How did visual images and investigative journalism transform Americans' views of poverty and corruption?
What will be an ideal response?
It was hard to ignore or be unsympathetic to the poor and child laborers when their images were in the newspapers. The stories about food and medicine directly affected people, so they demanded reforms.
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One of Theodore Roosevelt's biggest successes in the field of conservation was:
a. adding millions of acres to the forest reserves or designating them as ranger stations b. launching the national park system by creating Yellowstone National Park c. removing the influence of timber interests from federal parks policy d. forcing timber and mining companies to restrict their land wasting practices
It is thought that women played a significant role in Neolithic societies based on farming; those societies developed into a ____________________, or a society characterized by female social and political dominance
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The long economic boom from World War II to about 1970 was especially fueled by
a. low energy costs. b. reduced military expenditures. c. low inflation. d. low taxes. e. a more highly educated work force.
Rice cultivation encouraged the development of the __________ system in the low country
A) gang B) task C) apprentice D) putting-out