1. Explain the conditions that led to the rise of Progressivism
Objective 7.01
Explain the conditions that led to the rise of Progressivism

2. Lincoln Steffens
Editor of McClure’s Magazine, one of the most famous and influential muckrakers

3. Muckraking
Journalist that exposed evils in society

4. Ida Tarbell
Female Muckraker that tried to expose corruption in The Standard Oil Company

5. Upton Sinclair
Wrote “The Jungle”, exposed the meat packing industry in Chicago

6. Jacob Riis
New York police reporter from Denmark, wrote about and took pictures of life in the slums of the big cities

7. Urban Slums
Poor areas of the big cities

8. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
146 workers, mainly female die in a fire leading to women and child labor reform

9. Quiz
How did the political, economic, and social conditions of the Gilded Age lead to the Progressive Era?
How did scientific and technological advances create a mass consumer culture?
To what extent did an emerging mass consumer culture define what it means to be an American?
What tactics were most effective in bringing about the social, economic, and political reforms of the Progressive Era?
Ida Tarbell
Lincoln Steffens
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
Urban slums
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Choose 4 of the terms and people and 1 of the questions to complete your quiz. Define the terms and people and then answer the question.