Progressive Era Quiz

Who was known as the "trust buster" for his efforts to break up monopolies?

• William Tweed

• Ida Tarbell

• Jacob Riis

• Theodore Roosevelt

Which act aimed to regulate and break up large corporations that were engaged in unfair business practices?

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Pure Food and Drug Act

• Meat Inspection Act

• New Freedom

What was the name of the book written by Upton Sinclair that exposed the unsanitary conditions of the meatpacking industry?

• The Jungle

• The Great Gatsby

• To Kill a Mockingbird

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

Who was the president during the Progressive Era and implemented policies like the Square Deal?

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

• Susan B. Anthony

• Theodore Roosevelt

Which amendment granted women the right to vote?

• 19th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

• 22nd Amendment

Which organization was founded to fight for the rights of African Americans?

• NAACP

• Hull House

• Women's Christian Temperance Movement

• New Freedom

Who was a prominent leader in the women's suffrage movement?

• W.E.B. Dubois

• Jane Addams

• Ida Tarbell

• Susan B. Anthony

Which president established national parks and conservation measures to protect natural resources?

• William Tweed

• Upton Sinclair

• Lincoln Steffans

• Theodore Roosevelt

Which reformer focused on improving living conditions in urban areas and wrote How the Other Half Lives?

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

• Jacob Riis

• Theodore Roosevelt

Which movement aimed to reduce the consumption of alcohol and promote temperance?

• Women's Christian Temperance Movement

• NAACP

• Hull House

• New Freedom