Understanding the Progressive Era

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A major goal of the Progressive movement was to:

• stimulate the economy.
• support government control of factory production.
• encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe.
• correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society.

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correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society.

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The goals of muckraking journalists were to

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describe and illustrate the problems within American society.

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The NAACP was created to

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promote the rights of African Americans.

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What was the purpose of labor unions?

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to unite workers fighting for better working conditions

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Who wrote "History of the Standard Oil Company" in 1902, showing how Rockefeller’s rise was based on ruthless business practices? Options: Ida B. Wells, Ida Tarbell, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Ida Tarbell

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Which book is associated with this photo? Options: The Octopus by Frank Norris, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, The Shame of the Cities by Lincoln Steffens 

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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

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Which amendment gave women the right to suffrage (vote)?
Options: 17th Amendment, 18th Amendment, 19th Amendment, 21st Amendment

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19th Amendment

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Who founded the NAACP, a civil rights group that fought for the legal rights of African Americans?

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W.E.B. Dubois

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Which event of the early 1900’s proves the impact of Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle?

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Passage of legislation requiring federal inspection of meat