The Progressive Era
This time period (1890–1920) focused on reforming American society.
Progressive Era
A muckraker is a journalist who did what?
exposing problems in society
This muckraker exposed living conditions in tenements.
Jacob Riis
This reporter exposed the truth inside a mental asylum.
Nellie Bly
Child labor means children were forced to do this.
work long hours in unsafe conditions
The goal of Progressive Era reforms was to improve what type of conditions for Americans?
living, working, and political conditions
Muckrakers helped Americans understand what needed to be fixed by revealing corruption and abuse.
raising public awareness
Unlike Sinclair, Riis mainly used this to expose problems.
photographs
To investigate, Nellie Bly did this.
pretending to be mentally ill
Many children worked in these two places during the Progressive Era.
factories and mines
Progressives wanted to reform these three areas of society. What were they?
politics, economics, and everyday life
Two issues muckrakers commonly exposed were...
unsafe working conditions and unfair business practices
Which president ordered investigations after reading The Jungle.
Theodore Roosevelt
How many days did Nellie Bly stay at Blackwell's Island Asylum?
10 days
Progressives believed child labor was harmful to children’s health and this.
Education
People during this era worked to fix problems caused by industrialization.
overcrowding, corruption, or unsafe working conditions
what impact did was the result of muckrakers’ work.
reform or change
This law was passed as a result of The Jungle.
Pure Food and Drug Act
The book Nellie Bly wrote after her investigation.
Ten Days in a Mad-House
One major goal of reformers regarding child labor.
limit or ban child labor