The Muckrakers – Flashcards
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Ida B. Wells's book The Red Record
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exposed the horrors of lynching in America.
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In How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis exposed
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the harsh living conditions in New York City slums.
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Which of the following best describes a major effect of Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle?
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It created a controversy that influenced President Roosevelt to take action.
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When government inspectors investigated the claims made by Upton Sinclair in The Jungle, they found that
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slaughterhouse conditions were even worse than Sinclair had reported.
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What impact did Sinclair's book have on the era of Progressive reform?
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The Jungle showed that if the public was informed about a certain issue, it had the power to demand reform from the government
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Which of the following best describes the American public's reaction to reading The Jungle?
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The public was outraged and demanded legislative reform from the government.
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According to Steffens, what was the purpose of muckraking journalism?
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to encourage people to take action against widespread corruption
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President Roosevelt's first reaction to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is best described as
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disbelief and distrust of Sinclair's claims.
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Which of the following best describes how muckrakers brought about reform in the Progressive Era?
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Muckrakers presented Americans with facts about corruption in industry and government that prompted them to demand change.
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Which of these was a corrupt business practice that Frank Norris exposed in The Octopus?
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railroad companies selling land to farmers and secretly keeping legal ownership of the land
