Muckrakers
He drew cartoons published in Harper's Weekly aimed at exposing corruption of Boss Tweed
Thomas Nast
President of the U.S. known for Trust Busting and conservation of the environment
Teddy Roosevelt
Identify two PUSH factors which might prompt someone to immigrate to the United States:
war, famine, poverty, religious persecution, etc
She wrote about segregation in the south and documented lynching crimes in her newspaper Free Speech.
Ida B Wells
an organized group, headed by a city boss, that controlled the activities of a government party in a city.
Political Machine
A period in US history that was glittering on the surface, but underneath there were many problems.
The Gilded Age
The Jungle
This law created a commission to give government jobs based on merit, not politics.
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Fear, dislike, or prejudice against people from other countries.
Xenophobia
Ida Tarbell's book resulted in the breaking up of which monopoly?
Standard Oil
Locations: where did European and Asian immigrants enter the US?
Ellis and Angel Islands
A time of intense social and political reform aimed at improving life for Americans
Progressive Era
He photographed the slums of NYC and depicted the severe poverty of tenement housing
Jacob Riis
Putting interests of people born in the US above the interests of immigrants:
Nativism
Define: Muckraker
Term for a modern day muckraker:
A person who tries to expose real/alleged corruption, scandal, and wrongdoing.
Whistleblower