Segregation and Accommodation Answers
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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.B
the way that corruption in New York City affected living conditions.C
the unsafe conditions in factories in New York City.D
the harsh living conditions in New York City slums.2
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Which of the following best describes the federal government's response to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle?
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Congress immediately passed legislation that regulated the meat-packing industry.B
Congress passed legislation that regulated the meat-packing industry only after sending a team of government investigators to plants and slaughterhouses.C
Congress did not believe Sinclair and told the public that the facts in his book were false.D
Congress passed legislation that protected the leaders and business owners of the meat-packing industry.3
Ida B. Wells’s book The Red Record
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exposed the corruption of the Standard Oil monopoly.B
exposed the corrupt practices of the railroad industry.C
exposed the horrors of lynching in America.D
exposed the terrible work conditions of the meat-packing industry.4
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 legislation5
Which of these writers helped bring about the breakup of the Standard Oil monopoly?
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Lincoln SteffensB
Jacob RiisC
Frank NorrisD
Ida Tarbell6
Which aspect of Upton Sinclair’s life best explains his reasons for writing The Jungle?
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his lack of sympathy for the working classB
his pro-capitalism viewsC
his lack of educationD
his socialist politics7
What did Ida B. Wells work to end through her muckraking articles?
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the Standard Oil monopolyB
corrupt railroad business practicesC
problems in the meatpacking industryD
lynching of and discrimination against African Americans8
Which of the following was an unintended result of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle?
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Laws were passed to ensure workplace safety.B
Laws were passed to ensure food and drug safety.C
Laws were passed to restrict the subjects muckrakers could explore.D
Laws were passed to permit harmful food and drugs.9
Look at the graphic.Which phrase best fits in the last box?
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The public began to take action by setting up committees and supporting reform candidates.B
The public turned against the muckrakers and tried to shut down their newspapers.C
The public was outraged and demanded that the government regulate journalistic practices.D
The public largely ignored the muckrakers' articles.10
A muckraker was a reporter who wrote
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about corruption and crime in industry and government.B
fictional stories for newspapers and magazines.C
about the importance of the First Amendment.D
editorials supporting industry leaders and big business practices.Did you find these answers helpful?
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