Part A 1. Upton Sinclair was called a "muckraker." How did Sinclair "muckrake" for social reform? He wrote about how the process for making meat such as hot dogs and bologna was and let people know about it which led to a reform for the meat-packing industry. 2. Sinclair was convinced ".... through art one could cause change." What was established as a direct result of the public outcry from this novel? The Meat Inspection Act was a direct result of the public outcry. 3. What did the
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Why would you even start a business and not have a good company?.Why would you you let kids work knowing that they can get hurt easily?.Why do people think its ok to kill and hurt and steal.?Why is it so hard to breath why the air so thick?.In the progressive era people tried to change abuses that were happening to consumer protection‚working condition‚City and environment. The Meat Inspection Act helped the consumer.the child labor law helped kids stop working at young ages.the city manager plan
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The Progressive Era of American was the period of American History‚ beginning in 1901‚ during which many advancements were made for the betterment of society as a whole. A few of these advancements have remained in place to this very day‚ while others have been tossed to the wayside as American Society proceeded to grow and change. Some of the reforms left in place to this very day include the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 and many of Roosevelt’s Conservationist policies. It also created the base
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The Gilded Age was a period where great wealth and industrialization was presented to the world‚ but under the surface and away from the eyes of the public lay poverty‚ crime‚ racism‚ and corruption. However‚ through scrutiny and investigation by “muckrakers” (journalists)‚ these problems became revealed in what was known as the Progressive Era. During this time‚ reformers worked towards fixing the underlying issues of 19th century society. One major problem of the time was corruption; votes were manipulated
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The lack of funding caused deaths and injuries of both patients and staff. Then in 2015‚ modern muckraker Leonora LaPeter Anton‚ published a series of articles shedding a new light on the topic alerting the unsuspecting public. Muckraking still does exist in 2016‚ as documented in the article written by Leonora LaPeter Anton‚ Insane. Invisible. In danger. (“Leonora”). Leonora LaPeter Anton was the muckraker is this investigation‚ with the help of Michael Braga and Andrew Cormier. Anton has been a reporter
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Progressives Ch.21 The term progressivism is derived from people looking to make progress in the industrial age for the notion of a better life Progressives wanted To limit the power of big business Improve democracy Strengthen social justice Origins of progressivism The era began with a new young president named teddy Roosevelt It ended when public attention was diverted away from social issues with the start of WW1 Attitudes and motives Going into the turn of the century there were
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1800s‚ United States was facing many issues caused by industrialization and urban growth. “Work conditions‚ rights for women and children‚ economic reform‚ environmental issues and social” were a few of the issues. Journalists and writers known as muckrakers exposed the unsafe conditions often faced by factory workers‚ including women and children .These negative impacts on the United States led to the Progressive Era. “The Progressive Era was a period of social activism and political reform across
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|Upton Sinclair Questions | Upton Sinclair was called a "muckraker." How did Sinclair "muckrake" for social reform? Sinclair muckraked for social reform by writing about the realities of life such as the meat-packing industry and letting the world know what it was really like. Sinclair was convinced ".... through art one could cause change." What was established as a direct result
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century verified a desperate need for political‚ social and economic reform. The Progressive Era called for movements due to the reactions affecting the ever growing nation’s industrialization‚ immigration and urbanization. Journalists known as the “muckrakers” highlighted the malpractices in politics and business which also demanded eradication after society realized the poor conditions and recognized improvements that needed to be made. The Progressives pursued improving the quality of life to make
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Ida Tarbell 1. Ida Tarbell was one of the most successful magazine writers of all time. She is most famous for her work on John D. Rockefeller. She was what everyone called a ‘muckraker’ but she wasn’t in the streets cleaning up she wasn’t a part of a union she didn’t strike against people. She used her words. Unlike a lot of people in power in the 1860’s Rockefeller didn’t treat his employees horrible. He had higher wages than most and not a lot of people died in his factories. What the problem
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