Muckrakers
Who coined the term Muckrackers?
Teddy Roosevelt
What is the definition of "infrastructures" as it was referred to in this chapter.
the facilities and equipment required for an organization or community to function
What is a business that takes mineral resources from the earth?
extractive industries
Why were they called "muckrackers"?
journalists that raked the muck out of society
What was a major infrastructure issue in the slums?
lack of fire protection
What made mining so dangerous during this time?
buried alive, black lung disease.
Who was the famous photo journalist that was a main muckracker during this time?
Jacob Riis
What was a major infrastructure issue in the slums?
Sanitation
Land would be destroyed and no oil was found
What book was written as a cheif example of Muckraking during this industrial and inhume era in US History?
The Jungle
300,000
sulfur, ammonia, kerosene, acid fumes, and phosphate fertilizer?
What did Upton Sinclair write about in his book "The Jungle"?
unsanitary conditions in meatpacking plants
How did Jacob Riis describe a typical tenement?
"one or two dark closets, used as bedrooms, with a living room twelve by ten feet"
In what ways were animals a major source of pollution?