Progressive Era
The Progressive Era was a period of American history that lasted from 1897 to 1920 . The politics of this period consisted of several ideals. These were that the government should control the private sector and that the American people should settle for nothing less than perfection in their society. Muckrakers were journalists who reported on corruption. They only reported about corruption in the private sector. This was because muckrakers were often in favor of the ideas of the Progressive Era. They wanted to cause doubt in the efficiencies of the private sector. Their goal was to cause the American people to support the idea of the federal government controlling the private sector.