USHC 4.6 - PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT

USHC 4.6 - PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT

Multiple Choice

What settled the issue of women's suffrage in the United States?

• The passage of the 19 Amendment giving women the right to vote in all local, state, and national

  elections.

• The passage of the Mann Act making it a crime to transport a woman across state lines for "immoral

  purposes."

• The founding of the Women's Peace Party as a forum for women to register objections to World War

  I.

• The founding of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union to improve conditions in textile

  mills.

Multiple Choice

Which belief best mirrors the philosophy of the Progressive Movement?

• Labor unions are unnecessary because workers deserve the treatment they receive.

• An open immigration policy is the best way to maintain good trade relations around the world.

• The government should regulate businesses in order to protect workers and consumers.

• The nation should avoid global involvement and instead focus on domestic problems.

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the Theodore Roosevelt's "Bull Moose" party in the presidential election of

1912?

• A wave of write-in votes for Roosevelt enabled him to defeat Taft and Wilson and win the election asa third party candidate.

• The Republicans renamed their party the "Bull Moose Party" and supported Roosevelt, but

  abandoned the name after he lost to Wilson.

• Roosevelt's entry into the election as a third party candidate split the Republican vote and helped Democrat Woodrow Wilson win the election.

• The Bull Moose Party was the first third party to run a candidate for office in a national election.

Multiple Choice

During the Progressive Era, how did Congress attempted to create a fair taxation process?

• by setting property tax rates

• by establishing a progressive income tax

• by enacting high tariffs on imports

• by adopting a flat tax rate

EOC REVIEW QUESTIONS

Multiple Choice

The creation of the Federal Reserve System in the early 1900s had what impact on the role of government?

• It allowed the government to have more control over imports and exports.

• It expanded the government’s control over the nation’s money supply.

• It reduced the government’s ability to regulate industry.

• It prevented the government from breaking up strikes.

Multiple Choice

During the Progressive Era, what was the purpose of books and articles published by people who were

nicknamed muckrakers?

• to encourage settlement in the West

• to increase awareness of social problems in the nation

• to encourage Americans to end the practice of imperialism

• to promote African American culture

Multiple Choice

A major goal of the Progressive movement was to

• Increase the influence of corporations on government

• Reduce the surpluses produced by farmers

• Encourage the growth of labor unions

• Eliminate unfair business practices

Multiple Choice

The Clayton Antitrust Act, Pure Food & Drug Act, and the 19 Amendment are all associated with what era?

• the Great Society

• the New Deal

• the Progressive Movement

• the Lost Generation

Multiple Choice

How did Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle, influence members of Congress?

• It convinced them to pass laws to ensure food quality.

• It prompted them to enforce the Sherman Antitrust Act.

• It encouraged them to remove corrupt public officials from office.

• It forced them to recognize the legality of labor unions.

Multiple Choice

Which goal of the women's rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era?

• the right to vote

• equal pay for equal work

• equal access to education opportunities

• the right to own property