Progressive Era Review

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What was progressivism?

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a movement of reforms for the problems caused by economic expansion and industrialization

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Journalists who exposed corruption and terrible social conditions were called _______.

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muckrakers

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What three political reforms did progressives push for in state legislatures to make elected officials more responsive to voters? Options: the initiative, the referendum, and the recall, the reformation, the town hall meeting, and the secret ballot, limits to candidates on ballots, review of candidates' abilities, and restriction of voter registration, repeal of property laws for voting, the required open ballot, and the ability to repeal laws passed by legislatures

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the initiative, the referendum, and the recall

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What was the primary concern of female progressives?

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women's suffrage

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How were women eventually granted the nationwide right to vote?

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with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution

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What was the primary goal of the Prohibition Movement?

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laws banning the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol

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Theodore Roosevelt's progressive policies became known as _______.

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the Square Deal

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During the 1902 coal strike, how did Theodore Roosevelt end the dispute between the union and coal mine owners?

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He invited both groups to work together in arbitration.

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How did Theodore Roosevelt try to ensure that trusts were both fair to the public and allowed to operate efficiently?

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He created the Departments of Commerce and Labor to investigate their practices.

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What event prompted Congress to pass the Meat Inspection Act in 1906?

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the publication and popularity of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle