WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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muckrakers
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monopolies
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17th amendment
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political machine
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Detailed explanation-1: -Muckrakers were journalists and novelists of the Progressive Era who sought to expose corruption in big business and government. The work of muckrakers influenced the passage of key legislation that strengthened protections for workers and consumers.
Detailed explanation-2: -The muckrakers were reform-minded journalists, writers, and photographers in the Progressive Era in the United States (1890s–1920s) who claimed to expose corruption and wrongdoing in established institutions, often through sensationalist publications.
Detailed explanation-3: -“Muckraking journalism” is synonymous with in-depth investigative journalism that has an impact and addresses subjects of importance to society. The original muckrakers were a core group of about fifteen journalists writing for McClure’s Magazine in the first part of the 20th century.