The Muckrakers
Wrote The Shame of the Cities
Who is Lincoln Steffens?
As a child, TR suffered from these two ailments.
What are Asthma and poor eyesight?
This individual took thousands of photos exposing the problem that was child labor in the US, and worked closely with the NCLC.
Who was Lewis Hine?
The Progressive Era was a direct response to this.
What were the Excesses of the Gilded Age?
This enabled workers, both young and old, to lobby for better pay, conditions, and care.
What was unionizing?
Wrote The Jungle
Who is Upton Sinclair?
This was Teddy Roosevelt's four-part plan as president.
What was the Square Deal?
These were the two arguments against child labor, as mentioned in class.
What are Children weakening the workforce and children being denied an education?
These were shabby urban dwellings inhabited by the poor
What were Tenements?
This organization, established in 1904, was created to address issues of child labor.
What was the NCLC?
What was the National Child Labor Committee?
Wrote A History of Standard Oil
Who is Ida Tarbell?
This was Theodore Roosevelt’s practice of self-discipline & determination:
What is the "Strenuous Life?"
Other than sweeping factory floors and streets, this was the absolute best job a child could hope for in the Gilded Age.
What was a Newsboy?
This act eventually led to the creation of the Food & Drug Administration, or FDA:
What was the Pure Food & Drug Act?
Before 9/11, this was the most devastating workplace disaster in NYC history.
What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire?
This well-known, progressive periodical brought insightful information to the average American. It was more affordable than the others.
What was McClure's Magazine?
Teddy Roosevelt attained a third-degree brown belt in this style of martial arts.
What is Judo?
This job involved separating coal in shoots.
What were Breaker Boys?
This refers to the idea that people become powerful in society because they are innately better:
What was Social Darwinism?
Name of Chicago's infamous meat processing plants during the Progressive Era.
What was "Packingtown?"
This particular type of written work was central to Muckraking, it seeks to reveal the truth.
What is an expose'?
The part Theodore Roosevelt joined when entering politics:
What was the Republican Party?
This job involved opening and closing a mine door when called out to, usually for 10+ hours at a time.
What was a Nipper?
This individual coined the term "Muckraker."
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
When unions were not granted their requests/demands, they often turned to this tactic, to lobby for better conditions.
What was Striking?