"I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach." — Upton Sinclair on The Jungle, 1906
Sinclair's quote and the timeline together best support which conclusion?
- A
The Federal Reserve was created to inspect meatpacking.
- Bcheck_circle
Muckraking journalism spurred federal regulation, including the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act of 1906.
- C
Public opinion played little role in regulatory reform.
- D
Sinclair opposed government regulation.
Explanation
Sinclair's novel exposed unsanitary meatpacking; though he hoped to publicize labor exploitation, public outrage produced the 1906 food-safety laws, exemplifying Progressive Era links between investigative journalism and regulatory legislation.