THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
THE MUCKRAKERS OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
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Question
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Which helped to bring about the enactment of Federal meat inspection laws in the Progressive Era?
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a decline in farm exports
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economic demands of the cattlemen
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writings of the muckrakers
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the unhealthy condition of newly arrived immigrants
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In response to Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle, Congress passed the Meat Inspection Act of 1906.
Detailed explanation-2: -Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle to expose the appalling working conditions in the meat-packing industry. His description of diseased, rotten, and contaminated meat shocked the public and led to new federal food safety laws.
Detailed explanation-3: -Turning Point for Meat Inspection Sinclair urged President Theodore Roosevelt to require federal inspectors in meat-packing houses. The Pure Food and Drug Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) became law on the same day in 1906.
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