President Roosevelt’s call to action upon reading Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle is best described as

Sinclair’s novel exposed unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry and prompted public concern. Roosevelt responded by supporting federal inspection and sanitation rules, signing the Meat Inspection Act of 1906. Therefore, his call to action is best described as a movement to ensure sanitary conditions through new legislation.

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