HIST 2057 Lecture : TEST 2 The Progressive Era Lecture
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Muckrakers: muckrakers investigative journalists, exposing issues, they are the link between problems and solutions in the. Rockefeller"s oil company and the unsavory means by which. Rockefeller concentrated power: the jungle attempted to show the life of meat packers in chicago, and how unsanitary it was, trying to guarantee healthy and clean food, muckrakers attacked many different issues at once, just like the. Ben lindsey a judge and an advocate for children"s rights, starts to advocate for a distinct juvenile justice system. Constitutional amendments, presidencies, and federal power were leading the way for the progressive movement: theodore roosevelt, trust buster and strike arbiter, 2nd term new intiative, hepburn act, food and drug administration (fda, conservation, william howard taft. 2/19/2013 8:26:00 pm: theodore roosevelt, roosevelt was obsessed with masculinity strenuous sports, hunting. Manliness meant a lot of activity and pouring yourself into things: he used this idea for the presidency leading an activist.
