Muckrakers

What was one major effect of the invention of new technology in the late 1800s in the United States?

• Decrease in urban population

• Increase in agricultural jobs

• Decline in factory jobs

• Industrialization of many parts of the economy

Who were the muckrakers?

• Business people who became millionaires

• Politicians who passed laws

• Factory workers who moved to cities

• Investigative journalists who uncovered injustices

What was Ida Tarbell known for?

• Using photography to capture living conditions

• Passing building regulations

• Exposing corruption in monopolies

• Writing about tenement life

What was the main focus of Ida Tarbell's work?

• Political corruption

• Factory conditions

• Racial injustice

• Monopolies

What was the name of the monopoly owned by John D. Rockefeller?

• Carnegie Steel Company

• Standard Oil Company

• Ford Motor Company

• General Electric

What did Jacob Riis use to capture the living conditions of immigrants?

• Interviews

• Photography

• Speeches

• Court reports

What were the crowded and unclean apartment buildings called where many immigrants lived?

• Condos

• Lofts

• Tenements

• Mansions

Which book did Jacob Riis write to describe tenement life?

• How the Other Half Lives

• The History of the Standard Oil Company

• The Shame of the Cities

• The Jungle

Which U.S. President was inspired by Jacob Riis' work to improve living conditions?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Abraham Lincoln

• Woodrow Wilson

What was one of the outcomes of the muckrakers' work?

• Decline in urban population

• Decrease in factory jobs

• Increase in agricultural production

• Changes in government policies