Ida tarbell definition quizlet flashcards

632440078progressivesreformers who worked to stop unfair practices by businesses and improve the way grovernment works632440079Henry Demarest LloydOne of the earliest muckrakers attacked practices of Standard Oil Company and railroads in his book "Wealth Against Commonwealth"632440080Thorsten VeblenTheory of the Leisure Class; coined term "conspicuous consumption"632440081Jacob RiisHow the Other Half Lives; exposed poor living conditions in NYC slums632440082Theodore Dreiser"The Financer" and "The Titan"632440084muckrakersJournalists who attempted to find corruption or wrongdoing in industries and expose it to the public; coined by TR632475552Lincoln, Steffens...632475553Ida TarbellA leading muckraker and magazine editor, she exposed the corruption of the oil industry with her 1904 work A History of Standard Oil632475554"money trust"money or favor given or promised to influence im