The Progressive Era

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Primaries, the secret ballot, and the use of referendum and recall were efforts made during the Progressive Era to

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increase citizen participation in government

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Why was President Theodore Roosevelt called a trustbuster?

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Supported legal action against business monopolies

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These were journalists who wrote book and articles that exposed corruption in business and government:
Options: Progressives, Muckrakers, Sensationalists, Investigative reporters

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Muckrakers

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This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s:
Options: Civil War Era, Industrialization Era, Progressive Era, Reconstruction Era

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Progressive Era

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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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Theodore Roosevelt

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What were people supporting by trying to get the 19th Amendment passed?

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Right to vote for women

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

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being corrupt

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

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Racism

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Reforming means

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Changing something for the better

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Conservation is-

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protection of natural resources