AnswersRMA FL-2100310-United States History Semester 1The Immigrant Experience

Week 4: The Muckrakers Answers

0 verified answers1 views
1
Free Preview

In How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis exposed

A
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
Free Preview

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

A
the Standard Oil monopoly
B
corrupt railroad business practices
C
problems in the meatpacking industry
D
lynching of and discrimination against African Americans
3

Ida B. Wells’s book The Red Record

A
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

Which of these writers helped bring about the breakup of the Standard Oil monopoly?

A
Lincoln Steffens
B
Jacob Riis
C
Frank Norris
D
Ida Tarbell
5

Who first applied the term muckraker to journalism?

A
John Bunyan
B
Ida Tarbell
C
Upton Sinclair
D
President Theodore Roosevelt
6

President Roosevelt’s call to action upon reading Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle is best described as

A
outrage toward the meat-packing industry, and imposing higher taxes on cattle farmers
B
disgust and anger toward meat-packing industry workers known as muckrakers
C
surprise at the public’s demand for healthy livestock, and continued disbelief of Sinclair’s claims
D
movement to ensure sanitary conditions in meat-packing plants by signing new legislation
7

Which aspect of Upton Sinclair’s life best explains his reasons for writing The Jungle?

A
his lack of sympathy for the working class
B
his pro-capitalism views
C
his lack of education
D
his socialist politics
8

Which of the following best describes the federal government's response to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle?

A
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.
9

A muckraker was a reporter who wrote

A
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.
10

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

A
They were among the first to publicize immoral, corrupt practices of large industries.
B
They pointed out how racial discrimination still plagued America, even after the Civil War.
C
They spurred the Supreme Court to break up the Standard Oil Trust.
D
They discouraged readers from taking action against corruption.

Did you find these answers helpful?

More from this Course

Quiz
8 verified answers

2.8 The Immigrant Experience

Quiz
1 verified answers

Week 6: The Treaty of Versailles

Quiz
12 verified answers

Socialism and Workers' Parties