The Progressive Movement was America’s response to the social and economic problems during the 1980’s industrialization.
Upton Sinclair was a American muckraker who was most famous for his book The Jungle, written in 1906, which exposed Chicago’s meatpacking industry. It exploited the lives of immigrants and portrayed the harsh conditions endured. What concerned people the most were the health violations and unsanitary ways used in the industry. The strong expression of public anger eventually led to reforms only a few weeks later, one being the Meat Inspection Act. Before the book was published President Theodore Roosevelt did not trust anything Sinclair claimed, believing such problems could not exist this bad. After the book
Upton Sinclair was a American muckraker who was most famous for his book The Jungle, written in 1906, which exposed Chicago’s meatpacking industry. It exploited the lives of immigrants and portrayed the harsh conditions endured. What concerned people the most were the health violations and unsanitary ways used in the industry. The strong expression of public anger eventually led to reforms only a few weeks later, one being the Meat Inspection Act. Before the book was published President Theodore Roosevelt did not trust anything Sinclair claimed, believing such problems could not exist this bad. After the book