Winter Break Assignment – Progressive Era take home test The Man with the Muck Rake – Theodore Roosevelt 1906 Due Friday 2/20/15 by 11:59 p.m. Due on Turnitin.com On April 15th 1906 Theodore Roosevelt gave his famous speech “The Man with the Muck Rake”. Use your understanding of this speech and your knowledge of the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era to answer the following questions in short 1 – 2 paragraph responses. 1. Include a short summary of each paragraph. This summary should be in your own words. Make sure to include the metaphorical meaning if there is one. (Hint: Was Theodore Roosevelt actually talking about a man cleaning up poop?) 2. Explain why Theodore Roosevelt used the idea of a Man with a Muck Rake as a metaphor for journalists. 3. Did Theodore Roosevelt respect journalists who were exposing corrupt politics? Support your opinion with quotes from his speech? 4. “At this moment we are passing through a period of great unrest – social, political, and industrial unrest.” What does Roosevelt mean when he says unrest? Give examples of the type of unrest he is referencing (at least 3 examples)? 5. Choose your favorite quote from Theodore Roosevelt’s speech, and describe how it relates to the Progressive Era. 6. Would you consider Theodore Roosevelt a Progressive? Why? Support your answer with quotes from his speech.
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