The Progressive Era-Muckrakers

In the Populist Party, the main demographic was

• urban industrial workers

• monopolists

• rural farmers/ranchers/ and miners

• the middle class

The Progressive movement was supported mostly by urban, middle class Americans. Why was this important?

• The middle class understood the importance of work

• The middle class wanted to help everyone.

• The middle class were the political leaders.

• The middle class were more educated and knowledgeable

The foundational ideas for the Populist movement came from what previously unsuccessful political party?

• the Populist party

• the Democratic party

• the Republican party

• the Whig party

Progressives viewed all levels of government and political parties as

• effective

• corrupt

• hard working

• honest and helpful

What term from the Progressive era refers to a group of journalists who exposed problems like poverty, corruption, and monopolization?

• investigative reporter

• political cartoonists

• legislators

• muckrakers

What president of the era was referred to as a muckraker?

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Jennings Bryan

• William Howard Taft

Choose all of the following magazines that competed for readership by running muckraker series during the Progressive era.

• Time Magazine

• McClure's Magazine

• Collier's Magazine

• National Geographic Magazine

• Cosmopolitan Magazine

The magazines of the time not only told the facts about corruption and abuses in America, they also used sensationalism to capture the attention and sympathy of their audiences. What do I mean by the term sensationalism?

• the use of truth and lies

• the use of facts only

• using words and pictures to tell the story

• using words and pictures that would grab people emotionally

What muckraker is known for his book How the Other Half Lives which exposed urban poverty and life in the slums?

• Upton Sinclair

• Jacob Riis

• Lincoln Steffens

• Ida Tarbell

The muckraker motto was

• peace, love, and rock and roll

• don't ask, don't tell

• peace and prosperity

• investigate, educate, legislate