Progressive Era Basics Quiz

When was the Progressive Era?

• Antebellum

• 1865-1877

• 1890-1920

• 1939-1945

What does the NAACP stand for?

• national association for the advancement of colored people

• national association for the argument of college programing

• natural american area of conservation program

Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?

• Susan B. Anthony

• Leah Bosworth

• Alice Paul

• Jane Addams

Who advocated for African Americans to take on menial jobs and earn the respect of white America with hard work ?

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Tupac

• Booker T. Washington

• Kayne

The founder of the NAACP who encouraged African Americans to fight to end segregation.

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Drake

• Lil Nas X

Which long-awaited goal of the women's rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era?

• Women's right to vote

• 17th Amendment

• women's right to drive

• women's right to attend advance schooling (college)

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY! What type of programs would have been offered by a settlement house?

• English Language Class

• How to Sew

• Sports clubs

• How to commit a crime workshop

• Healthcare clinic

The Period in time that was known for intense social and political reform aimed at making progress toward a better society is know as

• Gilded Age

• Progressive Era

• Age of Imperialism

• Reconstruction

All of these were problems confronted during the Progressive Era EXCEPT:

• racism

• women's suffrage

• political corruption

• lack of natural resources

TRUE OR FALSE: Women experienced an increased involvement in social and political reforms during the Progressive Era.

• True

• False