Gilded Age

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

The Progressive Movement supported the idea that the federal government should-

• Reduce the number of farms
• Build an overseas empire
• Regulate big business
• Reduce immigration

During which period in United States history were the amendments concerning the income tax, direct election of senators, Prohibition, and women's suffrage enacted?

• Reconstruction
• New Deal
• Progressive Era
• Gilded Age

In the early 1900s, the muckrakers provided a service to the American public by-

• encouraging states to resist federal government authority
• lobbying for less government regulation of business
• revealing abuses in government and industry
• calling for a strong military buildup

What act did The Jungle help establish?

• Pendleton Act
• Pure Food and Drug Act
• Federal Reserve Act
• Dawes Act

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 16th Amendment
• 17th Amendment
• 18th Amendment
• 19th Amendment

What amendment did the members of the Temperance movement work to achieve?

• 16th

• 17th

• 18th

• 19th

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

• Meat Inspection Act
• Preservation
• Conservation
• Intimidation

This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.

• World War I
• Progressive Era
• Gilded age
• Roaring Twenties

Which is NOT a political concern during the Gilded Age?

• the wealthy were enriching themselves at the expense of the public

• corruption or dishonesty in government

• bribery and voter fraud seemed to be widespread

• the introduction of the civil service system