Progressivism and Imperialism Test

What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?

• 16th
• 17th
• 18th
• 19th

When was the Progressive Era?

• Antebellum
• 1865-1877
• 1900-1920
• 1933-1945

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

Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?

• Teddy Roosevelt
• Taft
• Woodrow Wilson
• Luke Skywalker

Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol

• 17th Amendment
• 18th Amendment
• 19th Amendment
• 21st Amendment

The Spanish-American war (1898) marked a turning point in American foreign policy because the United States-

• developed a plan for peaceful coexistence

• refused to become a colonial power

• emerged as a new world power

• pledged neutrality in future European conflicts

What was a primary reason for the establishment of the Open Door policy?

• Protect U.S. trade in China

• gain control of the Panama Canal Zone

• encourage Chinese immigrants to the U.S.

• improve relations with China

The publication of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair in 1906 was important in getting members of Congress to-

• support conservation of public lands

• establish a system for meat inspection

• legalize strikes by labor unions

• enact stronger anti-trust laws

What was the goal of those who supported the Seventeenth (17th) Amendment, providing the direct election of U.S. Senators?

• make the Senate more responsive to the people

• base Senate representation on state populations

• provide equal voting to minority groups

• expand the power of the legislative branch

The Sixteenth (16th) Amendment created_______________________.

• Federal Reserve System

• power of referendum and recall

• Federal Trade Commission

• federal income tax