Progressives STAAR Review

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The 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to:

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Vote in all federal and state elections

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Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle exposed the unsanitary conditions in: The meatpacking industry, The textile industry, The steel industry, Coal mines

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The meatpacking industry

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The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was passed as a direct result of: The findings of the The Jungle regarding unsafe food processing

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The findings of the The Jungle regarding unsafe food processing

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Initiative, referendum, recall, and direct primaries-

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allowed citizens to participate more in the democratic process

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W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the founders of which influential organization?

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The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

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Which of the following was a consequence of the 18th Amendment? A decrease in organized crime and speakeasies, Increased government regulation of the alcohol industry, A rise in organized crime and illegal alcohol production, The formation of a national temperance party

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A rise in organized crime and illegal alcohol production

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The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was designed to:

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Break up monopolies and prevent anti-competitive business practices

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Which of the following was a key goal of the National Park Service, established in 1916? To encourage urban expansion, To conserve the nation's natural resources and preserve national parks, To regulate the use of coal and oil on public lands, To promote agricultural development in national forests

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To conserve the nation's natural resources and preserve national parks

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Which reform was primarily focused on limiting the use of child labor in factories?

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The Keating Owen Act

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The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 was the first federal law aimed at:

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Regulating the prices charged by railroads for freight and passenger services