Who Were the "Muckrakers

question 37

Multiple Choice

Who were the "muckrakers"?

• A) A group of journalists in the 1900s who constantly attacked and harassed the government, causing unnecessary distrust among the citizens
• B) Corporate newspaper editors of the early 1900s who accepted bribes for favorable reporting
• C) Corporate executives during the years prior to the Great Depression who received prison sentences for their roles in corrupt corporate practices
• D) A group of journalists in the late 1800s who investigated and exposed corporate and political corruption in American life
• E) Journalists who reported on the questionable underworld environment

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