Chapter 19 GOAL: Discuss goals and actions taken during the Progressive Era that changed society and politics
Learning Goal 19.1: Discuss how reformers tried to end corruption in government and big business
1. Define: Muckraker - journalists who expose the corruption in big business and the government
What would happen if...MUCKRAKERS did not
expose these situations?
2. Muckraker Examples:
A. Jacob Riis' How The Other Half Lives exposes city living
A. Jacob Riis' How The Other Half Lives exposes city living
According to Riis, what was life like in American cities during the Industrial Era?
Source - America: The Story of US (History Channel, 2010)
What would happen if...MUCKRAKERS did not
expose these situations?
B. Upton Sinclair's The Jungle (1906) exposes the meatpacking biz
According to Sinclair, what was life like in American factories during the Industrial Era?
Is the problem fixed? Modern Muckraking on 60 Minutes
What would have happened in this story if The Jungle was not written?
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