Progressive Era Review

TRUE OR FALSE: Settlement houses, like Jane Addams' Hull House, were community centers for immigrants/the poor to learn basic skills.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Teddy Roosevelt wrote about immigrant/tenement life.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Jacob Riis wrote How the Other Half Lives about immigrant/tenement life.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What was the main goal of political machines during the Progressive Era?

• they provided services immigrants needed

• gain control over local governments

• expose problems in America

• give the people power in the voting process

A person who exposed problems in American society during the Progressive Era is a(n)....

• organizer

• unionist

• suffragist

• muckraker

Which of the following correctly describes bosses and political machines during the Gilded Age?

• They focused their efforts on helping immigrants and poor families.

• They were powerful organizations that dominated the federal government.

• They disagreed with the practice of giving jobs to their supporters.

• They used corrupt methods like bribes and fake ballots to gain power.

Which of the following practices was introduced to give voters more power?

• allowing state legislators to elect U.S. Senators

• requiring party leaders to select an official to run for office

• creating a system to remove an official before the end of their term if they were ineffective

• eliminating the use of the secret ballot

Which of the following was NOT an issue muckrakers seeked to reform?

• child labor

• meat industry

• rural practices

• political corruption

What was the purpose of labor unions?

• to recruit unskilled workers to work in factories

• to achieve reform like better working conditions and shorter working hours

• to overthrow capitalism

• to push for more public works projects to be completed

Why did women become active in reform movements such as temperance and suffrage?

• They wanted to gain the right to go to college.

• They were denied the same rights as men.

• They could only work jobs that required them to be politically active.

• They wanted to join labor unions but were denied.