The Progressive Era part one

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

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

Muckrakers fought corruption by

• arousing public opinion.
• taking control of large corporations.
• running for political office.
• forming good-government leagues.

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

Which person was a famous progressive journalist?

• Andrew Carnegie

• Upton Sinclair

• John D. Rockefeller

• The Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt

What was Jacob Riis reveal to the public through his book, How The Other Half Lives?

• living conditions of the tenement buildings in New York

• working conditions of a textile mill

• food production of a meatpacking plant

• medical care of soldiers in WWI

Proved that when a strike threatened public welfare, the federal government could step in and disputes could be solved peacefully

• Homestead Strike
• 1902 Coal Strike
• The Great Strike of 1877
• Keating-Owen Act

Who benefited the most from Jane Addams?

• Battered women.
• Poor Immigrants.
• Business Owners.
• Homeless toddlers.

Wrote “History of the Standard Oil Company,” in 1902. Showed how Rockefeller’s rise was based on ruthless business practices. 

• Ida B. Wells 
• Ida Tarbell 
• Susan B. Anthony 
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton