Progressive practice flashcard

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How did the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire impact labor laws in the United States?

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It led to improved workplace safety standards and fire regulations.

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Roosevelt’s “trust-busting” policies aimed to…

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Regulate and break-up harmful business monopolies to promote fair competition.

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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) established the legal precedent for…

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Racial segregation under the doctrine of “separate but equal.”

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The NAACP was founded to…

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Promote civil rights and challenge racial discrimination through legal action.

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Why did President Theodore Roosevelt support Taft as his successor?

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Roosevelt was confident that Taft would continue his reform program.

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How did muckrakers contribute to the Progressive Era?

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They exposed corruption and social injustices through investigative journalism

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What was a key argument made by supporters of the temperance movement?

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Alcohol consumption led to social problems such as crime and poverty

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How did political machines, such as Tammany Hall, maintain power in cities during the late 19th century?

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By providing jobs and services to immigrants in exchange for votes

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Which of the following best describes President William Howard Taft’s approach to antitrust regulation? He was more aggressive in breaking up monopolies than his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, He refused to challenge business monopolies and trusts, He focused only on labor reform rather than trust-busting, He prioritized U.S. expansion in Latin America over domestic policies

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He was more aggressive in breaking up monopolies than his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt

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This bar graph shows historical trends in the U.S. work force. The trend illustrated in this graph led to a demand to pass laws —

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guaranteeing gender equality in the workplace

Answer explanation

Look at how women are unequal to men in the graph. That should stand out first.