Progressive era practice questions

Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 18th
• 13th
• 19th
• 5th

The term muckraker was used in the early 1900s to describe writers who

• supported limits on government regulation
• wanted the United States to ban all immigration
• exposed abuses in American society
• promoted racial integration efforts

Which statement best summarizes the perspective of President Theodore Roosevelt concerning natural resources?

• Decisions about conservation are best left to the states.
• Corporations can be trusted to use natural resources wisely.
• The federal government must protect the nation’s lands from exploitation.
• The free market should set the value of the nation’s natural resources.

• Overcrowding
• High crime rate
• Poor sanitation

In the early 1900s, these problems were most directly a result of

• muckrakers’ influence
• conservation programs
• westward migration
• rapid urbanization

Which book is associated with this photo?

• The Octopus by Frank Norris
• The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
• The Shame of the Cities by Lincoln Steffens 

This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s:

• Civil War Era

• Industrialization Era

• Progressive Era

• Reconstruction Era

Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?

• because of the negative impact of industrialization

• because of the negative impact of the civil war

• because industrial tycoons were appalled by the conditions of factories

• because the American people were disillusioned by WWI

creator of settlement houses to assist immigrants moving to the United States

• W.E.B. Dubios

• Elizabeth Canton

• Jane Addams

• Ida B. Wells

Progressive Era reformers tried to reduce the gap in wealth between the rich and the poor by

• creating the Federal Reserve System
• giving voters the power of referendum and recall
• implementing a graduated income tax
• establishing the Federal Trade Commission

During the late 1800s, political machines controlled the governments of many cities by

• denying voting rights to immigrants
• attracting dissatisfied voters from the two major political parties
• using corrupt practices and patronage
• favoring civil service reform