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Wrote the rise of standard oil(tarbell) + the jungle(clair)

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Q: Progressive era writers such as Upton Sinclair and Ida tarbell were called muckrakers because they?
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Who are Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarbell?

Muckrakers


Who were Jacob Riis Upton Sinclair Lincoln Steffens Ida Tarbell?

Famous Muckrakers.


What term describes authors such as Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarbell who exposed corruption in business and government?

Muckrakers was a term used for jouralists that exposed the ills of society, it comes from John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.


Who were 2 famous muckrakers and what did they want exposed?

Two famous muckrakers were Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarbell. Upton Sinclair wanted to expose the harsh conditions and exploitation of workers in the meatpacking industry, which he did in his novel "The Jungle." Ida Tarbell aimed to expose the monopolistic practices of the Standard Oil Company, which she did in her book "The History of the Standard Oil Company."


What is a term used to describe Lincoln Steffens and Ida Tarbell?

Muckrakers


Who were some of muckrakers during the Progressive Era and what did each try to do?

JACOB RIIS - photographer, exposed bad working and living conditions. IDA TARBELL - journalist, exposed the corruption of the Standard Oil Company. UPTON SINCLAIR - author, exposed the meat packing industry. LINCOLN STEFFENS - journalist, exposed political and government corruption. ^.~


What are the names of the muckrackers?

The list of muckrakers is lengthy. Some notable examples are Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, John Spargo, Jacob Riis, Gustavus Myers, Samuel Hopkins Adams, and William English Walling.


Who is Ida tarbell?

Type your answer here... Ida Tarbell was one of the leading muckrakers of all time. She revealed J. D. Rockefeller's plan to monopolize Standard Oil.


What company did muckrakers Ida Tarbell write about?

standard oil


What did Liclon Steffens Jacob Riis Ida Tarbell and John Spargo have in common?

They were Muckrakers and fought to end social problems that were occurring in the United States.


What did Lincoln Steffens Jacob Riis Ida Tarbell and John Spargo have in common?

They were muckrakers who dramatized the need for reform


Journalists who exposed corrupt business practices?

For the past 125 years, there have been a number of journalists who exposed corrupt business practices. Among the journalists who made a name for themselves doing this work were the "Muckrakers," who wrote around the turn of the last century (1900-1910). They included Ida Tarbell, Lincoln Steffens, and Upton Sinclair. Their investigative books and essays about corporate greed and corruption and unsafe working conditions changed the society of that time.