Question 6 (1 point) "All the fresh air that ever enters these stairs comes from the hall-door that is forever slamming, and from the windows of dark bedrooms that in turn receive from the stairs their sole supply of the elements God meant to be free. __ The sinks are in the hallway, that all the tenants may have access -and all be poisoned alike by their summer stenches. __ When the summer heats come with their suffering they have meaning more terrible than words can tell.... This gap between dingy brick-walls is the yard. That strip of smoke-colored sky up there is the heaven of these people.... A hundred thousand people lived in... tenements in New York last year: Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives, 1890 By the 1910s, the conditions described in the excerpt were most addressed by government unemployment programs acceptance of immigrants by native-born Americans efforts of middle-class reformers d consolidation of large corporations

## Step 1<br />The problem presents an excerpt from Jacob Riis' "How the Other Half Lives," which describes the harsh living conditions in New York City's tenements in the late 19th century. The question asks us to identify the most significant response to these conditions by the 1910s.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />The options provided are:<br />- Government unemployment programs<br />- Acceptance of immigrants by native-born Americans<br />- Efforts of middle-class reformers<br />- Consolidation of large corporations<br /><br />## Step 3<br />We need to consider the historical context of the 1910s and the nature of the conditions described in the excerpt. The conditions were primarily a result of urbanization and industrialization, which led to overcrowded and unsanitary living conditions.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />Given this context, the most likely response to these conditions would be efforts by middle-class reformers. These reformers were often motivated by a sense of social justice and a desire to improve the living conditions of the poor.<br /><br />## Step 5<br />The other options, such as government unemployment programs, acceptance of immigrants by native-born Americans, and consolidation of large corporations, do not directly address the living conditions described in the excerpt.