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TR, Progressivism, Food, and Medicine
Part A: Crossword Puzzle: Instructions: Use the clues below to complete the puzzle.
Across
5. Through the Meat ______________ Act of 1906, the government began to force food companies to serve
food in a sanitary way.
Down
1. Teddy ______________ stressed he would send the government to intervene if the Meat Packaging Industry
really was as bad as reports indicated.
2. Upton ________________ wrote about unsanitary food conditions in Chicago.
3. The book, The ___________ exposed how unsafe food really was for people.
4. Jacob _________ exposed the terrible living conditions of immigrants.
Part B: Short Answer: Instructions: Answer the questions below.
1. How did Upton Sinclair impact the Meat Packaging Industry in Chicago in the early 1900s?
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2. What actions did President Theodore Roosevelt take that showed he supported the Progressive tactics used
to address food sanitation?
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3. What was the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906? Explain how this impacted the USA then and today.
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ANSWERS:
TR, Progressivism, Food, and Medicine
Part A: Crossword Puzzle: Instructions: Use the clues below to complete the puzzle.
Across
5. Through the Meat inspection Act of 1906, the government began to force food companies to serve food in a
sanitary way.
Down
1. Teddy Roosevelt stressed he would send the government to intervene if the Meat Packaging Industry really
was as bad as reports indicated.
2. Upton Sinclair wrote about unsanitary food conditions in Chicago.
3. The book, The Jungle exposed how unsafe food really was for people.
4. Jacob Riis exposed the terrible living conditions of immigrants.
Part B: Short Answer: Instructions: Answer the questions below.
1. How did Upton Sinclair impact the Meat Packaging Industry in Chicago in the early 1900s?
Upton Sinclair published The Jungle. In this book, he exposed how disgusting and unsafe the Meat
Packaging Industry was in Chicago and in the Meat Packaging Industry in general. This alarmed
citizens who were consumers of the meat. Therefore, he raised public awareness about this
situation.
2. What actions did President Theodore Roosevelt take that showed he supported the Progressive tactics used
to address food sanitation?
President Roosevelt asserted he would use government intervention, if Sinclair’s claims proved true. He
appointed a commission of experts to inspect the claims. He also signed in to law the Meat Inspection Act of
1906 and the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. These were all government interventions, which is exactly what
the Progressive Movement stressed needed to happen.
3. What was the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906? Explain how this impacted the USA then and today.
In the early 1900s, companies made outrageous claims to sell products that did not work. Many
were also contaminated with opium, alcohol, and other drugs. The Pure Food and Drug Act called
for labels to be backed by truth and the removal of contaminations from products.
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