The Jungle, By Roosevelt, And Woodrow Wilson
The progressive era is the ranging from 1880 to 1920, was a well-planned and well-organized movement in the United States having wide as well as diversified goals. Leaders of progressivism movement focused on humanity element and tried to make advancements by promoting liberation to stimulate human force along with exploiting human potential to remove restraints imposed by contemporary liberalization. The three presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Howard Taft, & Woodrow Wilson worked to advance the progressive reforms. Their efforts helped change how Americans thought, and continue to think, about the role of government. During Theodore Roosevelt’s speech to the people attending the laying of the cornerstone of the House of Representatives on April
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In his 1906 novel The Jungle, muckraker Upton Sinclair wrote about unsanitary conditions in meatpacking plants: "There would be meat stored in great piles in rooms; and the water from leaky roofs would drip over it, and thousands of rats would race about on it." Sinclair reported that rat droppings, and even the rats themselves, often become part of processed meat. Canned goods were not regulated either. Toxic chemical preservatives like borax and formaldehyde contaminated many processed …show more content…
At the turn of the century, many city roads and sidewalks were constructed of wood, making cities virtual firetraps. Much of Chicago burned to the ground in 1871, and much of San Francisco burned after the 1906 earthquake. Cities also suffered from sanitation problems. By 1900, many middle-class homes had running water and indoor plumbing. These amenities reduced the incidence of disease in some neighborhoods, but they increased the amount of wastewater that cities had to remove. Muckrakers also exposed terrible working conditions. By 1900, unskilled factory work had replaced most skilled manufacturing jobs.
At the start of the 20th century, corrupt political machines ran many local governments. Bribery was commonplace. Progressives also wanted to reform the structure of local governments. In the early 1900s, a typical city was run by an elected mayor, and elected city councilors represented each of the city's wards, or districts. The system made it easy for political machines to control local
In his 1906 novel The Jungle, muckraker Upton Sinclair wrote about unsanitary conditions in meatpacking plants: "There would be meat stored in great piles in rooms; and the water from leaky roofs would drip over it, and thousands of rats would race about on it." Sinclair reported that rat droppings, and even the rats themselves, often become part of processed meat. Canned goods were not regulated either. Toxic chemical preservatives like borax and formaldehyde contaminated many processed …show more content…
At the turn of the century, many city roads and sidewalks were constructed of wood, making cities virtual firetraps. Much of Chicago burned to the ground in 1871, and much of San Francisco burned after the 1906 earthquake. Cities also suffered from sanitation problems. By 1900, many middle-class homes had running water and indoor plumbing. These amenities reduced the incidence of disease in some neighborhoods, but they increased the amount of wastewater that cities had to remove. Muckrakers also exposed terrible working conditions. By 1900, unskilled factory work had replaced most skilled manufacturing jobs.
At the start of the 20th century, corrupt political machines ran many local governments. Bribery was commonplace. Progressives also wanted to reform the structure of local governments. In the early 1900s, a typical city was run by an elected mayor, and elected city councilors represented each of the city's wards, or districts. The system made it easy for political machines to control local