progressive era

Progressives, who were among the strongest critics of injustice in early-twentieth-century America,

received much of their inspiration from

• the Federalists.

• the Greenback Labor party and the Populists.

• foreign nations.

• social Darwinists.

President Theodore Roosevelt branded reporters who tried to uncover to injustice as “muckrakers”

because

• he saw them as trying to clean up society.

• he was annoyed by their excessive zeal

• of their work in the “muck” of the slums.

• of their coverage of the meat-packing industry.

This "muckraker" targeted the United States Senate.

• David G. Phillips

• Ida Tarbell

• Lincoln Steffens

• Ray Stannard Baker

This "Muckraker targeted the Standard Oil Company.

• David G. Phillips

• Ida Tarbell

• Lincoln Steffens

• Ray Stannard Baker

This "muckraker" targeted city governments

• David G. Phillips

• Ida Tarbell

• Lincoln Steffens

• Ray Stannard Baker

This "muckraker" targeted the conditions of blacks.

• David G. Phillips

• Ida Tarbell

• Lincoln Steffens

• Ray Stannard Baker

The two key goals pursued by progressives were to curb the threats posed by _____on the one hand

and _____on the other.

• New Immigrants; blacks

• feminists; patriarchal males

• the social gospel; the gospel of wealth

• trusts; socialists

The progressive movement was instrumental in getting both the Seventeenth and Eighteenth amendments

added to the Constitution. The Seventeenth called for , and the Eighteenth called for .

• prohibition; woman suffrage

• direct election of senators; prohibition

• woman suffrage; income taxes

• income taxes; direct election of senators

Teddy Roosevelt believed that trusts

• could be destroyed without damage to the American economy.

• were greedy for power and wealth.

• were too powerful to be regulated.

• were here to stay with their efficient means of production.

As a part of his reform program, Teddy Roosevelt advocated all of the following except

• control of labor.

• control of corporations.

• consumer protection.

• an end to railroad rebates.