AB+-+Muckrakers


 * How did the literary works of Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarbell change the way the United States government interacted with big business?

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Statement: Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair both used tactics that were seen as muckraking; going through facts to find the filth, regardless of the results, to report the unknown truths about corporations and businesses. Once these truths were exposed to the common individual, the government had no choice but to enact rules and regulations on all businesses to prevent harmful effects on consumers and workers. =====


 * Their tactics:**
 * Ida tarbell published a series of articles and documents detailing the common but uncommonly known practices of standard oil company, and later wrote a book called "The History of the Standard Oil Company" based on these articles.
 * Upton Sinclair wrote a book called "The Jungle" based on his seven weeks in disguise at a meat packing plant, which described the horrors of the meat industry's packing and production facilities.


 * Some examples of regulations are:**


 * Meat Inspection Act: Said meat shipped across state lines required a federal government inspection.
 * Pure Food and Drug Act: Forbade the manufacture, sale, or transportation of food or medicine with harmful ingredients.