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Are there still muckrakers?

Church of Scientology

Julian Assange

Seymour Hersh

My Lai Massacre

Clinton

Anti-Vietnam War sentiment

Abu Ghraib Prison Abuse Scandel

Wikileaks

Bob Woodward & Carl Berstein

Muckrakers

Ralph Nader

Unsafe at Any Speed

Exposed Conditions

Nixon's Resignation

Gave a human face to suffering

Watergate Scandal

National Highway Transportation Administration

Took on big business

Encouraged change

Ida Tarbell

Lincoln Steffens

Upton Sinclair

Nellie Bly

Samuel Hopkins Adams

Progressives Era (1890-1920)

* A time when people began to demand that the problems

caused by industrialization be fixed.

*The government passed new laws and became more

responsible for protecting citizens.

Social Problem Demands for Reform

Government Action

Problems of the Time

Industrial Hazards

Corrupt Governments

Overcrowded Cities

Poor Living Conditions

No consumer protection

Growing gap between the rich and poor

Powerful big business

Progressive Movement

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