Progressivism, Imperialism, & WWI

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Which of the following summarizes the goals of the Progressives? Options: reduce the government's involvement in social issues., promotion of laissez-faire policies by not regulating business., correct the problems created by industrialization., promote a total change in the structure of the Constitution.

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correct the problems created by industrialization.

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How did the muckrakers help improve American society?

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publicized the corruption in big business and government.

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The Progressive Era criticized ___________.

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corrupt relationship between government and corporations.

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Which of the following statements was the immediate result of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911 in which 146 people were killed? Options: Breakup of unions by business to create safer working conditions., Laws that required safer working conditions including exit doors that opened out., Creation of the International Ladies Garment Workers union to fight for safety., Alliance between the Republican Party and labor.

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Laws that required safer working conditions including exit doors that opened out.

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Who argued that Jim Crow laws and discrimination denied blacks their constitutional rights?

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W.E.B. Dubois

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Who used non-violent resistance including hunger strikes to fight for the 19th amendment?

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Alice Paul

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Who's book, The Jungle set out to expose the horrible living and working conditions of the meat packing industry?

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Upton Sinclair

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Who wrote a series of articles on the Standard Oil Company that exposed the evils of monopolies in McClure magazine?

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Ida Tarbell

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Who founded the Tuskegee Institute and sought to give blacks vocational and industrial training to increase their economic standing which he argued they needed more than voting?

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Booker T. Washington

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Which amendment established a federal income tax to ensure the rich paid their fair share of taxes?

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16th Amendment