Chapter 21: The Progressive Reform Era

Chapter 21: The Progressive Reform Era

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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1906- Wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry. (Helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act) 
Upton Sinclair 
Lincoln Steffens 
Jacob Riis 
Frank Norris 

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1 min • 1 pt

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Photographed conditions of the urban poor in “How the Other Half Lives.” Examined the conditions of the poor in America’s cities. 
Upton Sinclair 
Lincoln Steffens 
Jacob Riis 
Frank Norris 

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Who wrote "The Jungle" which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry?
Upton Sinclair 
Lincoln Steffens 
Jacob Riis 
Frank Norris 

4.

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Who photographed conditions of the urban poor in “How the Other Half Lives" which resulted in people examining the conditions of the poor in America’s cities? 
Upton Sinclair 
Lincoln Steffens 
Jacob Riis 
Frank Norris 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Progressives wanted to get rid of political machines. A political machine is
a robot disguised as Boss Tweed
a group who controls the government of an area sometimes by questionable means
a group of wealthy politicians
an organization dedicated to controlling the whole country through bribery & corruption

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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This person was considered a "muckraker" because he/she exposed corruption.
Susan B. Anthony
Jane Addams
Upton Sinclair
Carry Nation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Journalists who exposed corruption and problems in society are called...
Gump Mushers
Muckrakers
Scalawags
Dirt Diggers

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