Progressivism & Imperialism

A religious movement that called for social reforms such as the abolition of child labor and better working conditions.

• Progressive Movement

• National Park Service

• Social Gospel Movement

• 19th Amendment

Journalists who exposed practices of monopolies and big business

• Gump Mushers

• Muckrakers

• Scalawags

• Dirt Diggers

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Which of the following defines Yellow Journalism?

• Exposing negative aspects of society to incite change

• Exaggerating or sensationalizing events to sell newspapers

• Investigative journalism rooted in truth

• Fictional writing used to entertain readers

What are three negative effects of Urbanization?

• Safe living structures, adequate food supply, high wages

• Poor sanitation, high crime rates, overcrowding

• Toxic gas, climate change, melting of the polar ice caps

• High employment rates, fewer deaths, higher incomes

Formation of national labor unions in the late 1800's was mainly because of

• passage of laws that supported workers

• laws restricting immigration

• poor working conditions and low wages

• economic depression that led to high unemployment

What were some problems that the people in factories encountered?

• long hours, good pay

• Low wages, long hours, dangerous

• dangerous, long hours, good pay

• low wages, good hours. dangerous

How did the public often perceive unions as the result of events like the Haymarket riot and the Homestead strike?

• The unions were viewed as champions of the common man

• The unions were viewed as persecuted victims

• The unions were viewed as social radicals promoting violence and anarchy

• The unions were viewed as being treated unfairly by the government

Tammany Hall participated and carried out various forms of corruption to remain in office. Choose the 2 correct examples of political corruption used.

• To earn votes, Tammany Hall registered all minorities within their districts to vote in elections.

• Members of Tammany Hall provided services and goods to immigrants in exchange for votes.

• Voters were required to provide members with minority candidates for office to keep maximum votes within Tammany Hall.

• Voters were encouraged to go to the polls multiple times to vote in various names to increase voter turnout for Tammany Hall.

• Members of Tammany Hall used compassion for immigrants, not intimidation to earn votes on election day.

The political cartoonist responsible for helping bring down Boss Tweed & Tammany Hall was

• Schuyler Colfax

• Thomas Nast

• Hamilton Fish

• Horatio Seymour

Who exposed government corruptions with his political cartoons?

• Boss Tweed

• Thomas Nast

• Aflred Ely Beach

• Tammany Hall