The Jungle and Progressive Era Reforms
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Who wrote The Jungle to expose the appalling working conditions in the meat-packing industry?

  • Harper Lee
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Upton Sinclair (correct)
  • John Steinbeck
  • What did Upton Sinclair's description of meat in The Jungle reveal?

  • Corruption in government
  • High prices of meat
  • Competition among meat-packing companies
  • Diseased and rotten meat (correct)
  • Who did the progressives attack for their unjust practices in the early 1900s?

  • Labor unions
  • Government officials
  • Small businesses in slums
  • Huge corporations like Armour Meat-Packing Company (correct)
  • What were the main goals of the reformers in the late 1800s?

    <p>Improving the lives of those living in slums and getting rid of corruption in government.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the unjust practices of the huge corporations like 'Armour Meat-Packing Company' according to the progressives?

    <p>Eliminating competition, setting high prices, and treating workers as 'wage slaves'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle, on the public and the government?

    <p>It shocked the public and led to new federal food safety laws.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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