Progressive Era in US

In his book How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis focused attention on the living conditions of

• residents of urban slums

• sharecroppers in the South

• Native American Indians on reservations

• small farmers on the Great Plains

Which statement best reflects a political belief of the Progressives?

• The government needs to regulate big business to protect consumers and workers.

• Patronage and special interests keep the wheels of government turning.

• The purpose of politics is to benefit the educated and the wealthy – those people whose interests really matter.

• Beyond maintaining the peace and protecting private property, government should not involve itself in economic issues.

What was the Progressive movement mainly a response to?

• need to improve race relations in the United States

• pressures the United States experienced as a result of becoming a world power

• industrialization and urbanization of the United States

• demands of the post-Civil War Southern leaders for social change

Which idea best expresses the philosophy of Progressive reformers?

• Economic growth should take priority over social concerns.

• Government actions should promote solutions to problems in society.

• Reform should come from private business leaders.

• Labor unions could undermine the free enterprise system.

Which conclusion is most clearly supported by this photograph?

• Textile manufacturing was not important to the national economy.

• State and federal governments did not adequately regulate child labor.

• American factories were less productive than factories in other countries.

• Strict federal safety standards were enforced in factories across the nation.

A writer who publishes articles revealing political corruption were known as a

• nativist

• muckraker

• philanthropist

• abolitionist

Which legislation resulted from the publication of Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle?

• Hepburn Act

• Dawes Act

• Meat Inspection Act

• Interstate Commerce Act

One way in which Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Jacob Riis were similar is that each sought to

• end racial discrimination

• control illegal immigration

• limit government regulations

• expose economic and social abuses

Upton Sinclair, Ida M. Tarbell, and Lincoln Steffens were considered muckrakers because they

• opposed railroad monopolies

• criticized the growing power of labor unions

• raised concerns about the negative effects of industrialization

• supported the need for reforms in education

Which book title is accurately matched with the book's theme?

• Uncle Tom's Cabin—political machine corruption

• The Jungle—Environmental conservation

• How the Other Half Lives—urban poverty

• The Grapes of Wrath—racial dicrimination