Progressive Era Wayground Slides

Multiple Choice

What role did muckrakers play in addressing the issues caused by industrialism in the early 1900s?

• They supported industrialism

• They ignored corruption

• They exposed corruption

• They promoted business

Match

Match the Muckraker to their description

• Wrote The Jungle about meatpacking Industry

• Wrote about the corruption in Standard Oil Company

• Wrote How the Other Half Lives about the terrible living conditions in tennements

Upton Sinclair

Ida Tarbell

Jacob Riis

• Upton Sinclair

• Ida Tarbell

• Jacob Riis

Match

Match the Muckraker to their impact

• Food Safety laws including Meat Inspection and Pure Food and Drug Act

• Laws created requiring windows, plumbing, more space

• Antitrust laws applied to break up monopolies

Upton Sinclair

Jacob Riis

Ida Tarbell

• Upton Sinclair

• Jacob Riis

• Ida Tarbell

Multiple Choice

What were the consequences of companies like Standard Oil creating trusts and monopolies?

• Reduced competition

• Increased competition

• More options for consumers

• Lower prices for consumers

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the farmers uniting to form the Populist Party?

• To solve their economic problems

• To create a new political party

• To support industrialization

• To promote urbanization

Multiple Choice

What were the main demands of the Populists regarding economic reforms?

• Unlimited coinage of gold

• Graduated income tax

• Government ownership of banks

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Study the cartoon depiction of Boss Tweed, and then answer the question below.

With which statement would the artist most likely agree?

• Political machines generated essential tax revenue.

• Political machines used money to influence voters.

• Boss Tweed was criticized for his political views.

• Boss Tweed was renowned for his business skill

Multiple Choice

This excerpt is from a civil-service law passed by the U.S. Congress in the 1880s.

Examinations shall be practical in their character, and . . . shall relate to those matters which will fairly test the relative capacity and fitness of the persons examined to discharge the duties of the service into which they seek to be appointed.

—Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883

Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S. history, why did lawmakers believe that this type of reform was needed?

• To address reluctance among citizens to join the military

• To address the fact that many diplomats refused to perform their assigned tasks

• To address concerns about the job skills of recent university graduates

• To address the practice of elected officials awarding jobs to their political allies

Multiple Choice

How does the 17th Amendment give power to the people?

• People get to vote for their senator

• It allows for Federal Income Tax

• It prohibits alcohol

• It grants women the right to vote

Labelling

What effect would complete the chart?

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Unfair poll taxes

Better opportunities

Same schools for everyone

New jobs

Multiple Choice

What was one of the results of Plessy v. Ferguson?

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.

• The Supreme Court never made a ruling.

• The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.

Multiple Choice

How did W. E. B. Du Bois combat prejudice like that described in the excerpt?

• He demanded the passage of women's suffrage.
• He established an early civil rights group.
• He advocated making political compromises with segregationists.
• He sought court orders to protect the rights of voters.

Multiple Choice

What role did Ida B. Wells play in the fight against lynching?

• Co-founder of the NAACP

• Organized an anti-lynching campaign

• Led a crusade against mob rule

• All of the above

Multiple Select

What are the impacts of Third Parties? Choose TWO correct answers!

• They cause major parties to discuss issues

• They have no impact on elections

• They only support one candidate

• They are always successful in elections

• They "split" or divide the vote of a major party

Open Ended

How did the role of government change during the Progressive Era?

Poll

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