Progressive era muckrakers – Flashcards

Did political cartoons. Subject: political corruption tweeds Tammy Hall writing political machine. Result: tree was convicted of embezzlement and died in prison

wrote "How The Other Half Lives" Subject: living conditions of urban poor focused on exposing horrific conditions in tenements. Result: NYC past billing codes to promote health and safety. tenement act of 1901

Wrote the "A Red Record" Subject: provided statistics on the lynchings of American Africans. Result: NAACP helped past anti-lynching legislation.

Wrote "The octopus" Subject: fictional book that exposed railroads in California as monopolies taking advantage of people. Result: in court case Northern securities versus US railroad monopolies and Northwest were broken up

Wrote the "History of Standard Oil Company" Subject: exposes the ruthless tactics of Rockefeller standard oil company through series of published articles. Result: in court case standard oil versus US the company was declared a monopoly and broken up

Wrote "The Shame Of Cities" Subject: examined political corruption in cities across United States Result: cities began to use commissions and city manager's

Wrote "The Jungle" Subject: investigated and expose Tord conditions at meatpacking plants Result: meet inspection act and pure food and drug act passed in 1906