth and power in your society were called what?
Muckrakers. These were investigative journalists who exposed corruption, social injustices, and abuses of power in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States. They aimed to provoke public outrage and inspire reform.
What effect did muckrakers have on reform?
my penis
Who wrote the jungle poem?
Muckrackers
What was a goal the muckrackers?
to report on society's problems
What was the goal of the muckrackers?
To report on societies problems.
Who were the first to articulate progressive ideas?
Muckrackers
What was a goal of a muckrackers?
to report on society's problems
Which progressive reform had the effect of allowing?
Use of initiatives had the effect of allowing direct democracy.
Muckrackers were mostly about in government and business?
Muckrakers were journalists who used the written word to bring on reform in business, politics as well as society. This form of activist journalism began during the Progressive era and remained a popular until after World War I.
What was the name of the magazine that published articles by muckrackers?
McClures
Which progressive reform had the effect of allowing democracy?
Use of initiatives had the effect of allowing direct democracy.
