THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
THE MUCKRAKERS OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
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opposed railroad monopolies
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criticized the growing power of labor unions
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raised concerns about the negative effects of industrialization
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supported the need for reforms in education
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Detailed explanation-1: -Muckrakers were a group of writers, including the likes of Upton Sinclair, Lincoln Steffens, and Ida Tarbell, during the Progressive era who tried to expose the problems that existed in American society as a result of the rise of big business, urbanization, and immigration. Most of the muckrakers were journalists.
Detailed explanation-2: -The work of Tarbell and others led to many anti-trust lawsuits to finally curb the power of monopolies like Standard Oil. Roosevelt brought dozens of federal anti-trust lawsuits against corporate giants. One of the most important federal anti-trust ac-tions was Standard Oil Company of New Jersey v. United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lincoln Steffens, Ray Stannard Baker, and Ida M. Tarbell are considered to have been the first muckrakers, when they wrote articles on municipal government, labour, and trusts in the January 1903 issue of McClure’s Magazine.
Detailed explanation-4: -Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, revealing the unsafe and unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry. Ida Tarbell wrote about the monopolistic practices of John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company, which destroyed small businesses, including her father’s.