Progressive Era

Which of these is NOT true of the Progressive Era?

• It appealed to people from both major political parties.
• It involved attempts to solve problems created by the Gilded Age.
• It involved a belief in the use of science to solve social problems.
• It went against Christian ideology, so Christians opposed it.

Which of these was NOT an issue the Progressive Age tried to solve?

• the growing power of the federal government
• unsafe conditions in meat packing industry
• poverty           
• the disenfranchisement of women

Which of these was NOT one of the four broad goals of Progressivism?

• protecting social welfare
• preventing muckraking
• creating economic reform
• fostering efficiency in factories

The WCTW was concerned with two main issues, prostitution and ________.

• slavery           
• racism
• prohibition   
• corruption

Which of these was NOT a strategy used by women to gain suffrage?

• They pursued court cases to test the 14^th amendment
• They tried to convince state legislatures to grant women the right to vote
• They attempted a violent overthrow of the US government
• They pushed for a national constitutional amendment to grant suffrage

Which of these was NOT an issue that was exposed by Muckrakers?

• the plight of farmers
• political corruption
• dangerous factory conditions
• ruthless Standard Oil business practices

Which Muckraker’s work was particularly effective because he/she used hundreds of photos?

• Ida Tarbell
• Thomas Nast
• Jacob Riis
• Upton Sinclair

Which of these was NOT a technique used by Progressive Era Muckrakers?

• undercover work     
• yellow journalism
• photojournalism
• vivid descriptive language

Which of these was NOT an issue addressed by Theodore Roosevelt’s “Square Deal”?

• racism           
• public health
• railroad regulation
• conservation

Which of these did NOT happen as a result of The Jungle?

• Jim Crow laws were passed in Southern States.
• The public became aware that their canned meat might be contaminated.
• The Meat Inspection Act was passed.
• The Pure Food & Drug Act was signed into law.