The Progressive Era

What term described a group of reformers who worked to improve social and political problems in the late 1800's and early 1900's?

• Progressives 
• Civil Rights Activist 
• Reformers 
• Corrupt Crusaders 

What term described journalist who exposed corruption and problems of society?

• Suffragists 
• Muckrakers 
• Populists 
• Corrupt Reporters 

Who exposed unsanitary practices in the meat processing industry in their novel, The Jungle?

• Ida Tarbell 
• Jacob Riis
• Upton Sinclair 
• William Tweed 

What was the result of the Homestead strike?

• the workers received the benefits they wanted
• Andrew Carnegie closed his steel plants
• violent conflicts erupted, and the union lost
• the workers and employers came to a civilized agreement

All of the following were new powers given to voters during the Progressive Era except_________

• Referendum
• Recall
• Temperance 
• Initiative

After the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, new laws fought to do which of the following?

• Improve sanitation and fire safety in the workplace
• eliminate child labor across the country
• Improve wages
• Improve benefits and vacations

The 19^th Amendment improved the lives of American women by ______________

• raising their workplace wages
• allowing them to vote
• offering them easy access to college and further education
• allowing them to join the army and the navy 

Which of the following enforced segregation?

• Segregation Codes
• Jim Crow Laws 
• Suffrage 
• 13th Amendment 

Which of the following individuals founded the NAACP?

• Rosa Parks 
• Booker T. Washington 
• W.E.B. DuBois 
• Martin Luther King 

The 18^th Amendment was responsible for ....

• establishing safer working conditions for children.
• banning the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
• giving women the right to vote.
• destroying all the political machines in the USA.