Progressivism Multiple Choice

What cause was the primary focus of Susan B. Anthony's activism?

• Immigration

• Labor

• Public education

• Women's suffrage

Which of the following themes were common in the writings and other works of muckrakers?

• The immorality and greed of U.S. businesses and corruption in government

• The disadvantages of a growing consumer culture and the benefits of living in a communal society

• The problems created by unrestricted immigration and the economic disparity between rural and urban residents

• The increasing influence of socialists in labor unions and the threat they posed to U.S. society

Which Amendment allowed for the direct election of Senators?

• 13th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

What book, written by Upton Sinclair, exposed the disgusting conditions of the meat-packing industry?

• How the Other Half Lives

• The Jungle

• The Square Deal

• The Truth About the Meat-Packing Industry

Which President passed the Federal Reserve Act to improve the nation's banking system?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

• William McKinley

Which event strongly shaped U.S. public opinion in favor of increased government regulation of factories during the Progressive Movement?

• The Teapot Dome scandal

• The Haymarket Square episode

• The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

• The Credit Mobilier Scandal

Early twentieth-century Progressive reformers were LEAST concerned with which of the following problems?

• Unsafe food-processing methods

• Unhealthy urban living conditions

• Exploitation of children in the workplace

• Denial of African Americans' civil rights

Which political party advocated an EQUAL distribution of wealth and was founded by Eugene V. Debs?

• Populist Party

• Socialist Party

• Progressive Party

• Republican Party

All of the following were reforms made by President Roosevelt EXCEPT

• He sued monopolies under the Sherman Antitrust Act

• He passed the Meat Inspection Act

• He reserved land for national parks

• He decreased government regulation on businesses

During the Progressive Era, the Temperance Movement broke out mainly involving women who found alcohol to be a problem within society. They were able to convince the government of this issue and were able to get an amendment added to the Constitution. which amendment created prohibition which outlawed the creation and selling of alcohol in the U.S.?

• 17th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 21st Amendment