THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
THE MUCKRAKERS OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
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Question
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Jacob Riis is most important for
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finding a method to mass-produce steel.
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exposing the terrible conditions in the slums of New York.
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developing a new process to speed up production in factories.
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being the driving force behind the transcontinental railroad.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Jacob Riis documented the slums of New York, what he deemed the world of the “other half, ” teeming with immigrants, disease, and abuse. A police reporter and social reformer, Riis became intimately familiar with the perils of tenement living and sought to draw attention to the horrendous conditions.
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