The Progressive movement depicted above was most directly a reaction to which of the following issues?

Progressive efforts to address the social ills associated with an industrial society.

Outbreaks of food-borne illnesses caused by unsanitary meat-packing industry conditions.

Competition among yellow journalists to sensationalize news to increase newspaper sales.

Laissez-faire economic policies of the Gilded Age.

The Progressive movement depicted above was most directly a reaction to the laissez-faire economic policies of the Gilded Age.