Progressive Era - Industrialization to Immigration

Reporters, journalists, photographers, and authors who used the media to raise concerns about the negative effects of industrialization were known as

• muckrakers

• suffragists

• immigrants

• abolitionists

What was an important effect of the influx of people from the country to the cities in the late nineteenth century?

• a sharp increase in college enrollment
• crowded slums and unsanitary conditions
• decline in economic growth
•  a large amount of unused farmland

Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled in size.

This is most likely due to...

• The Baby Boom

• Immigration

• The Homestead Act

• Better Healthcare

The Gospel of Wealth encouraged the rich to donate millions to philanthropy and charity.

Which man most likely believed in the Gospel of Wealth?

• Andrew Carnegie

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• Thomas Edison

In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed

• Dangers faced by coal miners
• Corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
• Unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
• Illegal deals between special interests and the government

The famous immigration center in NYC is

• Angel Island
• Ellis Island
• Coney Island
• Long Island

The Temperance Movement, Women’s Suffrage Movement, and outlawing child labor were reform movements that took place during this era-

• Gilded Age

• Imperialism

• Progressive Era

• Roaring 20's

The growing political influence of this group led to the ratification of the 18^th and 19^th Amendments.

• Nativists

• Women

• Men

• Activists

The ratification of this amendment granted women’s suffrage -

• 18^th Amendment

• 19^th Amendment

• 16^th Amendment

• 17^th Amendment

Which movement is Susan B. Anthony most closely associated with?

• Harlem Renaissance

• Women’s Suffrage

• Muckraker Movement

• Temperance Movement