Progressive Era Test Study Guide

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The period from 1890 to 1920 during which many Americans saw rapid reform to improve their lives was known as-

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The Progressive Era.

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The 3 main issues that were addressed by the Progressive Movement were:

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1.) Child Labor.

2.) Poor Factory Conditions.

3.) Monopolies.

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The idea that social change and reform are necessary to improve people's lives is known as-

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Progressivism.

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Journalists that went undercover to expose the negative aspects of Industrialization were known as-

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Muckrakers.

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Groups of employees from the same industry or profession that banded together to demand better working conditions were known as-

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Labor Unions.

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Muckraker that helped expose and take down John Rockefeller's oil monopoly.

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Ida Tarbell.

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Muckraker that exposed the terrible meatpacking conditions around the country.

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Upton Sinclair.

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This was the title of Upton Sinclair's book that exposed the terrible conditions of meatpacking factories around the country.

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The Jungle.

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The publishing of Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle directly led to the founding of which government agency?

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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This was a protest in Chicago that turned violent, further dividing the country on the issue of working conditions.

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The Haymarket Riot of 1886.