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Muckrakers like Upton Sinclair raised public awareness about social and economic injustices, which pressured President Roosevelt to take action through policies such as the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. Sinclair's novel "The Jungle" specifically highlighted the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry, leading to reforms in food safety regulations.
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Who are Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarbell?
Muckrakers
Which of these is a work associated with the Muckrakers?
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Who were the two leading Muckrakers of the Progressive Era?
Upton Sinclair and Jacob Riis.
What term describes authors such as Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarbell who exposed corruption in business and government?
Muckrakers was a term used for jouralists that exposed the ills of society, it comes from John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.
Who were Jacob Riis Upton Sinclair Lincoln Steffens Ida Tarbell?
Famous Muckrakers.
Why are Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair considered muckrakers?
exposed corruption and abuses in society
What did they call people such as Upton Sinclair reported on the hazardous conditions in factories and cities during the progressive era?
People like Upton Sinclair were called Muckrakers.
And bull How did muckrakers like Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair influence the federal government?
Muckrakers like Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair influenced the federal government by shedding light on corruption and social injustices in industries such as oil and meatpacking. Their investigative journalism exposed these issues to the public and led to public outrage, prompting the government to pass regulatory laws like the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act in response to these revelations.
In 1900-1920 what was muckrakers?
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.
Who were 2 famous muckrakers and what did they want exposed?
Two famous muckrakers were Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarbell. Upton Sinclair wanted to expose the harsh conditions and exploitation of workers in the meatpacking industry, which he did in his novel "The Jungle." Ida Tarbell aimed to expose the monopolistic practices of the Standard Oil Company, which she did in her book "The History of the Standard Oil Company."
What caused the problems that muckrakers like Jacob Rios and Upton Sinclair wrote about in their books?
Muckrakers like Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair wrote about issues such as urban poverty and unhealthy working conditions caused by industrialization and rapid urbanization in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They exposed the social injustices and corruption that stemmed from unchecked capitalism and a lack of government regulations.
Are there any muckrakers today?
Some muckrakers can pretend to be a prisoner in jail and tell how the jailing conditions were.
