Muckraker Questions

Directions: Read page 532 and 533 of your textbook and answer the questions

1. Who named the muckrakers? Theodore ______________ 
2. What did he mean by “muckraker”? 

3. Was the term used negatively or positively? ______________ 
4. What is ironic about Roosevelt naming the muckrakers and his actions taken as president? He called them a ______________ name but helped their causes by trying to put an end to the problems that they pointed out
5. What did Ida Tarbell expose in the “History of the Standard Oil Company”? Ruthlessess of John D. ______________ 
6. What 2 things were pointed out by Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"? 1- _________________ working conditions and 2- unsanitary meat
7. The US government did not pass a law protecting the workers but how did the US government respond? The ______________  Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act (from page 528)
8. Why did workers put baking soda on the meat? 
9. What was wrong with the sausage in the Chicago stockyards?