Question

the information below identifies examples of the work of the muckrakers. • upton sinclair exposed the unhealthy practices of chicago’s meat - packing plants. • ida tarbell revealed the dishonest business tactics of rockefellers’ s standard oil company • jacob riis showed the conditions of the residents of new york city tenements what was the impact of these muckraking activities during the early 1900s? public reaction to their books led to new laws addressing the abuses of industrialization. society changed in response to their promotion of social darwinism. voters agreed to let the owners of big business create more profitable monopolies. reports of these works in publications abroad led to a sudden decrease in immigration.

Explanation:

Muckrakers in the early 1900s exposed social and business ills. Their work, like Sinclair's on meat - packing, Tarbell's on Standard Oil, and Riis' on tenements, led to public outcry. This public reaction spurred the creation of new laws to address industrialization abuses. Social Darwinism is unrelated as it promotes survival - of - the - fittest ideas, not the goals of muckrakers. Voters did not support more monopolies, and foreign reports of their work did not cause a decrease in immigration.

Answer:

Public reaction to their books led to new laws addressing the abuses of industrialization.