Question

Jane Addams and Jacob Riis were most notable for their efforts to

(1) treat the wounded in World War I
(2) stop the spread of diseases in Latin America
(3) legalize birth control for women
(4) aid the urban poor

Answer 1

Jane Addams and Jacob Riis were known for their efforts to aid the urban poor through initiatives such as founding settlement houses and exposing the conditions in tenements.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jane Addams and Jacob Riis were most notable for their efforts to aid the urban poor. Jane Addams founded Chicago's Hull House in 1889, providing social services, education, and health care to working-class women and their children. Jacob Riis, through his book 'How the Other Half Lives', exposed the abject poverty in tenement slums and contributed to the passing of laws to improve tenements in New York.

Answer 2

Answer: Aid to the urban poor