The correct answer is "It created a controversy that influenced President Roosevelt to take action".
Sinclair's "The Jungle", aimed to win the hearts of Americans and lead their convictions towards socialism. However,<u> the biggest impact the book ended up having on the public, was its criticism of the meatpacking industry and exposure of their unsanitary practices</u>.
Although President Roosevelt was outraged at first, he ended up passing the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act to control the situation. In a public release he stated: "Radical action must be taken to do away with the efforts of arrogant and selfish greed on the part of the capitalist."
As president it is compulsory to give the State of the Union address regularly. This is stipulated in Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution, requiring the President to periodically "give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient."
