Progressive Era Quiz 1

Theodore Roosevelt

Susan B. Anthony

Ida Tarbell

Upton Sinclair

Jane Addams

Westward Expansion

Gilded Age

Progressive Era

reporters who exposed corruption in business and government

reformers who were motivated by Christianity

captains of industry who crushed competition

reporters who published false information in order to sell newspapers

through mass meetings

through church services

through newspapers

unsanitary practices in the meat industry

anti-competitive strategies used by Standard Oil

problems faced by the poor in cities

human feces and blood

spit, rat excrement, and dirt

pesticides and bleach

leftover rat poison

the water used to make the sausage

the bathroom sink

meat that was about to be sold to the public

sewage from the plant

dirt and rusty nails from the factory

Meat Inspection Act

Pure Food and Drug Act

Interstate Commerce Act

Consumer Health and Safety Act

The government maintained its laissez-faire policy towards the food industry

The government took ownership of struggling drug and food processing companies

The government provided financial assistance to consumers who could not afford safe food and medicine

The government became more active in regulating businesses in order to protect consumers