Muckrakers
A person who reveals or exposes the corruption in society...
Muckraker
This person drew cartoons of the corruption of Boss Tweed
Thomas Nast
These two laws banned monopolies
Sherman Anti Trust Act and the Clayton Act
This law made children go to school
Compulsory Education Act
Income Tax
16th
This person exposed the meat packing industry and wrote The Jungle. ( Mr. R's favorite book )
Upton Sinclair
A disaster in NYC in which over 100 women were killed due to poor building safety
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Giving out jobs to family and supporters is known as
The Spoils System
Name 3 problems with big cities during this time period:
Overcrowding, poor building safety, ect
Prohibition
18th
This persons' fathers' business was closed down by Rockefeller. She exposed the oil industry and wrote a book called History of Standard Oil
Ida Tarbell
Boss Tweed Political group
Tammany Hall
This law ended the Spoils System
Civil Service Act
Election of Senators
17th
This person was a photographer who exposed child labor
Lewis Hine
This person exposed the corruption and entanglements between the monopolies and government and wrote a book called The Octopus.
Frank Norris
These two laws/programs made food and drugs declare what was actually being sold to the consumer
Food and Drug Administration and the Meat Inspection Act
Womens Right to Vote
19th
This person exposed the corruption in city politics and wrote the book Shame of the Cities
Lincoln Steffens
This person exposed the horrible conditions in the city slums
Jacob Riis
The state in which the first child labor laws were enacted
Connecticut
Repeal of Prohibition
21st