The progressive era on commonlit 4. PART B: Which phrase from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “Upton Beall Sinclair, Jr., was instrumental to improving the public health all over the world.” (Paragraph 15)
B. “He got a job at one of the meat processing firms and spent seven months stuffing sausages, carving meat, and collecting data...” (Paragraph 17)
C. "The book he wrote about this experience, 'The Jungle,' depicted the workers’ poverty and their harsh and unhealthy living and working conditions."
(Paragraph 18)
D. “But when it was published in 1905, what mostly turned America’s stomach was the best seller’s vivid description...” (Paragraph 18)