After the Civil War, writers, photographers, and many other people in the media attempted to convince the government to create new laws. Upton Sinclair attempted to write a Socialist book, describing the immense injustices against the workers, but the American people were more focused on food quality than anything else. So within months, two pieces of legislation resulted from Sinclair's novel: The Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act, both signed into law on June 30th, 1906. Many other writers followed suit and convinced the American people to raise awareness so that the government could change the ways of large industries. The media in the early 20th century raised awareness for the reprehensible monopolies and unsafe working conditions, which led the government to enhance the worker safety and develop anti-trust laws throughout the country. The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair berated the meat packing …show more content…
After the destructive Civil War, instead of the government controlling business, the rich corrupted the government with their money. Ida Tarbell tried to change that by writing about one of the most prominent monopolist, and his business practices: “(He) had never played fair, and that ruined its greatness for me” (Document CC). Ida Tarbell was disgusted by Rockefeller’s unfair and inhumane business practices, and how his company was corrupt with greed. Unfortunately, she was ineffective in her attempt to create change for the workers and the Citizens of the United States. .Rockefeller responded to her writing by insulting her. Rockefeller wanted to portray Tarbell as dishonest: “How wrong for the ‘historian’ to call it a crime, (and)- almost any other historian, it would seem, would blush today to read (what) is written in these very pages”(Document DD) By calling disrespecting Tarbell and ridiculing her, Rockefeller made an Unequivocal decision, allowing him to continue his