U.S. History - Unit 7 (SSUSH13a) Question Preview (ID: 60785)


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The concept of the muckraker originated in a speech from:
a) Theodore Roosevelt
b) John D. Rockefeller
c) Jacob Riis
d) Benjamin Harrison

Muckrakers were known for:
a) uncovering societal problems
b) resisting the idea of capitalism
c) running for political office
d) ####

Upton Sinclair worked undercover in:
a) the meatpacking industry
b) the White House
c) the railroad industry
d) Standard Oil

'The Jungle' was a revealing book written by:
a) Upton Sinclair
b) Jacob Riis
c) Ida Tarbell
d) Theodore Roosevelt

'The Jungle' exposed the unsanitary working conditions faced in:
a) the meatpacking industry
b) textiles
c) shipbuilding
d) the automobile industry

What led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
a) the findings in 'The Jungle'
b) the work of Ida Tarbell
c) the beginning of World War I
d) ####

The work of Ida Tarbell exposed:
a) unfair business practices in Standard Oil
b) poor conditions in the meatpacking industry
c) the lives of immigrants in New York City
d) ####

Jacob Riis, a photojournalist in New York, City, was concerned with:
a) the lives of the urban poor
b) the city's police force
c) controversial elections for mayor
d) the construction of the city's subway system

'How the Other Half Lives' is credited to:
a) Jacob Riis
b) Ida Tarbell
c) Upton Sinclair
d) Jane Addams

The muckrakers were successful in:
a) creating reforms in the U.S.
b) getting more Democrats elected to office
c) stopping immigration from Europe
d) developing a new currency for the U.S.

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