Muckrakers
This muckraker spent 7 weeks uncovering the horrific practices in the meat-packing industry.
Who is Upton Sinclair?
Who said, “I aimed at the public’s heart, and by accident, I hit it in the stomach”?
Who is Upton Sinclair?
This organization was created in response to public outrage after learning about the horrifying practices in the food industry.
What is the FDA?
The rapid growth of cities:
What is urbanization?
Upton Sinclair wrote this book after spending 7 weeks undercover in Chicago's meat-packing plants.
What is The Jungle?
This muckraker used his talent for photography to expose the reality of child labor.
Who is Lewis Hine?
The work of muckrakers often appeared in these types of publications, a blend of investigative journalism and literary storytelling.
What are magazines?
The Progressive Era spanned this time period:
What is 1890 to 1920?
Crowded, run-down buildings with no indoor plumbing where many poor immigrants lived.
What are tenements?
This book, compiled by Jacob Riis, helped expose the conditions of New York City slums.
What is How the Other Half Lives?
This photojournalist documented the harsh living conditions in New York City's tenements.
Who is Jacob Riis?
This reform-minded politician coined the term, "muckraker".
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
What are the white ducks?
What is a political machine?
Written by Ida Tarbell, this book exposed the ruthless tactics of monopolies.
What is The History of Standard Oil?
This investigative journalist went undercover to reveal the horrors of mental institutions, sparking public outcry and leading to reform.
Who is Nellie Bly?
Her in-depth reporting on the lynching crisis in the South and racial injustice brought national attention to the need for anti-lynching laws.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
How many days did Nellie Bly spend in NYC's mental health hospital?
What is 10 days?
Progressives like Lincoln Steffens sought to reform this political issue where local government officials awarded jobs to friends and supporters rather than based on merit.
What is the spoils system?
Written by Lincoln Steffens, this book exposed the scams and schemes of political machines.
What is the Shame of Cities?
This muckraker’s influential reporting criticized the misuse of power by large corporations and sparked widespread public anger toward monopolistic practices
Who is Ida Tarbell?
Boss Tweed would have been scared of this muckraker, known for exposing political corruption.
Who is Lincoln Steffens?
How many miles of NYC streets did George Waring and his team clean?
What is 433 miles?
This type of “corruption,” often found in city governments, involved bribery and illegal deals with businesses and politicians.
What is graft?
This pamphlet, written by Ida B. Wells, recorded the alleged causes of lynchings.
What is The Red Record?