Question

progressive reformers

• ____ were journalists who __ the dirt or __ __ in american society by ____ about it.
• a ____ __ advocated for ____ of a certain area of society (women, immigrants, poor, african americans).
• ____ also reformed american society by __ __ designed to ____ those in need.

ida tarbell:

• published a series of articles ____ of rockefeller’s __ __ ____

lincoln steffens:

• reported on vote stealing and other ____ practices of urban __ ____ (the shame of the cities)

the muckrakers

excerpt from work | question
men in the pickle rooms for instance... these that had not some spot of horror on a man so much as scrape his finger pushing ckerrooms and he might have a sore that ut of the world; all the joints in his fingers y the acid, one by one. | how does sinclair describe the hands of the men who worked in the \pickle room?

at the same time that your family is dying a hundred thousand acres of bushels of food - grabbed and gobbled by t, and then talk of moderation. that talk is st wants to hear. it aint frightened of that. only it does listen to, one things it is people with dynamite in their hands, - six gaspipe. that talks.\ | why are the trusts not afraid of \talk\. explain.

cartoon with \supreme court with money symbol\ | explain why nast would make this cartoon?

dent of colored wells. rights. won the nobel peace

Explanation:

To answer the questions, we analyze each:

1. How does Sinclair describe the hands...?

Sinclair describes the hands as damaged: men get sores, joints are eaten by acid, and injuries (like scraped fingers) lead to severe, long - lasting sores.

2. Why are Trusts not afraid of “talk”?

Trusts (big businesses) aren’t afraid of “talk” (protests/words) because they hold power. They only fear action (like “people with dynamite”)—talk is empty; they face no real consequences from words alone.

3. Why did Nast make this cartoon?

Nast’s cartoon (with “SUPREME COURT WITH MONEY SYMBOL”) critiques corruption, showing money’s influence on the Supreme Court. He aimed to expose how wealth controlled the judiciary during the Progressive Era, pushing for reform.

Answer:

s (Summarized):

1. Sinclair describes the hands as injured, with sores and joints damaged by acid.
2. Trusts aren’t afraid of talk as it’s ineffective; they fear action (like force) since talk brings no consequences.
3. Nast made the cartoon to expose judicial corruption (money’s influence on the Supreme Court) and advocate reform.