Progressive Era

Of the following groups, distinguish which one would best describe a muckraker?

• a group of prohibitionists who smashed saloons with hatchets

• a group of suffragists who marched in front of the Capitol

• a group of writers who revealed corruption and inspired reform

The Progressive movement was mainly a response to the

•  need to improve race relations in the United States

•  pressures the United States experienced as a result of becoming a world power

•  industrialization and urbanization of the United States

Which social movement impacted voting the most? 

•  repealing Prohibition

•  adopting women's suffrage

•  providing aid to the unemployed

Which of the following BEST describes what Theodore Roosevelt meant by a "Square Deal"?

• He wanted each economic deal to have four steps, like the sides of a square

• He wanted to ensure fairness for workers, consumers and big business

• He believed the economy would prosper if he cut taxes

Before 1913, Senators were appointed by state legislatures and didn't truly represent the people in a democracy. As an effect, what political reform was put into place?

• 16th Amendment

• Recall

• 17th Amendment

What amendment gave women the right to vote in every state of the nation?

• 19th

• 18th

• 17th

During Wilson's administration, tariffs were lifted thus leaving a financial hole in the nation's income. Which of the following fixed this problem?

• 18th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

• The Clayton Antitrust Act 

How did Roosevelt's use of the Sherman Antitrust Act affect Standard Oil?

• Standard Oil grew bigger than even John D. Rockefeller had hoped, as the Sherman Antitrust Act eliminated competition

• Roosevelt broke up the Standard Oil trust as the Sherman Antitrust Act made trusts illegal

• Standard Oil was placed into a new tax bracket as part of the "square deal"

Which came first?

• The Seventeenth Amendment

• Political machines influenced the election of Senators

What kind of "muck" did Upton Sinclair expose in his book "The Jungle"?

• unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry

• corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company

• dangers faced by coal miners