us history: spiconardi. the progressive era an era in which reformers advocated for change and...
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The Progressive EraUS History: Spiconardi
Progressive Era
The Progressive Era an era in which reformers advocated for change and solutions to problems brought about by industrialization
Muckrakers
Muckraker a journalist who exposes corruption and serious problems in America
Jacob Riis How the Other Half
Lives▪ Photojournalism which
details the living conditions of the urban poor
Muckrakers
Lincoln Steffens Exposes the corruption in cities by writing for McClure’s Magazine in a series called The Shame of Cities
Ida Tarbell Writes a 19-part series (The History of Standard Oil), which exposed the abuses of big business
Big Business Abuses & Government. Corruption
Big Business Abuses & Government. Corruption
Big Business Abuses & Government. Corruption
Tammany Hall – a fraternity that controlled NYC politics through bribes and “kickbacks.” Cartoonist Thomas Nast used the Tiger to symbolize their corrupt fraternity
Big Business Abuses & Government. Corruption
What does this cartoon say about the way the police handled political corruption?
Meatpacking
The Jungle Upton Sinclair
writes a novel, which details the▪ unsanitary
conditions in meatpacking plants▪ living conditions of
the working poor
Meatpacking