Chapter 15, Lesson 1 Quiz

Progressivism was partly a reaction against ___________ economics, which emphasized an unregulated free market.

• Conservative

• Free Trade

• Laissez-faire

• Social Darwinist

Alice Paul was arrested after picketing the White House. This was an example of her attempts to __________?

• start a women-only political party

• support Woodrow Wilson

• use protests to force suffrage

• use violence to force suffrage

What or who did Progressives think needed to play a more active role in solving society's problems?

• big business

• social welfare organizations

• the churches

• the government

Wisconsin became a model of political reform under the leadership of __________?

• Charles Edward Russel

• Fredrick W. Taylor

• Jacob Riis

• Robert La Follette

Which progressive government reform allowed voters to demand a special election to remove an elected official from office before his or her term had expired?

• direct primary

• initiative

• recall

• referendum

The Progressive Era occurred from _________ to ________?

• 1865-1900

• 1900-1929

• 1890-1919

• 1890-1900

What two factors did the Progressives believe had caused the nation's social problems?

• Wealth and Immigration

• Agriculture and the Media

• Women's Rights and Discrimination

• Industrialization and Urbanization

The women's movement began in 1848 when they met at a convention in _____________?

• Albany, New York

• Buffalo, New York

• Seneca Falls, New York

• Rochester, New York

The _____th Amendment gave women the right to vote.

• 17th

• 18th

• 19th

• 20th

The ______th Amendment provides for the direct election of U.S. Senators.

• 15th

• 16th

• 17th

• 18th