Progressives

Someone who investigates and exposes the problems of society

• muckraker

• social gospelist

• social darwinist

• capitalist

Which is was NOT a problem of the Gilded Age?

• advanced technology

• child labor

• political corruption

• monopolies

Reformers who tried to fix the problems of the Gilded Age.

• progressives

• Social Darwinists

• communists

• robber barons

Which is NOT a belief held by progressives?

• laissez faire

• promote social welfare

• make government more democratic

• regulate businesses

Which of the following is a social reform?

• worker's compensation

• referendum

• initiative

• recall

Exposed poor working conditions and unsanitary food processing in meatpacking factories.

• The Jungle

• How the Other Half Lives

• The Octopus

• Shame of Cities

Allows people to put laws directly on the ballot by collecting signatures on petitions.

• initiative

• referendum

• recall

• Galveston plan

Gives voters the power to remove elected officials.

• recall

• referendum

• initiative

• tar & feather

A movement organized by Protestant ministers concerned about the social problems caused by urbanization and industrialization.

• Social Gospel

• Social Darwinism

• muckraking

• Gospel of Wealth

A belief that only the smartest and strongest in society survive.

• Social Darwinism

• Social Gospel

• muckraking

• Progressivism