Progressive Era

In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed

• Dangers faced by coal miners
• Corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
• Unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
• Illegal deals between special interests and the government

Roosevelt’s Square Deal refers to:

• Fair treatment of people in society
• Using the government’s power to help citizens
• Settling issues for the betterment of society
• All of the above

Which of the following best states the goal of prohibitionists?

• To eliminate the sale of alcohol to children
• To eliminate the use of alcohol in society
• To reduce accidents in the workplace
• To reduce the availability of alcohol to minors

Suffrage refers to:

• Discrimination
• Women’s Rights
• The Right To Vote
• The Denial of Voting

What did the Meat Inspection Act accomplish?

• Banned the use of assembly lines
• Allowed the government to have unlimited power
• Cleaned up food producing factories
• Advocated for minority groups

Which of the following marked the end of the progressive era?

• Starting of World War II
• Starting of Vietnam War
• Starting of World War I
• Starting of Iraq War

Which idea of Theodore Roosevelt’s led to the creation of National Parks?

• Meat Inspection Act
• Preservation
• Conservation
• Intimidation

What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?

• 16th
• 17th
• 18th
• 19th

Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?

• Ida Tarbell
• Lewis Hines 
• Jacob Riis
• Upton Sinclair

Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?

• Jacob Riis
• Lewis Hines
• Ida Tarbell
• Upton Sinclair