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What is the term used to describe the reformers who made important improvements in America's political and social environment?
Progressives
Who coined the term 'muckrakers' to praise journalists for uncovering corruption and problems?
Theodore Roosevelt
Which book had a significant impact on the meat processing industry by exposing unclean procedures common in the Chicago meat packing industry?
The Jungle
What motivated Upton Sinclair to work undercover in the Chicago meatpacking industry?
To learn about all aspects of meat processing and the lives of immigrant workers
What did the work of muckrakers lead to regarding public awareness and government intervention?
Increased public awareness and government intervention in corrupt businesses
Test your knowledge about the Progressive Era in America, a period of social and political reform that brought important improvements to the country's political and social environment.
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