Uncovering Problems at the Turn of the Century

Uncovering Problems at the Turn of the Century TCI 16

Muckrakers • Uncovering the nation’s problems • Jacob Riis How the Other Half Lives • people began to take notice

State of the Union • urbanization- stimulated by rise of industry • increased production • iron, steel, textiles • cities • immigrants, African Americans • jobs, amenities, entertainment

Poor Living & Working Conditions • tenement housing • working conditions unsafe • big business unregulated • The Jungle by Upton Sinclair • unsafe products • unregulated • meat, canned goods, • medicines

Jacob Riis

The Environment • logging • grazing • mining • oil drilling • water and air pollution • no regulations

Politics & Corruption • City level- political machines • controlled: • access to city jobs • business opportunities • rigged elections • state level • politicians tied to big business

National Level • US Senate known as Millionaires Club • campaign contributions for favorable legislation • patronage • giving jobs to friends • Pendleton Service Act of 1883 • merit and tests to get a job

Uncovering Problems at the Turn of the Century

Uncovering Problems at the Turn of the Century

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Life at the Turn of the Century

Life at the Turn of the Century

Uncovering Problems at the Turn of the Century

Turn of the Century

Turn of the Century

American Life at The Turn of the Century

Chapter 16: Uncovering Problems at the Turn of the Century

Women’s Medicine at the Turn of the Century

Canada at the Turn of the Century

Canada at the Turn of the Century

Turn of the Century

The Problems at the Turn of the Century (1900)

US at the Turn of the Century

American Imperialism at the Turn of the Century

Changes at the Turn of the Century

The Turn of The Century

Life at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Life at the Turn of the Century

The Turn of the Century

BROADWAY AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY

Life at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Immigration at the Turn of the Century