Progressive Era Part 1

Which of the following best describes Theodore Roosevelt's "Square Deal" during the Progressive Era?

• plan to help the rich expand their wealth at the expense of the middle class

• a plan to help the middle class through conservation, control, and consumer protection

• a plan to increase social programs such as welfare for the lower class

• a plan to dramatically increase the United States' economy by growing the military

What was the name of the organization formed in 1909 by a group of liberal whites and blacks to stop racial discrimination?

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

• Urban League

• Congress of Racial Equality

What did Booker T. Washington believe was the first step toward gaining equality for African-Americans?

• self-reliance through education

• leaving the United States

• economic improvement and voting

• by any means necessary

What was one of the goals of the Progressive Movement?

• regulate and control big business

• decrease the number of immigrants

• trade and build overseas empires

• establish monopolies and limit unions

Which of the following were Progressive Era journalists who investigated corruption and fraud in American business and politics?

• muckrakers

• yellow journalists

• paper tigers

• whistle blowers

What was a negative effect of the industrial revolution?

• increased speed of transportation across the nation

• decreased speed of communication across the nation

• increased environmental pollution across the nation

• decreased number of farmers needed to grow crops across the nation

How did cotton mills impact economic development in North Carolina?

• Cities grew rapidly as many people moved to work in large cotton mills

• Cotton mills prevented railroads from coming to the state

• Cotton mill jobs helped provide equality for all people in the state

• DTourists visited cotton mills and brought additional income

Which best describes factory jobs in the late 1800’s?

• regulated and crowded

• dangerous and unhealthy

• skilled and full benefits

• fair pay for men and women

When immigrants came to the United States why did they often choose to settle in cities, even if conditions were below standard?

• They were forced by the US government to live in certain places.

• They all came from cities so they did not know any different.

• They could easily find land on which they could farm.

• They could find work more easily because of the number of factories.

What was the purpose of labor unions?

• to make sure that businesses made a large profit

• to unite business owners to fight the government

• to unite workers fighting for better working conditions

• to recruit women and children into dangerous jobs