Upton Sinclair was best known for his novel, The Jungle, which he wrote in 1906. ... Directly after the publishing of The Jungle, the Pure Food and Drug Act established the Food and Drug Administration, which tested and approved drugs before they went on the market for consumers. ...
The Treason of the Senate (1906)- David Graham Phillips revealed alliance of politics and business The Jungle- Upton Sinclair reveals horrors of Chicago meatpacking industry Jane Addams- deeply disturbed by child labor in factories. ... [TR detested Socialism] Upton Sinclair- young author of The Jungle, tale of horrors of meatpacking industry. ...
"The Struggle for Social Justice" was the basis of the platform that Theodore Roosevelt and his Progressive Party ran on in the 1912 presidential campaign. In 1901 Theodore Roosevelt was elected president after an anarchist killed President McKinley. Roosevelt was a Republican, but was truly a pro...
Following a tumultuous struggle for the duration of the tragic period in United States history known as Reconstruction, the Progressive Era commenced. This was a period in which industry flourished, and the citizens of the middle class began becoming more involved in their government. The main goal...
