Progressive Era Review 25-26

Between 1848 and 1920, suffragists protested for women to have the right to vote.

Which amendment guaranteed women this right in the United States?

• 16th

• 17th

• 18th

• 19th

Key Reforms of the Progressive Era

· Initiative

· Referendum

· Recall

· Direct Primary

· 17^th Amendment

How did the reforms listed above impact the US?

• A system of separate schools for new immigrants

• They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government

• More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.

• They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class

Prohibition banned the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcohol. Which amendment made this possible?

• 17th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

Reporters, journalists, photographers, and authors who used the media to expose the negative effects of industrialization for the public to react and push the government to change were the

• muckrakers

• suffragists

• immigrants

• abolitionists

A period of time when social, economic and political problems caused by rapid industrialization were exposed and in some cases reformed.

What is the most likely title for this?

• Industrialization

• Progressive Era

• Reconstruction

• Prohibition

The purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was to

• break up monopolies

• give equal rights to women

• help people living in poverty

• end racism

The idea that the government will tax at different rates based on how much money you make.

• Tax Invasion

• Salary Tax

• Sales Tax

• Graduated Income Tax

This campaign by the Women's Christian Temperance Union to stop abuse in the homes by urging people and the government to stop alcoholism was called

• Women Suffrage

• Temperance Movement

• Alcoholics Anonymous

• Fair Weather Fan

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

• Meat Inspection Act

• Preservation

• Conservation

• Intimidation

What was an important effect of the influx of people from the country to the cities in the late nineteenth century?

• a sharp increase in college enrollment
• crowded slums and unsanitary conditions
• decline in economic growth
•  a large amount of unused farmland