PPT-Muckrakers

What are Muckrakers Muckrakers Effects of Muckrakers A term coined by Theodore Roosevelt muckrakers were journalists that played a key role in alerting the public to wrongdoing in politics and business The term comes from a . Since 2006, the website . WikiLeaks. has posted confidential and classified government information to the web. The leaks have created angst with US citizens as well as foreign dignitaries and have made maintaining national security and international relations a challenge for members of our government. Politicians and military officials had to clarify its position on actions in Iraq and Afghanistan as a result of those leaks. . The Progressive Movement and Women and Progressives. 1. Fighting . Corruption and Fighting the Political Machines . When . did Americans call for reform?. Early 1700’s. Late 1900’s. Late 1800’s. Industrialization helped many but also created dangerous working environments and unhealthy living conditions for the urban poor.. Progressivism. , a wide-ranging reform movement targeting these problems, began in the late 19th century.. JUMBO QUESTIONS 28. Argumentation. At the beginning of this chapter, the authors reference a Progressive reformer who thought that “the real heart of the Progressive Movement was to use the government as an agency of human welfare.” Support, modify, or refute this statement. . Structure & Objectives. Muckrakers. Industrialists. Immigrants. Black Americans. Women. Objective: . To understand the minority experience during this time and to determine the role or impact of minority groups on American culture from the Civil War to WWI. By: Tianna Cottman and Sarah Mongare. . The Jungle. Upton Sinclair . Toxic Chemical preservatives . Unsanitary conditions . Unprotected meat . Ridiculous claims . Magazines . Risks . Cure Illnesses. Conditions: Urban Environment. Read the article, “Cities During the Progressive Era”. Answer the questions in the text. Details. By 1900: 30% of US population lived in cities. Urban poor: overcrowding, unpaved streets, disease and inadequate water supply. LESSON #1 – Roots of Progressivism. (162-164). LESSON #1 – . Progressivism. VOCABULARY. Progressivism (162). Muckrakers (163). The commission system (164). Direct primary (164). Initiative (164). LESSON #1 – Roots of Progressivism. (162-164). LESSON #1 – . Progressivism. VOCABULARY. Progressivism (162). Muckrakers (163). The commission system (164). Direct primary (164). Initiative (164). Cars. Savings. Vacation. Philanthropy. philanthropy. Charitable work and/or fundraising.. . . . He was an American shipping and railroad tycoon that helped create an 1800’s global transport network. He was called “commodore” because he made his fortune in shipping. . natural . ingredients. Big Mac® Bun: . Enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin . mononitrate. , riboflavin, folic acid, enzymes), water, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, soybean oil and/or partially hydrogenated soybean oil, contains 2% or less of the following: salt, calcium sulfate, calcium carbonate, wheat gluten, ammonium sulfate, ammonium chloride, dough conditioners (sodium . What changes are we going to see during the Progressive Era?. What were the . problems. of the Gilded Age? . How can they be fixed?. The Progressive Era. 1890-1920. What were the issues of the Gilded Age?. DBQ PRACTICE. AN INTERESTING QUESTION IDEA. How will you spend a $1,000,000?. Sometime the question, in itself, can be a “hook.”. Remember the basics about DBQ questions:. Have students take a stance.. th. Century. Example Upton Sinclair. . Read “Tar Heel Talk” pp. 266-67 and answer Qs 1-5.. Think globally or in the U.S. about political corruption or scandal etc. that needs the hand of a muckraker to bring it to public attention. .