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- 1. Multiple Choice
The banning of alcohol.MuckrakingAntitrust
Nativism
Prohibition
Graft
- 2. Multiple ChoiceBanned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol17th Amendment18th Amendment19th Amendment21st Amendment
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe Progressive Era could best be summed up as...an era that experienced massive job loss due to the collapse of the economy.an era that placed a great emphasis on reforming the corruption and injustices throughout American society.an era where the US started the "war on terror"an era where there was no government regulation on American businesses.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThough Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois both believed in improving conditions for African Americans through education, in what way did their views differ?Du Bois believed African Americans needed to learn a trade/skill, while Washington believed African Americans needed to attend college and become highly educated.Du Bois believed African Americans needed protect their right to vote, while Washington fought for African Americans to be paid equal to whites.Du Bois believed African Americans needed to protect their right to vote, while Washington pushed African Americans to learn a trade/skill and become economically independent.Washington believed African Americans should violently protest for their right to vote, while Du Bois believed African Americans should be patient and wait for government to protect their right to vote.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the role of muckrakers in society?Muckrakers were members of the Presidential cabinet responsible for solving society’s problems.Muckrakers were government officials who were blamed for society’s problems.Muckrakers were journalists who wrote about the worst problems in society and provoked the public to respond.Muckrakers were workers who were sent in to replace workers on strike.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe primary goal of the NAACP was:Voting rights for womenBetter working conditionsRegulation of banksEquality among the races
- 7. Multiple ChoiceOne of the major goals of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was tolimit the amount of sugar in snack products.protect farmers from bankruptcy due to changing food prices.control the price put on beverages and food products.ensure that products were labeled accurately.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhen was the Progressive Era?
before the Civil War
1865-18771890-19201920-1945 - 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?16th17th18th19th
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?Jacob RiisLewis HinesIda TarbellUpton Sinclair
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho advocated for African Americans to take on menial jobs and earn the respect of white America with hard work ?WEB Du BoisMarcus GarveyBooker T. WashingtonNat Turner
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an initiative?People have the right to remove a politician from officePeople have the right to choose who will run for PresidentPeople have the right to propose a new lawPeople have the right to veto or accept a law passed by the government
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a Referendum?People have the right to remove an elected official from officePeople have the right to choose who will run for PresidentPeople have the right to propose their own lawAny law passed by the government can be voted on for approval or veto by the people
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a Recall?People have the right to choose who will run for PresidentPeople have the right to remove an elected official from officePeople have the right to propose a new lawPeople have the right to vote on any law passed by their government for approval/veto
- 15. Multiple ChoiceKey Reforms of the Progressive Era
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact America?A system of separate schools for new immigrantsThey gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of governmentMore sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class - 16. Multiple ChoiceTo preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resourcesPrecipitationConfurionConservationInfusion
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?Did NOT want religious freedomHoped for economic opportunity (to make money)Wanted LESS diversityWanted to live more simply
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow was Angel Island different from Ellis Island?Main station for European immigrantsMain station for Chinese immigrantsLocated on the EAST coastPeople were only there a few hours
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhy did immigrants often live in neighborhoods with others from their homelands?It was illegal to live anywhere elseThey didn't want to be in the USIt made their adjustment to their new life easierNo other housing was avaliable
- 20. Multiple Choice
Where were most immigrants from during the Progressive Era?
Africa
Asia
Mexico, Cuba, Puerto RicoEurope - 21. Multiple Choice
This court case challenged the segregation laws (and lost).
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Jim Crow vs. Georgia
Brown vs. Board of Education
Johnson vs. Smith
- 22. Multiple ChoiceImmigration push factors are…reasons people come to a new placereasons people leave their homelandsreasons people begin workingreasons people stop working
- 23. Multiple ChoiceImmigration pull factors are…reasons people come to a new placereasons people leave their homelandsreasons people begin workingreasons people stop working
- 24. Multiple Choice
Why did Americans discriminate against the Chinese?
There owned all the businesses in CaliforniaThey had a lot of money when they came to U.S.They opened too many restaurantsThey held onto their culture (language, food, clothing) & they thought they would take their jobs - 25. Multiple Choice
What was the first Immigration Law to limit regional immigration to the United States?
Italian Exclusion Act of 1882Irish Exclusion Act of 1882Japanese Exclusion Act of 1882Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 - 26. Multiple ChoiceWhere did most immigrants live?Most lived in farming communitiesMost lived in the suburbsMost lived in big citiesMost lived around lakes
- 27. Multiple Choice
Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall are examples of
Political machines
Civil service system
NAACP
Federal Trade Commission
- 28. Multiple ChoiceIn cities, immigrants learned English and were taught American fashion, food, and social traditions. This process is called...AmericanizationNativismEthnocentrismAmerican Exceptionalism
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the push-back against the influx of immigrants referred to as?NativismExceptionalismAmericanizationInclusion
- 30. Multiple Choice
Whites Only Water Fountain .... this sign represents what laws in the South
Integration
Lincoln Laws
Reconstruction
Jim Crow
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name given to Roosevelt's plan to keep the wealthy from taking advantage of the poor?Circle DealSquare DealNew DealRoosevelt Deal
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do?Gave women the right to vote.Gave former slaves and free blacks the right to vote.Gave Congress the ability to tax the income of AmericansAllowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do?Gave women the right to voteGave former slaves and free blacks the right to voteGave Congress the ability to tax the incomes of AmericansGave citizens the ability to vote directly for their U.S. Senators
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Federal Reserve Act (1913) do?Created a Federal Board and series of banks to manage fundsCreated large areas of land that were protected from developmentCreated a federal department to inspect food and medicineCreated an tax on the personal incomes of Americans
- 35. Multiple ChoiceAnother name for the Progressive PartySquare DealBull MooseconservationGOP
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