Gilded Age and Progressive Era Review

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Between 1865 and 1900, how did the growth of industry affect American society?

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The urban population increased.

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In his book, How the Other Half Lives, what did muckraker Jacob Riis expose?

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social ills of life in New York City’s tenements

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The Progressive movement (1900–1920) was primarily a response to problems created by

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industrialization

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Nativism in the late 19th century was motivated primarily by

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hostility toward immigrant workers

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Between 1881 and 1921, one major cause of the increasing number of immigrants to the United States was the

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increased job opportunities in industry

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Between 1880 and 1920, where did the majority of the "new" immigrants to the United States come from?

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southern and eastern Europe

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A major purpose of the Progressive movement (1900–1917) was to

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correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society

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One way in which Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Jacob Riis were similar is that each sought to

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expose economic and social abuses

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Which book was responsible for prompting the investigation illustrated in this cartoon?

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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

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Which statement best expresses President Theodore Roosevelt's philosophy on regulating big business?

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Abusive trusts should be broken up by a vigilant federal government.