The Progressive Era

A main purpose of President Theodore Roosevelt's trust busting policies was to

• reduce corruption in government

• save the nation's banks

• encourage competition in business

• end strikes by labor unions

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

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 actions of Jane Addams, Ida Tarbell, and Booker T. Washington illustrate that reform in the United States has

• utilized a variety of methods to achieve many goals

• depended on support from religious groups

• relied on programs initiated by the Federal Government

• promoted women's suffrage as its main goal

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