Question

you are a writer in the early 1900s. living in a major u.s. city, you see many unpleasant things each day: children as young as eight working 12 - hour days, women forced into a life of prostitution, and disgusting conditions at the local meat processing plant. you decide that you have had enough of this, and, using your literary skills, you plan to write a novel that will begin to address these issues. you hope it will cause enough outcry that the public - and the government - will take notice. based on this prompt, you would have most likely been involved in the movement of the early 1900s. a communist. b conservative. c populist. d progressive.

Explanation:

The Progressive Movement in the early 1900s aimed to address social - ills like poor working conditions, prostitution, and unsanitary food processing. A writer concerned with these issues would likely be part of this movement. Populists focused more on agrarian interests, conservatives generally resist change, and communists advocate for a different economic and social system than what is described here.

Answer:

D. Progressive