Which of the Following Was in Large Part a Consequence

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was in large part a consequence of Upton Sinclair's 1906 book The Jungle?

• A) Drug manufacturers agreed to stop selling impure merchandise.
• B) President Roosevelt supported passage of the Meat Inspection Act.
• C) Railroad rate-making was taken out of the hands of the railroad industry and put into the hands of the ICC.
• D) President Roosevelt supported legislation to guarantee the right of workers to bargain collectively.

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