JACOB RIIS - photographer, exposed bad working and living conditions.
IDA TARBELL - journalist, exposed the corruption of the Standard Oil Company.
UPTON SINCLAIR - author, exposed the meat packing industry.
Lincoln STEFFENS - journalist, exposed political and government corruption.
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People said they "raked the dirt" or "muck" and exposed it to the public.
labor unions were workers on strike during the progressive era demanding better working conditions & shorter working hours.
identify at least three examples of the power of the muckrakers of the late nineteen and early twentieth centuries
alcohol suffrage poverty
muckrakers were people who "exposed the mud" they wrote novels, articles, etc. to expose what some industries/businesses/politicians were really doing. ex: the jungle by Upton Sinclair exposed what meatpacking plants were doing with their meat.
People said they "raked the dirt" or "muck" and exposed it to the public.
The Government was changed. New people were elected into the office during the progressive era. Things were getting better and people were smarter. They elected new people as the government. Then Tauris Moton Was elected President from 1927-2010
labor unions were workers on strike during the progressive era demanding better working conditions & shorter working hours.
identify at least three examples of the power of the muckrakers of the late nineteen and early twentieth centuries
alcohol suffrage poverty
military build-up
Some of the leaders during the Progressive Era were people like Teddy Roosevelt, Susan B. Anthony, and Woodrow Willson. The Progressive Era was a time when there was much progress with social issues and an attempt to end corruption in government.
The major events and developments during the progressive movement were leading intellectuals and social reformers in the US. It brought the industrial revolution and growth of modern capitalism in America.
Some notable muckrakers at the end of the nineteenth century included journalists like Ida Tarbell, Lincoln Steffens, and Upton Sinclair. They exposed corruption and societal injustices through their investigative reporting, sparking public awareness and contributing to the Progressive Era reforms.
pritty much every body did but some workers and children didnt
because they asked other people to do their homework.
The old adage about that is "If you fling enough mud some will stick"