1. Short Answer Hints

2. Muckrakers
Choose two muckrakers from the Progressive Era, and for each one: Describe a specific social, economic, or political change that the individual attempted to bring about in the United States. Identify a specific example of that individual’s work. Discuss an impact of that individual’s efforts on the United States.

3. Muckrakers - TDEC
T: Thesis –make sure you talk about all parts of the question.
D: Muckraker #1 – who is the muckraker? What did they do?
E: Facts -detail, date, background (social, political, or economic change they made)
C: Analysis – What was the impact on society?
D: Muckraker #2 – who is the muckraker? What did they do?

4. Possible Short Answer 1
Explain the break between William Howard Taft & Theodore Roosevelt, and discuss the impact of this break on the Republican Party & on the presidential election.

5. Important facts SA 1 Roosevelt (Progressive) and Taft (Republican)
Taft replaced Roosevelt after 2nd term
Taft bigger reformer (“more progressive”) than Roosevelt
Taft failed to pass important tariffs which upset Progressives, Conservatives, Republicans, Republicans were split between Roosevelt and Taft
Roosevelt thought Taft was soft on regulation and didn’t live up to Progressive ideas
Wilson (Democrat) becomes President because Roosevelt & Taft spilt republican vote
Debs (Socialist) ran as 4th candidate

6. Possible Short Answer 2
How do initiative, referendum, & recall reflect the principal of popular sovereignty?

7. Important facts SA 2
More power to voters = more say in government = major characteristic of progressive era
Definition of each term, as well as definition/explanation of popular sovereignty

8. Possible Short Answer 3
Describe how the U.S. government addressed “concentrated power” of corporations during the Progressive era.
Use specific examples.

9. Important facts from SA 3
Started passing labor laws (workers compensation, child labor, etc)
1902 Coal Strike and Roosevelt’s involvement set precedent that government would get involved on behalf of public welfare
Elkins Act, Hepburn Act, Clayton Anti- Trust Act, Federal Trade Commission
How did these things benefit workers and change the relationship between business and the government?