U.S. History Semester Review Last Chance

What happened to President McKinley?

• defended the efficiency of big business.

• argued for the establishment of national parks and forests.

• he was assassinated

• encouraged social reform based on the teachings of the Bible.

Which of the following reformers outlined the Social Gospel in a book entitled Christianity and the Social Crisis?

• Jane Addams

• Walter Rauschenbusch

• Upton Sinclair

• Ida Tarbell

In which decade did the number of women employed in manufacturing increase most?

• 1860s

• 1870s

• 1880s

• 1900s

How do the changes shown in this graph relate to Progressive reforms?

• As more women entered the Progressive movement, the number of women workers decreased.

• Progressives encouraged women to leave urban manufacturing jobs to take rural farming jobs.

• As more women entered the industrial workforce, more women began to work for better living and working conditions and voting rights.

• The Women’s Trade Union League organized to limit the number of women working in manufacturing.

What social problem did Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle describe?

• the struggles of black Americans

• the living and working conditions in Chicago’s stockyards

• the ruthless business methods of John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil

• the conflict between California farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad

Many Progressives who followed Walter Rauschenbusch’s Social Gospel program believed that

• government should not regulate business.

• Christianity should be the basis of social reform.

• laws shortening the workweek were unconstitutional.

• child labor encouraged discipline and a strong work ethic.

Which reform resulted from the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?

• a ban on child labor

• antitrust legislation

• workers’ compensation laws

• the spread of settlement houses

Many Progressive reformers targeted city officials who built corrupt organizations called

• trusts

• commissions

• municipal services

• political machines

Industrial workers often labored

• for high wages.

• under ideal conditions.

• with unsafe machinery.

• in well-ventilated factories.

Progressive women reformers worked to

• reduce wages.

• limit the workday.

• overturn the Nineteenth Amendment.

• establish segregated schools in Chicago.