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What did Ida B. Wells work to end through her muckraking articles?

the Standard Oil monopoly

corrupt railroad business practices

problems in the meatpacking industry

lynching of and discrimination against African Americans

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Which of the following best describes Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, and Frank Norris's impact on journalism?

They were among the first to publicize immoral, corrupt practices of large industries.

They pointed out how racial discrimination still plagued America, even after the Civil War.

They spurred the Supreme Court to break up the Standard Oil Trust.

They discouraged readers from taking action against corruption.

Which of these was a corrupt business practice that Frank Norris exposed in The Octopus?

railroad companies selling land to farmers and secretly keeping legal ownership of the land

railroad companies receiving land grants from the government and attempting to sell the land

railroad companies charging farmers and ranchers to transport goods and livestock to their land

railroad companies purchasing land from the government and improving the land

A muckraker was a reporter who wrote

about corruption and crime in industry and government.

fictional stories for newspapers and magazines.

about the importance of the First Amendment.

editorials supporting industry leaders and big business practices.

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