OP 5.1: Progressivism

Multiple Choice

What is a "muckraker"?

• Weather forecaster who predicts hurricanes
• Professional athlete who competes in track and field events
• Chef specializing in seafood dishes
• Journalist who investigates and exposes societal issues, corruption, and scandals

Open Ended

Give an example of a "muckraker". Tell what book they are known for and what did they expose?

Multiple Choice

What were the four goals of "Progressives"?

• Protect social welfare, increase military spending, reform the government

• Social welfare, reduce government intervention, increase government spending, create economic reform

• Limit civil rights, expand nation's borders, reduce government power

• Protect social welfare, promote moral improvement, create economic reform, government reform

Multiple Choice

What is "Social Darwinism"?

• A philosophy emphasizing the importance of cooperation over competition
• A concept promoting the idea of equal opportunities for all individuals
• A theory advocating for the preservation of all species regardless of fitness
• A belief that the strongest or fittest should survive and prosper, while the weak and unfit should be allowed to die off.