Progressive Era 2021

During what era did reformers try to solve the problems of the Gilded Age?

• Great Depression

• Progressive Era

• WWII

• Cold War

What two laws provided more government regulation in business and protected consumers against monopolies?

• Pure Food & Drug Act / Chinese Exclusion Act

• 17th Amendment / 19th Amendment

• Interstate Commerce Act / Anti-Sherman Trust Act

• Pendleton Act / Homestead Act

As a result of the Interstate Commerce Act, Sherman Anti-Trust Act, and Pure Food & Drug Act what happened to the government's role in regulating business?

• It decreased

• It stayed the same

• It increased

What nickname was given to reporters like Upton Sinclair who investigated and expose abuse and corruption?

• Muckrakers

• Suffragettes

• Abolitionists

• Nativisits

What publication by Upon Sinclair expanded the role of the government to take responsibility for the safety of consumers?

• The Jungle

• How the Other Half Lives

• The History of the Standard Oil Company

• The Pentagon Papers

What agency was created in response to Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle?

• Food and Drug Administration

• Interstate Commerce Commission

• Sherman Anti-Trust Act

• Civil Rights Commission

What groups demanded safer working conditions, reasonable work hours, and better pay during the Progressive Era?

• Robber barons

• Captains of Industry

• Labor Unions

• Nativists

What amendment established an income tax?

• 16th

• 17th

• 18th

• 19th

What political parties' ideas were often adopted by one of the larger political parties?

• Progressives & Populists

• Democrats & Republicans

• Communists & Green Party

• Anarchists & Nativists

What law ensure civil service reform by requiring individuals to take a test to obtain a government job?

• Pure Food & Drug Act

• Sherman Anti-Trust Act

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Pendleton Act