APUSH Spring Quiz 5: Progressive Reform Movements

In the late 1800s, many Americans came to support a United States empire overseas because they

• wanted the United States to assist British and German colonization

• thought that importing foreign products would stimulate the United States economy

• sought to spread Protestantism and Anglo-Saxon values

• wanted to create a more diverse society

Many anti-imperialists opposed the annexation of the Philippines in 1898 because they believed that

• United States colonialism in the Philippines was incompatible with the American belief in self-determination

• the Philippines should be returned to Spain

• the Philippine government was planning an alliance with Mexico

• Philippine agriculture would be competing with United States agriculture

The term "muckrakers" was used in the early 20th century to refer to...

• laborers who worked in the meatpacking industry

• baseball players who lost important games on purpose to collect large bribes

• captains of industry who defended the accumulation of wealth in lectures and pamphlets

• journalists who wrote articles exposing political corruption and urban poverty

A key goal of the Progressive movement was to

• transform the United States into an agrarian republic

• abolish slavery

• bring about racial integration in public accommodations

• use government power to regulate industrial production and labor conditions

The leaders of the progressive movement were primarily

• farmers interested in improving agricultural production

• middle-class reformers concerned with urban and consumer issues

• workers concerned with establishing industrial unions

• representatives of industries seeking higher tariffs

Which of the following best characterizes the conservationist approach to the environment that emerged in the Progressive Era?

• Use of federal money to clean up polluted industrial sites

• Passage of legislation to ensure clean air and waterways

• Passage of legislation banning the use of pesticides in agriculture

• Designation of national parks and forests for recreation and managed use