Short Answer Hints
Muckrakers
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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.
Muckrakers - TDEC
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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?
E: Facts -detail, date, background (social, political,
or economic change they made)
C: Analysis – What was the impact on society?
Possible Short Answer 1
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Explain the break between William
Howard Taft & Theodore Roosevelt, and
discuss the impact of this break on the
Republican Party & on the 1912
presidential election.
Important facts SA 1
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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
Possible Short Answer 2
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How do initiative, referendum, & recall
reflect the principal of popular
sovereignty?
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
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Possible Short Answer 3
Describe how the U.S. government
addressed “concentrated power” of
corporations during the Progressive era.
 Use specific examples.
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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 AntiTrust Act, Federal Trade Commission
How did these things benefit workers and
change the relationship between business
and the government?
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