Progressive Era Flashcard

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Who coined the term 'muckraker'?

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Which book exposed the unclean procedures in the Chicago meatpacking industry? Options: Uncle Tom's Cabin, The History of the Standard Oil Company, The Jungle, How the Other Half Lives

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The Jungle

Front

Who wrote a series of articles exposing Standard Oil's unfair business practices?

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Ida Tarbell

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Which muckraker documented the living conditions of the urban poor?

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Jacob Riis

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What was the Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?

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Separate but equal was constitutional

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What did the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution do?

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Provided for the direct election of Senators

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What did the initiative/referendum allow voters to do?

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Suggest and approve laws directly

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Which Progressive reform set a minimum age for employment and restricted child labor?

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Child labor laws

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Who was a key figure in the conservation movement during the Progressive Era?

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Theodore Roosevelt

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What is the economic philosophy that opposes government intervention?

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Laissez-faire