How did Jacob Riis's book, How the Other Half Lives, affect the urban poor? It forced many states to pass anti-child labor laws. It led to higher wages and better working conditions. It encouraged the passage of prohibition laws to discourage alcoholism. It led many city and state governments to pass laws improving living conditions.

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Phillip Conner

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6 February, 00:27

How did Jacob Riis's book, How the Other Half Lives, affect the urban poor? It forced many states to pass anti-child labor laws. It led to higher wages and better working conditions. It encouraged the passage of prohibition laws to discourage alcoholism. It led many city and state governments to pass laws improving living conditions.

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Renee Cardenas · Answer 1

im not sure i think, It led to higher wages and better working conditions. OR,. It led many city and state governments to pass laws improving living conditions.

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How the Other Half Lives (1890), stimulated the first significant New York legislation to curb poor conditions in tenement housing. It was also an important predecessor to muckraking journalism, which took shape in the United States after 1900.