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Page 1: Short Answer Hints. Muckrakers Choose two muckrakers from the Progressive Era, and for each one: Describe a specific social, economic, or political change

Short Answer Hints

Page 2: Short Answer Hints. Muckrakers Choose two muckrakers from the Progressive Era, and for each one: Describe a specific social, economic, or political change

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.

Page 3: Short Answer Hints. Muckrakers Choose two muckrakers from the Progressive Era, and for each one: Describe a specific social, economic, or political change

Muckrakers - TDECT: 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?E: Facts -detail, date, background (social,

political, or economic change they made) C: Analysis – What was the impact on society?

Page 4: Short Answer Hints. Muckrakers Choose two muckrakers from the Progressive Era, and for each one: Describe a specific social, economic, or political change

Possible Short Answer 1Explain the break between

William Howard Taft & Theodore Roosevelt, and discuss the impact of this break on the Republican Party & on the 1912 presidential election.

Page 5: Short Answer Hints. Muckrakers Choose two muckrakers from the Progressive Era, and for each one: Describe a specific social, economic, or political change

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

Page 6: Short Answer Hints. Muckrakers Choose two muckrakers from the Progressive Era, and for each one: Describe a specific social, economic, or political change

Possible Short Answer 2How do initiative, referendum, &

recall reflect the principal of popular sovereignty?

Page 7: Short Answer Hints. Muckrakers Choose two muckrakers from the Progressive Era, and for each one: Describe a specific social, economic, or political change

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

Page 8: Short Answer Hints. Muckrakers Choose two muckrakers from the Progressive Era, and for each one: Describe a specific social, economic, or political change

Possible Short Answer 3Describe how the U.S.

government addressed “concentrated power” of corporations during the Progressive era.

Use specific examples.

Page 9: Short Answer Hints. Muckrakers Choose two muckrakers from the Progressive Era, and for each one: Describe a specific social, economic, or political change

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?