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Graft
Once in office political people became more corrupt because they would bring there friends in because they basically didnt want to be alone -
political machine
political parties that dominated city governments in the United States. Because of such success in getting their members elected they became known as the political machines -
Rockefeller
.the founder of an Oil company followed a course similar to Andrew Corniage. -
Horizontal intergation
one company's control of other companies producing the same product. -
Muckrackers
The investigative journalists who wrote about the muck in dirt in the society. -
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Progressive Era Reform
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Trianle Shirtwaist fire
This guy thought these ladies were stealing from him so he would lock them in but one day a fire broke out and the ladies died. -
Meat inspection Act
After reading The Jungle President Roosevelt was mad and decided to do a surprise meat inspection in the factoires. He found out what they were doing to the meat and put an end to it. -
Upton Sinclair
The jungle that was published by Upton Sinclair. It was based upon the things that the factories were doing to the food. It was gross they would add the dye they use for clothes in the meat to make it look edibile they would add some type of acid to the eggs so they wouldnt smell in result two acts were made