The Progressive Era Unit Exam Review

The reform efforts aimed at restoring economic opportunities and correcting the injustices in American life at the turn of the 20th century are known as the (1)________________________.

• The Gilded Age

• The Populist Movement

• The Progressive Era

• The Return to Normalcy

Which of the following themes were common in the writings and other works of muckrakers?

• The immorality and greed of U.S. businesses and corruption in government

• The disadvantages of a growing consumer culture and the benefits of living in a communist society

• The problems created by unrestricted immigration and the economic disparity between rural and urban residents

• The increasing influence of socialists in labor unions and the threat they posed to U.S. society

A bill originating from the people, which is put on the ballot after citizens petition legislators is known as an __________________. Voters accept or reject that bill in a ________________. This is a popular method still used to recall elected officials.

• referendum; recall

• referendum; initiative

• initiative; recall

• initiative; referendum

What progressive-inspired city government system utilized an elected city council which appointed qualified managers to run city departments?

• The Commission System

• The Council-manager System

• The Reform-mayor System

• The Commission-Manager System

The religious movement that was closely linked to progressivism was _________.

• Reform Judaism

• The missionary movement

• Conservative evangelicalism

• The social gospel movement

The ______________________ was an organization which sought to close saloons to cure society’s problems, but often ran into opposition from immigrant groups where drinking was a part of their culture.

• Alcoholics Anonymous

• Anti-Saloon League

• Better Business Bureau

• Carry Nation

What was the Seventeenth Amendment designed to do?

• End the corrupt and family-destroying influence of the liquor industry.

• Make Senators directly elected by the people, lessening the power of political machines and party bosses.

• Prohibit child labor.

• Make the initiative and referendum applicable for all federal laws

Which development was most attributable to the influence of the Progressive movement at the turn of the twentieth century?

• Politicians taking a more laissez-faire approach to economic issues

• Government becoming more responsive to social issues

• A growing interest in expanding U.S. influence beyond the nation’s borders

• The acceptance of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution

What was the main purpose of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal?

• To increase the budgets of the four military branches

• To coordinate the efforts of federal and state governments to improve the distribution of wealth

• To promote policies beneficial to U.S. society as a whole, not just certain sectors

• To ensure all citizens enjoyed their constitutional rights

Analyze the following picture and answer the question: What belief guided President Theodore Roosevelt’s efforts as a trustbuster?

• The government needed to protect women and children in the workplace

• City governments were incapable of fighting corruption

• Some business monopolies were harmful to the public interest

• Labor unions posed a serious threat to the country’s economic stabilitytedd