Progressive Era

Which president wanted to control businesses and conserve the environment?

• William McKinley

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

During the early 1900s, the term "muckrakers" was used to describe-

• pacifists who demonstrated against war

• Politicians who criticized Progressive Era presidents

• Writers who exposed the evil in American society

• Newspaper columnists who reported in celebrities

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton are most closely associated with the idea that-

• Settlement houses should be built to help educate immigrants
• National Parks should be created by the federal government
• factories should be prohibited since they damage society
• suffrage should be granted to women

Roosevelt’s Square Deal refers to:

• Fair treatment of people in society
• Using the government’s power to help citizens
• Settling issues for the betterment of society
• All of the above

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

Which of the following best states the goal of prohibitionists?

• To eliminate the sale of alcohol to children
• To eliminate the use of alcohol in society
• To reduce accidents in the workplace
• To reduce the availability of alcohol to minors

Suffrage refers to:

• Discrimination
• Women’s Rights
• The Right To Vote
• The Denial of Voting

Which idea of Theodore Roosevelt’s led to the creation of National Parks?

• Meat Inspection Act
• Preservation
• Conservation
• Intimidation

What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?

• 16th
• 17th
• 18th
• 19th

Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?

• Jacob Riis
• Lewis Hines
• Ida Tarbell
• Upton Sinclair