Muckrakers
Who wrote The Jungle and exposed the meatpacking industry
upton sinclair
What was the era that looked good on the outside but bad on the inside
Gilded Age
what was the legislation to protect consumers from unsafe food and drug
Pure food and drug act
person who worked to destroy Monopolies and trusts
trustBuster
New York political boss controlled the Democratic political machine known as Cameron, who stole 100 to 200 million from NYC
Tweed
Who exposed Boss Tweed
Thomas Nast
What is the fire that broke out in 1911 called?
Triangle shirtwaist factory fire
What is it called when people can vote to remove an elected official from office
recall
The reformers who worked to stop unfair practices
Progressive
Favoritism show to family or friends by those in power especially in business or hiring practices
Nepotism
who was a magazine editor and exposed the corruption of the oil industry
Ida Tarbell
dishonesty or improper behavior is
corruption
allows government to collect income tax
16th amendment
Who was the 26th president at 45 years old and what's the youngest president
Theodore Roosevelt
The right to vote
suffrage
who wrote about stealing and Political machines in the shame of cities
Lincoln Steffens
Who is a powerful politician who controls work done locally?
political boss
what is it called when voters can propose a bill to a state legislature
initiative
who was the 28th president, known for World War I leadership
Woodrow wilson
Protection of natural resources
Conservation
Who exposed the hard living for immigrants and wrote How the Other Half Lives
jacob riis
What is an organization linked to a political group that often controls local government
political machine
What is it called when people can vote directly on a proposed new law
referendum
Theodore Roosevelt Secretary of War, who became the 27th President, broke up more trust in Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
An election in which voters choose their party's candidate
Primary