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- 1. Multiple ChoiceProgressive Era is defined as a time period ofshrinking of the US industrial economygrowing support for overseas expansionshifting attitudes about civil rights for minoritieschanging ideas about the functions of the US gov't
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe reform movements of the Progressive Era focused oncivil rights for minority groupspolicies related to isolationismissues related to social injusticeconcerns about conservationism
- 3. Multiple ChoicePolitical change in the Progressive Era was characterized by the expansion of —social welfare programspower for the executive branchindividual rights for more Americascivil rights for American Indian tribes
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich list of Progressive Era presidents is in the correct chronological order by when each served?Wilson, Roosevelt, TaftTaft, Wilson, RooseveltRoosevelt, Taft, WilsonWilson, Taft, Roosevelt
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution give more political power to the individual voter?A It allowed citizens to vote regardless of race, creed, or ethnicity.It established the direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote.It freed citizens to vote without paying a poll tax or passing a literacy test.It allowed for the number of senators per state to be determined by population.
- 6. Multiple Choice17th Amendment, 19th Amendment, & Direct Party Primaries. As a result of the Progressive Era reforms listed above —citizens became more involved in the election processcorporate leaders began campaigning for elected officepolitical bosses gained greater control over local electionsbig business came under additional government regulation
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was one effect of the Progressive Era political reforms of initiative,referendum, and recall?Judicial authority expanding to include administering local elections.Government officials responding to the needs of voters more readily.Women and minorities increasing participation in the political process.Political machines gaining greater influence in local elections and politics.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe writings of W.E.B. DuBois promoted the idea that —African Americans deserved racial equality immediatelyAfrican Americans needed to organize as a political partyAfrican Americans must leave the country to obtain rightsAfrican Americans should seek to gradually gain civil rights
- 9. Multiple ChoiceJournalist and social reformer Ida B. Wells was responsible for exposing the brutality associatedwith —lynchinggamblingchild laboralcohol abuse
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe meat would be shoveled into carts, and the man who did the shoveling would not trouble to lift out a rat even when he saw one— Uptain Sinclair, The Jungle- How did the public respondadvocating for reforms to working conditionsdemanding better school nutrition programscalling for the regulation of the food industryworking for the passage of the 16th Amendment
- 11. Multiple ChoiceHow did the creation of the Progressive Party likely affect the 1912 presidential election results?It proved that a Progressive Party candidate could win in a national election.It contributed to a Democratic Party victory by splitting the Republican Party votes.It forced the Democratic Party to adopt issues that the Progressive Party supported.It created a situation where the Progressive Party won the popular vote but not the election.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich gov't policy was a result of John Muir's National Park Service policy?New education programs were created to study geography and climate.Efforts to annex Alaska were undertaken by the President and Congress.Millions of acres of land were set aside as public property and national parks.Large grants of money were given to agencies dedicated to conservation efforts.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceSherman Anti-Trust Act, Pure Food & Drug Act, Interstate Commerce Act. What describes the relationship between the fed gov't and business?The federal gov't created mandated protections for businesses.The federal gov't gave funding to further business development.The federal gov't took an active part in regulating business practices.The federal gov't passed laws promoting improved working conditions.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe first large-scale effort by the United States government to regulate business involved--Sherman Anti-Trust Act18th AmendmentFood and Drug AdministrationInterstate Commerce Commission
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe Federal Reserve Act of 1913 created a central banking system in the United States withthe responsibility of —collecting of federal income taxesmanaging of interstate commerceenforcing of the Sherman Anti-trust legislationregulating of monetary policy in the U.S
- 16. Multiple ChoiceEfforts during the Progressive Era to gain the right to vote for women included —filing lawsuits with the Supreme Courtstrikes and lobbying federal legislatorsboycotts and conducting public referendumspublic protests and amending the Constitution
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWe the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union. How did reformers reflect to this statement?reformers participated in the democratic process to make change.reformers inspired others to support them by using the free press.reformers supported causes that exemplified the will of the majority.reformers consisted of individuals from various racial and ethnic groups.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThere were men who worked in the cooking-rooms, in the midst of steam and sickening odors, by artificial light; in these rooms the germs of tuberculosis might live for two years." What is being described?horrible conditions many workers facedpathetic quality of housing in many citiesinequalities between the rich and the poorlack of social services available at the time
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAs a part of his attempt to expand political and economic rights for African Americans, W.E.B. DuBois and other prominent Progressive leaders founded the —Freedman’s JournalUnited Negro AllianceLeague of United African American VotersNational Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- 20. Multiple ChoiceJane Addams is best remembered for —writing muckracking articles inspiring social reformcreating social reform programs for the urban poorleading the temperance movement during the early 1900sserving as the first woman representative during the 1800s
- 21. Multiple ChoiceFrances Willard’s efforts as a Progressive reformer included —building settlement housespromoting rights for workersfounding the first college for womenexpanding the temperance movement
- 22. Multiple ChoiceHow did the introduction of electricity affect the workplace in the United States?Businesses relocated to suburban areas.Factories were able to open late into the night.Cottage industries expanded into more homes.Assembly lines were able to move more quickly.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceBuilding subway systems in American cities early in the twentieth century contributed to —faster access to information for Americansa decline in the standard of living for Americansgreater employment opportunities for Americansan increase in issues related to crime for Americans
- 24. Multiple ChoicePolitical Reform, Expanding Voting rights, _____
Which of the following completes the blank?Sherman Antitrust ActIda Tarbell and MuckrakersRecall and ReferendumGovernment Regulation - 25. Multiple ChoiceHow did "recall" affect the Progressive Era?required elected officials to communicate regularly with the publicprovided citizens with more resources to run for officemade elected officials more directly accountable to their constituentscreated new eligibility requirements for candidates for public office
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe 1920 presidential election was significant because—it was the first election in which women could vote.it was the first election in which African Americans could vote.it was the first time the nation elected a president to a third term.it was the first time the nation elected a third party candidate to office.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceHow did the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution give more political power to the individual voter?It allowed citizens to vote regardless of race, creed, or ethnicity.It freed citizens to vote without paying a poll tax or passing a literacy test.It established the direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote.It allowed for the # of senators per state to be determined by population.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceJim Crow and the Great Migration, the Politics of Reform, World War I, and The Roaring Twenties all are events of the —Progressive Era to New Millennium Era.Great Depression and World War II Era.Rise of Industrial America Era.Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for—the growth of big businessinvolvement in foreign warsthe acquisition of foreign territoriesincreased temperance regulations
- 30. Multiple ChoiceMuckrakers were known during the Progressive Era for—opposing political reforms.creating a religious commune.identifying problems within society.promoting the interests of corporations.
- 31. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Sherman Antitrust Actand the Clayton Antitrust ActINCREASE the power of laborunions?encouraged laborers to join the Socialist Party.allowed labor unions tosupport the Democratic Party.required factory owners tohire skilled laborers.enabled labor to strike for better working conditions.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceThe purpose to conserve the scenery and natural objects and the wild life. What agency is being described?U.S. Geological SurveyNational Park ServiceBureau of ReclamationU.S. Border Patrol
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe 19th Amendment gave women the right to—own land.run for office.start businesses.vote in elections.
- 34. Multiple ChoiceBooker T. Washington improved AA lives by ____organizing voter-registration drives for AAsupporting the formation of labor unions by AA workerspromoting vocational training for AAorganizing boycotts of businesses that refused service to AA
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