Question

(the jungle) book by upton sinclair exposing the meat - packing industry is released; (____) required meat and meat products to be slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions; (__) banned foreign and interstate traffic in adulterated or mislabeled food and drug products; ( amendment) - gave federal government the power to levy income taxes; civil rights organization (__) is founded by w. e. b. du bois; (__) amendment - requires direct election of us senators; (__) amendment - prohibits alcohol from being produced and distributed in the us; (____) amendment - womens suffrage; presidency of theodore roosevelt; presidency of william howard taft; election which split the republican party (bull moose). democrats win

Explanation:

Each entry is matched to the correct historical event/legislation based on U.S. Progressive Era history:

1. The 1906 book by Upton Sinclair exposing meatpacking is already correctly filled.
2. 1907 legislation regulating meat processing is the Meat Inspection Act.
3. 1906 legislation banning adulterated food/drugs is the Pure Food and Drug Act.
4. 1909 amendment allowing federal income tax is the 16th Amendment.
5. The 1909 civil rights group founded by W.E.B. Du Bois is the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).
6. 1912 amendment for direct Senate elections is the 17th Amendment.
7. The amendment banning alcohol production/distribution is the 18th Amendment (ratified 1919).
8. The amendment establishing women's suffrage is the 19th Amendment (ratified 1920).
9. The election splitting the Republican Party (Bull Moose) is the 1912 U.S. Presidential Election.

Answer:

1. (The Jungle) - already correct
2. (Meat Inspection Act)
3. (Pure Food and Drug Act)
4. (16th)
5. (NAACP / National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
6. (17th)
7. (18th)
8. (19th)
9. 1912 U.S. Presidential Election