Progressive Era

Journalists who exposed practices of monopolies and big business

• Vloggers

• Muckrakers

• Yellow Journalism

• Tumblrs

Law that requires company to properly label food and medicines

• Medicine Man

• Food Amendment

• Label Lemons

• Pure Food and Drug Act

Loosely linking their reform efforts under a single label, Progressive, was a belief that changes in society were badly needed and that government was the proper agency for correcting social and economic ills

• True

• False

What was the main goal of the women’s rights movement during the Progressive Era?

• starting a system of women’s colleges

• winning elections for public office

• securing the right to vote

• separating men and women in prison

Which president supported progressive ideas such as conservation and the regulation of public health?

• William McKinley

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Calvin Coolidge

• Herbert Hoover

Main goal of most muckraking journalists?

• Gain fame through articles of high popular interest

• Expose social and economic problems in need of political attention

• Increase public awareness of America's great potential

• End corrupt relationships between politicians and big business

Which factor contributed most to the spread of Progressive ideas during the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• technological advancements in communication and transportation

• imperialist policies focused on a strong navy and acquiring overseas territories

• greater political engagement by women, minorities, and young people

• increasing public awareness of political corruption and business abuses

Which condition most directly led to the passage of the Sherman Antitrust act?

• The establishment of business monopolies that dominated industry

• The popularity of the Socialist Party of the United States

• The successful efforts of union leaders to organize American workers

• The high unemployment rate following an economic crisis

This gave women the right to vote

• 16th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof..."

Which of the following amendments fit best with the quote?

• 16th

• 17th

• 18th

• 19th