Muckrakers & Reform Movements

These flashcards cover key concepts related to muckrakers, reform movements, and significant individuals involved in the progressive changes in American society.

Muckrakers

Journalists who exposed corruption, poor working conditions, and social injustices during the Progressive Era.

Goal of Muckrakers

To inform the public and push for changes in labor laws, business practices, and government corruption.

Upton Sinclair

A famous muckraker known for his book 'The Jungle', which exposed the meatpacking industry.

Ida Tarbell

A muckraker who revealed corporate monopolies in her work 'The History of Standard Oil'.

Jacob Riis

A muckraker who documented urban poverty in his book 'How the Other Half Lives'.

Investigative journalism

A practice used by muckrakers to expose corruption and inspire political action through articles, books, and photographs.

Prohibition Movement

A movement aimed to ban alcohol, which ultimately failed due to illegal trade and public resistance.

19th Amendment

Granted women the right to vote in 1920, resulting from the women's suffrage movement.

Susan B. Anthony

An activist who played a key role in the women's suffrage movement.

Booker T. Washington

Promoted gradual economic progress for African Americans and focused on vocational education.

W.E.B. Du Bois

Demanded immediate civil rights for African Americans and pushed for higher education and activism.