Progressive Era-Notes Part 1 Review

Which events during the 19th Century (1800s) led to major changes in the United States? (Select all that are true)

• Industrial Revolution

• Massive Growth of Cities

• World War I

• Great Depression

• Civil War

Which of the following was NOT a major goal of the Progressive Era?

• Women's Suffrage

• End child labor/ improve working conditions

• Limit monopolies/trusts

• Limit the power of the President

What was the nickname for journalists who tried to report on problems in the U.S. during the Progressive Era?

• Yellow Journalists

• Muckrakers

• Hacks

• Sleuths

Muckraker who investigated the poor living conditions in cities; wrote "How the Other Half Lives"

• Lincoln Steffens

• Ida Tarbell

• Jacob Riis

• Upton Sinclair

Muckraker who exposed the business practices of monopolies; wrote "The History of Standard Oil"

• Lincoln Steffens

• Ida Tarbell

• Jacob Riis

• Upton Sinclair

Muckraker who investigated the poor conditions of the slaughterhouse/meatpacking industry in Chicago; wrote "The Jungle"

• Lincoln Steffens

• Ida Tarbell

• Jacob Riis

• Upton Sinclair

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution created Prohibition in the U.S.?

• 16th

• 17th

• 18th

• 19th

A __________ is a community center that provided social services to the poor in the cities.

• Settlement House

• YMCA

• Housing Project

• Boarding School

Responsible for opening Hull House in Chicago, one of the most successful settlement houses in the U.S.

• Susan B. Anthony

• Ida Tarbell

• Carrie Chapman Catt

• Jane Addams

Which of the following progressive reforms was successfully created in response to child labor?

• Laws requiring children to be in school until a certain age

• Maximum number of hours that people can work

• Minimum age requirements to work

• All of These