Introduction to Progressivism

What was the Progressive Era in response to?

• Industrialization and Urbanization

• Improving race relations

• Pressure of the US becoming a world power

• Demands of post Civil War southern leaders

A major purpose of the Progressive movement was to

• stimulate the economy

• support government control of factory production

• encourage immigration from southern and easter Europe

• correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society

1.  Progressivism was partly a reaction against _____ economics, which emphasized an unregulated free market

•  a. Socialism
• b. Laissez-faire
• c. Free traded
•  Supply side

Journalists who exposed practices of monopolies and big business

• Gump Mushers
• Muckrakers
• Scalawags
• Dirt Diggers

Main goal of most muckraking journalists?

• Gain fame through articles of high popular interest

• Expose social and economic problems in need of political attention

• Increase public awareness of America's great potential

• End corrupt relationships between politicians and big business

Henry Ford’s main contribution to the US industry was the idea of the assembly line and __________.

• automobile
• mass production
• sports car
• transportation

The temperance movement warned people of the ____.

• dangers of alcohol
• evils of slavery
• weakness of reform
• need for education

Which factor contributed most to the spread of Progressive ideas during the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• technological advancements in communication and transportation
• imperialist policies focused on a strong navy and acquiring overseas territories
• greater political engagement by women, minorities, and young people
• increasing public awareness of political corruption and business abuses

Banning the sale of alcohol was the chief goal of 

• National Women's Suffrage Association
• Women’s Christian Temperance Union
• Bull Moose Party
• Good Government League

What did Prohibition ban?

• Labor Unions

• Tobacco

• Alcohol

• Cars