Progressive Era Review

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What would historians most likely examine when studying a historical era?

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Events that brought about political, economic, and social changes

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How did Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle contribute to a change in the government's role in the economy?

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It led to federal legislation to regulate the food industry.

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Which statement best supports Well's contribution to the civil rights movement?

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She organized resistance to the violence associated with Jim Crow Laws.

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Jeanette Rankin, First Woman Elected to Congress Which statement best reflects the importance of the event in this headline?

• Congress urges the states to ratify a women's suffrage amendment.
• The president promoted women's suffrage to increase state reelection chances.
• Supporters of women's suffrage relied on state court challenges to enact reforms.
• The passage of women's suffrage laws by states encouraged the federal legislation.

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The passage of women's suffrage laws by states encouraged the federal legislation.

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The Progressive Movement supported the idea that the federal government should-

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Regulate big business

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Which government agency was created on August 25, 1916, to conserve scenery, natural and historic objects, and wildlife for future generations? Options: Environmental Protection Agency, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, State Department.

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National Park Service

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Which process led to the situation shown in the cartoon?
Options: Military leaders took government posts, Companies grew to form powerful trusts, Congressional elections were temporarily suspended, Private businesses were seized to become public property

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Companies grew to form powerful trusts

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What was the significance of the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

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It allowed the people to directly elect their senators.

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The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 protected Americans from certain abusive practices of -
Options: banks, corporations, government officials, union leaders

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corporations

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What change in the United States Constitution addressed the concerns expressed by Susan B. Anthony?

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The Nineteenth Amendment recognized women's right to vote.