The correct answer is D, that to encourage people to take action against widespread corruption
The "Muckrakers" were crusading journalists, authors and photographers who published their work in order to raise awareness on social issues and injustice. Other muckrakers highlighted the deficiencies in the political system. Their newspapers, articles and photographs led to the formation of influence groups sparking a series of reforms during the Progressive Era (1890 - 1920). Raising awareness of social injustice, corruption and inequality and the abuse of political power was their main goal in order to bring about the reform.
The one that was a factor in the U.S entry in world war I was :
B. the sinking of the Lusitania
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The articles created a very losely based country that would not survie
also the states were in full control and they would not pay the federal goverment taxes which would have left the goverment broke
