NAEP US History Grade 12

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Progressive Era writers such as Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, and Lincoln Steffens were known as "muckrakers" because they

engaged in questionable "yellow journalism" that had a negative effect on United States foreign policy
defended the interests of agricultural workers against those of the urban working classes
exposed serious political and social problems to public view
inflamed popular feelings against recent immigrants and led the government to pass restrictive quotas

Explanation

Answer: C - exposed serious political and social problems to public view.

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