Progressive Era, Imperialisms, Teddy, Taft, & Wilson

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

Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Frank Norris all shared a belief that-

• The public was unlikely to respond to calls for reform
• The government should follow a laissez-faire policy
• Reform was needed to control abuses of business
• Monopolies were necessary for business to survive

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

What federal agency was established in 1916 by Congress to manage national historic sites?

• National Park Service
• Department of the Interior
• Bureau of Outdoor Recreation 
• Civilian Conservation Corps

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

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

Which statement accurately describes an aspect of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency?

• He signed a law granting U.S. citizenship to Native Americans.
• He reduced America's involvement in foreign affairs.
• He popularized conservation and respect for natural wonders.
• He refused to take legal action against monopolies and trusts.

Prior to becoming president Teddy Roosevelt served in what political position?

• Vice President
• Governor of New Jersey
• Secretary of State
• Supreme Court 

Teddy Roosevelt was known as a "trust-buster." What does that mean?

• He worked to break up small businesses

• He worked with big monopolies to make them stronger

• He worked to break up large monopolies

• He let the companies operate without any government interference