Progressivism test prep 23

Match the items to the correct movement

Groups:

(a) Muckrakers

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(b) Settlement Movement

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(c) Temperance Movement

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(d) Women's Suffrage Movement

• Susan B. Anthony

• Their work will result in protections for consumers

• Helped Immigrants Americanize

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• Upton Sinclair

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• Established community centers in ethnic ghettos

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• 19th Amendment

• Jane Addams

• 18th Amendment

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• The goal was to eliminate the sale and manufacture of alcohol

Match the voting reform with its function

Groups:

(a) Recall

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(b) Initiative

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(c) Referendum

• Voters can remove elected officials from office BEFORE their term is up

• Voters can vote to keep an existing law, or have an existing law changed or repealed

• Voters can vote to have a new law created

In 1894, during the Progressive Era, Congress enacted a tax that less than 1 percent of U.S. households had to pay.  This cartoon was published in 1895 in reaction to the new tax. 

The people in line in this cartoon represent which group in U.S. society?

• Poor immigrant workers in the lower class of society

• Wealthy business owners in the upper class of society

• Moderate-income professionals in the middle class of society

• Elected government officials representing all classes of society

Which newspaper headlines correctly display an effect of the work by Upton Sinclair?

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Based on the excerpt, which effect did this amendment have on women in U.S. society?

• Women achieved freedoms identical to those of men.

• Women continued to fight for their civil rights.

• Women were unable to serve in the federal legislature.

• Women were unable to participate in higher education.

What was the most likely topic of discussion between these men?

• Limiting the power of major railroad companies

• Creating alternative maritime shipping routes

• Designating additional land as national parks

• Reducing the influence of environmental lobbyists

Determine whether the provisions listed apply to the Sherman Anti-Trust Act or the Interstate Commerce Act.

Groups:

(a) Interstate Commerce Act

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(b) Sherman Anti-Trust Act

• prohibited the monopolization of industry

• required railroad rates be "reasonable

  and just"

• prohibited special rates or rebates for

  individual shippers

• prohibited interference with trade and

  competition

Which were the beliefs of President Roosevelt regarding trusts and monopolies?

• The government should create laws to gain an equitable distribution of wealth.

• The government should control the power of large corporations that are harming American citizens.

• The government should not be involved in the regulation of the economy and trusts.

• The government should seek the cooperation of large corporations in order to avoid any legislative action.

• The government should not allow any trusts to exist in order to protect American citizens.

How did the concerns depicted in this cartoon affect the food industry?

• The food industry increased the cost of products in order to pay for chemical additives.

• The federal government regulated the food industry in order to protect the health of the public.

• The food industry imported more goods from Europe in order to offer customers more choices.

• The federal government passed antitrust legislation in order to increase competition in the food industry.

Based on this leaflet, which statement describes the methods used by the women's suffrage movement?

• It aimed to achieve its goals with boycotts of major events.

• It struggled with an organizing strategy for bringing together activists.

• It hoped to draw public attention to the cause through mass protests.

• It used illegal actions to force public recognition of its demands.