Which of the following best describes a major effect of upton sinclair’s book the jungle?

t created a controversy that led the supreme court to break up a monopoly.
it created a controversy that influenced president roosevelt to take action.
it exposed the scandal of railroad business practices.
it prompted government reform on a state and city level.

The correct answer is B) It created a controversy that influenced President Teddy Roosevelt to take action.

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair was a fictional novel about the poor working conditions of immigrant workers in a Chicago meat packing plant. Even though the character names were fictional, Sinclair based his novel on his firsthand experience in these factories. The working conditions showed the filth and disgusting conditions of this industry who sold this tainted meat to the American citizens.

This inspired Roosevelt to pass the Meat Inspection Act of 1906, resulting in the federal government regulating this industry to ensure certain safety standards were meet in this industry.