Journalists who exposed corruption, abuses, and social ills (Tarbell on Standard Oil; Sinclair on meatpacking) Term coined by Theodore Roosevelt; their work led to major reforms.

Journalists who exposed corruption, abuses, and social ills (Tarbell on Standard Oil; Sinclair on meatpacking)

Veterans of the Spanish-American War who formed lobbying groups for industrial regulation

Wall Street financiers who funded reform-minded magazines while protecting their trusts

Elected officials who passed reform legislation through state and federal legislatures

The Progressives

AP US History· difficulty 3/5

Muckrakers were

A
$Journalists who exposed corruption, abuses, and social ills (Tarbell on Standard Oil; Sinclair on meatpacking)$
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$Veterans of the Spanish-American War who formed lobbying groups for industrial regulation$
C
$Wall Street financiers who funded reform-minded magazines while protecting their trusts$
D
$Elected officials who passed reform legislation through state and federal legislatures$

Explanation

Term coined by Theodore Roosevelt; their work led to major reforms.

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