The primary contribution of the muckrakers in the late 1800's and early 1900's was to

The writers Jacob Riis and Ida Tarbell were referred to as "muckrakers" because they

In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly through their

Cartoons by Thomas Nast were to urban political machines as The History of Standard Oil by Ida Tarbell was to

Upton Sinclair, Lincoln Steffens, and Frank Norris all shared a belief that

Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle, shocked its readers because it exposed the public to the