The chapter introduction tells the story of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire to make the point that
A. industrial society increasingly had to face the negative consequences of rapid economic and social change, sparking a new series of reform movements.
B. the time known as the Progressive Era was when modern city services such as police and fire departments spread across America.
C. reformers of the day were political in nature, caring little about the real problems of the poor and underprivileged.
D. economic depression was the only true difficulty that most Americans and American reformers cared about at the turn of the century.
Answer: A
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