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- 1. Multiple Choice
In his book How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis focused attention on the living conditions of
residents of urban slums
sharecroppers in the South
Native American Indians on reservations
small farmers on the Great Plains
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which statement best reflects a political belief of the Progressives?
The government needs to regulate big business to protect consumers and workers.
Patronage and special interests keep the wheels of government turning.
The purpose of politics is to benefit the educated and the wealthy – those people whose interests really matter.
Beyond maintaining the peace and protecting private property, government should not involve itself in economic issues.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What was the Progressive movement mainly a response to?
need to improve race relations in the United States
pressures the United States experienced as a result of becoming a world power
industrialization and urbanization of the United States
demands of the post-Civil War Southern leaders for social change
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which idea best expresses the philosophy of Progressive reformers?
Economic growth should take priority over social concerns.
Government actions should promote solutions to problems in society.
Reform should come from private business leaders.
Labor unions could undermine the free enterprise system.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which conclusion is most clearly supported by this photograph?
Textile manufacturing was not important to the national economy.
State and federal governments did not adequately regulate child labor.
American factories were less productive than factories in other countries.
Strict federal safety standards were enforced in factories across the nation.
- 6. Multiple Choice
A writer who publishes articles revealing political corruption were known as a
nativist
muckraker
philanthropist
abolitionist
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which legislation resulted from the publication of Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle?
Hepburn Act
Dawes Act
Meat Inspection Act
Interstate Commerce Act
- 8. Multiple Choice
One way in which Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Jacob Riis were similar is that each sought to
end racial discrimination
control illegal immigration
limit government regulations
expose economic and social abuses
- 9. Multiple Choice
Upton Sinclair, Ida M. Tarbell, and Lincoln Steffens were considered muckrakers because they
opposed railroad monopolies
criticized the growing power of labor unions
raised concerns about the negative effects of industrialization
supported the need for reforms in education
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which book title is accurately matched with the book's theme?
Uncle Tom's Cabin—political machine corruption
The Jungle—Environmental conservation
How the Other Half Lives—urban poverty
The Grapes of Wrath—racial dicrimination
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