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President Roosevelt’s call to action upon reading Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle is best described as
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outrage toward the meat-packing industry, and imposing higher taxes on cattle farmersB
disgust and anger toward meat-packing industry workers known as muckrakersC
surprise at the public’s demand for healthy livestock, and continued disbelief of Sinclair’s claimsD
movement to ensure sanitary conditions in meat-packing plants by signing new legislation2
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The public began to take action by setting up committees and supporting reform candidates.T
The public turned against the muckrakers and tried to shut down their newspapers.T
The public was outraged and demanded that the government regulate journalistic practices.T
The public largely ignored the muckrakers' articles.3
Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half Lives shocked the American public with its use of
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strong prose describing cases of lynching.v
vivid descriptions of slaughterhouse conditions.s
sensational and untruthful claims of corruption.p
powerful photographs depicting conditions in city slums.4
A muckraker was a reporter who wrote
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about corruption and crime in industry and government.f
fictional stories for newspapers and magazines.a
about the importance of the First Amendment.e
editorials supporting industry leaders and big business practices.5
In How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis exposed
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the different ways people lived in all parts of New York City.t
the way that corruption in New York City affected living conditions.t
the unsafe conditions in factories in New York City.t
the harsh living conditions in New York City slums.Did you find these answers helpful?
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