Ch. 19 Political Reform and the Progressive Era

Why were most national parks located in the West?

• Roosevelt spent a great deal of time n this region.

• Roosevelt wanted to put a stop to the activities of lumber companies.

• The West had more open space and less urbanization.

• Conservationists in the West lobbied harder than those in the East.

Which of the following statements helps you draw a conclusion about the effects of industrialization?

• The conservation movement protected wilderness areas damaged by industrial growth.

• The Industrial Revolution in the US started in the 19th century.

• New inventions contributed to the rise of industrialism in the US.

• Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller were major American industrialists.

Reformers in the Gilded Age criticized the spoils system because it

• reduced the power of muckrakers.

• spread corruption.

• reduced the number of government appointments.

• led to the rise of progressives.

A way for people to vote directly on a proposed new law is a

• primary.

• referendum.

• recall.

• initiative.

Theodore Roosevelt's nickname for reform journalists and novelists was

• recorders.

• muckrakers.

• reformers.

• progressives.

Which statement summarizes how Populists and Progressives are related in time?

• After Progressivism failed, the Populist Party was established.

• Populism dominated American politics during the last half of the 19th century.

• The Populist Party supported many of the political reforms that were later part of the Progressive platform.

• Progressives and Populists formed a new political party in the middle of the 19th century.

Which of the following amendments doubled the number of voters in the US?

• 16th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Women first received equal suffrage in the

• South.

• East.

• West.

• North.

What was happening in American politics while support for women's suffrage was increasing?

• The spoils system dominated city and state governments throughout the nation.

• The Progressive movement was growing.

• The labor union movement was growing.

• Immigration to the US from Europe was decreasing.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a new opportunity for women in the late 1800s?

• Women formed organizations that promoted reforms.

• Women entered the new profession of social work.

• Women won the right to vote in most states.

• Women became lawyers and doctors.