Question

Realists wanted to make people aware of the costs of industrial growth. Which action was hastened largely because public opinion was aroused by a contemporary novel?

(1 point)
Responses

ratification of the 19th Amendment

ratification of the 19th Amendment

establishment of the Interstate Commerce Commission

establishment of the Interstate Commerce Commission

approval of federal income tax

approval of federal income tax

enactment of the Meat Inspection Act

Answer 1

Enactment of the Meat Inspection Act — Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle exposed conditions in the meatpacking industry and aroused public opinion, hastening that legislation.