Progressive Era

One way in which Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller are similar is that they both

• served in the United States Congress

• Gave large sums of money to charitable causes

• treated their workers with respect

• Made fortunes in the automobile industry

During the late 1800s, the use of child labor in United States factories was most opposed by

• parents

• Nativist

• labor unions

• factory owners

Which event of the early 1900’s is evidence that Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle had an important impact on the United States?

• adoption of reforms in public education

• passage of legislation limiting immigration

• adoption of the 18th amendment establishing Prohibition

• passage of legislation requiring Federal inspection of meat

A valid generalization about reform movements throughout United States history is that

• reform movements have failed to use the media effectively

• most successful reform movements affect relatively few people

• many reform movements have led to long-lasting changes in society

• most reform movements have had little impact on the economy

After the Civil War, one way business leaders tried to eliminate competition was by

• forming monopolies or trusts

• developing overseas markets

• increasing the prices of their products

• paying high wages to their workers

Muckrakers contributed to the rise of Progressivism in the early years of the 20th century by

• challenging big government and urging a return to past conditions

• exposing widespread corruption in business and government

• writing favorable biographies about wealthy Americans

• aligning themselves with the women’s suffrage movement

In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly through their

• frequent acts of civil disobedience

• activities as government officials

• publication of articles and books

• control over factories

In the period from 1865 to 1900, the United States Government aided the development of the West by

• maintaining free and unlimited coinage of silver

• offering low-interest loans to businesses

• granting land to railroad companies

• providing price supports for farm products

A major goal of reformers during the Progressive Era was to

• end segregation in the South

• correct the abuses of big business

• limit immigration from Latin America

• enact high tariffs to help domestic industry grow

The common purpose of these legislative acts was to

• protect the nation’s natural resources

• improve conditions for recent immigrants to the United States

• advance the growth of big business

• promote the general welfare of the American public