The Progressive Movement TOD p. 2 - 7

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What is a muckraker?

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A journalist who exposed corruption and other problems of the late 1800s and early 1900s

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What was the Progressive Party?

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A 1912 political party started by Teddy Roosevelt that believed that people and government should right the wrongs of the past.

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Which law was not passed to control Big Business? Options: The Sherman Antitrust Act was passed to curb monopolies. The Interstate Commerce Act regulated railroads. 13th Amendment

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The Sherman Antitrust Act was passed to curb monopolies.

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Teddy Roosevelt warned Standard Oil and 44 other trusts that they better be prepared to be ______ up.

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broken

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Theodore Roosevelt said that Big Business needed government ______ to keep them from using bad behavior.

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regulation

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I think Northern Securities Company is a monopoly because it controls nearly every rail line between ______ and the Pacific Northwest.

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Chicago

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Why did Thomas Nast use political cartoons?

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To simplify complex ideas

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What happened to 'Boss' Tweed?

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He was arrested and died in jail.

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Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?

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because of the negative impact of industrialization

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How did muckraking journalism impact society during the Progressive Era?

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It exposed social and political issues, leading to public awareness and reforms.