A journalist that wanted to expose corruption and abuses in industry and goverment
What is a muckraker?
The cause for the 16th amendment.
struggling farmers paid more taxes than wealthy white-collar workers.
The author of the Jungle and the industry is exposed.
Who is Upton Sinclair, meat packing industry.
The amendment passed to solve the issue of corrupt legislatures choosing representatives.
The effect of destruction of natural resources/protecting of our natural resources
What is the Conservation movement?
a program proposed by Teddy Roosevelt that conserved natural resources, controlled corporate greed, and protected consumers.
(HINT: the 3 Cs)
What is the Square Deal?
The response to the thought that alcohol was ruining American society.
What is the 18th Amendment
What is the purpose of the 16th Amendment?
What is to create a national income tax (to make up for lost revenue from tariffs)
I love to express my opinion using Political Cartoons! William Tweed was a favorite target of mine! Who am I?
Who is Thomas Nast
The first US President to side with this group over big business.
What are labor unions?
The Progressive Era is also called......
What is The Gilded Age
Ida Tarbell was not afraid to fight the right and powerful John D. Rockefeller. How did she express her opinion and what did she expose?
What is writing a series of articles exposing his unfair business tactics?
The force behind the passing of the 19th Amendment, was due to women lacking political power and having a limited say in legislation.
What is the Women's Suffrage Movement?
The 3 reforms addressing issues of urbanization.
creation of settlement houses, building codes for safety, and improving public cleanliness.
This was Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy to negotiate peacefully but show off your military power.
What is speak softly and carry a big stick?