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Which progressive muckraker's book led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act?
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Which Progressive Era mukcracker book led to the passage of the mest inspection act?
The Progressive Era Muckraker book that led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act in 1906 was The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair.
What progressive era novelists work helped encourage passage of the meat inspection act and pure food and drug act?
Upton Sinclair
What government action is most closely associated with the efforts of muckrakers?
passage of the meat inpection act
The passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act was the result of the?
efforts made by progressive movement. for example upton sinclair a muckraker published the jungle.
Which government action is most closely associated with the efforts of muckrakers?
The passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906 is most closely associated with the efforts of muckrakers, who exposed problems in the meatpacking and food industries through investigative journalism. This legislation aimed to improve food safety and regulate the sale of certain products to protect consumers.
What publication helped in passage of the Federal Meat Inspection Act?
Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair's novel the jungle led to the passage of what act?
The Meat Inspection Act
Passage of the Federal Meat Inspection Act was especially facilitated by the publication of?
I think it is 'The Jungle' by Upton Sinclaire
Progressive law aimed at curbing practices like those exposed in Upton Sinclair's the jungle?
Meat Inspection Act of 1906
What does the passage of the Meat Inspection Act in 1906 demonstrate about Theodore Roosevelt's administration?
He hoped to protect the trust from public attack.
What were the major influences on Roosevelt as he signed the pure food and drug act and the meat inspection act?
Theodore Roosevelt was a progressive Republican and he was willing to reform government systems he believed were corrupt. In this case, a group of investigative journalists called the Muckrakers discovered and wrote about major problems with the inspection of meat, and with the quality of certain patent medicines. Thanks to the courageous reporting of the Muckrakers, especially Upton Sinclair and Samuel Hopkins Adams, President Roosevelt had all the incentive he needed to take action. He signed the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906; its purpose was to make sure that the ingredients in medications were safe and correctly labeled, and that all food inspectors did their job to protect the consumer by not allowing tainted meat to be sold.
What reforms came as a result of The Jungle?
The book contributed to the passage of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act.
