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NAEP US History Grade 12

Category - US History

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Progressive Era writers such as Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, and Lincoln Steffens were known as "muckrakers" because they
  1. engaged in questionable "yellow journalism" that had a negative effect on United States foreign policy
  2. defended the interests of agricultural workers against those of the urban working classes
  3. exposed serious political and social problems to public view
  4. 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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