Progressive Era | 2.6K plays

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Multiple Choice

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These were journalists who wrote book and articles that exposed corruption in business and government:

Progressives

Muckrakers

Sensationalists

Investigative reporters

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Multiple Choice

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This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s:

Civil War Era

Industrialization Era

Progressive Era

Reconstruction Era

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Multiple Choice

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This U.S. president made significant contributions to breaking up big business during the Progressive Era:

Howard Taft

Woodrow Wilson

William McKinley

Theodore Roosevelt

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Multiple Choice

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Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?

because of the negative impact of industrialization

because of the negative impact of the civil war

because industrial tycoons were appalled by the conditions of factories

because the American people were disillusioned by WWI

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Multiple Choice

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What goal are you trying to achieve if you're looking to make urban reforms?

getting rid of a capitalistic economy

eliminating political machines/bosses

conservation of natural resources

ending racial discrimination

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Why did we want to get rid of political machines?

it was too easy to be corrupt and it was considered to be undemocratic

people didn't participate in the elections

there wasn't anyone willing to become a part of the machines

most people thought they were too much like a labor union

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Multiple Choice

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People who were trying to get the 19th Amendment passed were supporting what?

Right to vote for 18 year olds

Right to vote for African Americans

Right to vote for women

Right to vote for those in prison

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Multiple Choice

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Those who wanted to make economic reform may have been concerned about which issue?

the influence of monopolies and trusts

eliminating political machines/bosses

conservation of natural resources

ending racial discrimination

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Multiple Choice

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What was the name of the political machine in NYC in the 1800s?

Rockefeller Hall

Carnegie Hall

Ordway Hall

Tammany Hall

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Multiple Choice

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Someone who uses their position as an elected official to engage in fraudulent activities could be accused of:

being corrupt

being ambitious

being controlling

being monopolistic

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Multiple Choice

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Women like Alice Paul participated in which movement?

African American suffrage

Immigrant rights

Women's suffrage

Prohibition

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Multiple Choice

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People like W.E.B. du Bois participated in the movement against what?

Racism

Women's suffrage

Child Labor

Prohibition

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Multiple Choice

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What was Jacob Riis reveal to the public through his book, How The Other Half Lives?

living conditions of the tenement buildings in New York

working conditions of a textile mill

food production of a meatpacking plant

medical care of soldiers in WWI

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Multiple Choice

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What does the power of referendum give voters the right to do?

select a candidate to run in the general election

to propose a law by getting signatures on a petition

remove elected officials from public office

to approve or reject a law (especially one that imposes taxes)

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Which of the following is an example of a federal reform made during the Progressive Era?

taking over city utilities

establishing national parks

creating settlement houses in poor communities

providing jobs for young, single men

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