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

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

Muckraking Journalist that exposed evils in society

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

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

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

Urban Slums Poor areas of the big cities

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

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.