THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
THE MUCKRAKERS OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
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supported the growth of large corporations
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aroused citizens to seek social changes
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wrote articles supporting the imperialistic ambition of the United States
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led national movements to protest women’s rights
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Detailed explanation-1: -Upton Sinclair was a famous novelist and social crusader from California, who pioneered the kind of journalism known as “muckraking.” His best-known novel was “The Jungle” which was an expose of the appalling and unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lincoln Steffens was a muckraker journalist who exposed corrupt businessmen whose bribes and greed fueled the entire system of corruption. Lincoln Steffens exposed the government and business corruption and helped build support for reform in these businesses and political groups.
Detailed explanation-3: -A muckraker was any of a group of American writers identified with pre-World War I reform and exposé writing. The muckrakers provided detailed, accurate journalistic accounts of the political and economic corruption and social hardships caused by the power of big business in a rapidly industrializing United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -Steffens documented corruption in city government in his book, The Shame of the Cities. Upton Sinclair investigated and exposed horrid conditions at meatpacking plants in his book, The Jungle. This helped lead to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906.