Progressive Era Quiz

Who were the muckrakers and what was their role during the progressive era?

• Artists who painted landscapes

• Politicians who supported corrupt practices

• Inventors who created new technologies

• Investigative journalists who exposed corruption and social issues

What was the significance of the women's suffrage movement during the progressive era?

• It focused on expanding the rights of African Americans

• It fought for and achieved the right for women to vote.

• It led to the prohibition of alcohol

• It aimed to increase the power of big businesses

What were the main goals of the labor movement during the progressive era?

• Limit the number of workers in each industry

• Reduce working hours for employees

• Improve working conditions, secure better wages, and gain more rights for workers

• Increase taxes on businesses

Name one key piece of progressive legislation and explain its impact.

• The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 reduced international trade and worsened the Great Depression.

• The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 restricted freedom of speech and press, leading to widespread censorship and political persecution.

• The Social Security Act of 1935 provided financial assistance to the elderly, unemployed, and disabled, marking a significant step towards social welfare in the United States.

• The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forcibly relocated Native American tribes from their ancestral lands, resulting in widespread suffering and loss of life.

What were some of the social reforms that took place during the progressive era?

• Decrease in labor rights, promotion of child labor, support for alcohol consumption

• Women's suffrage, labor rights, child labor laws, and the temperance movement

• Expansion of slavery, increase in child labor, prohibition of women's suffrage

• Opposition to women's suffrage, decrease in labor rights, promotion of alcohol consumption

Who were some prominent muckrakers and what were their contributions?

• Harriet Beecher Stowe exposed the corruption in the banking industry

• Mark Twain wrote 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' which exposed the harsh conditions of the working class

• John D. Rockefeller uncovered the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry

• Ida Tarbell exposed the unfair practices of the Standard Oil Company, Upton Sinclair wrote 'The Jungle' which exposed the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry, and Lincoln Steffens uncovered political corruption in his work 'The Shame of the Cities.'

What were the major obstacles faced by the women's suffrage movement?

• Opposition from political and social institutions, lack of legal rights, and societal norms

• Lack of education, lack of organization, and lack of motivation

• Lack of funding, lack of leadership, and lack of public support

• Support from political and social institutions, abundance of legal rights, and societal acceptance

How did the labor movement impact working conditions and labor laws?

• By advocating for better working conditions and lobbying for labor laws to protect workers.

• By promoting unsafe working conditions and opposing labor laws

• By ignoring working conditions and labor laws

• By causing a decrease in working conditions and labor laws

Discuss the role of Theodore Roosevelt in the progressive era and his contributions to progressive legislation.

• Theodore Roosevelt focused on maintaining the status quo

• Theodore Roosevelt advocated for various reforms and regulations to address social and economic issues, and his contributions to progressive legislation include the establishment of the Pure Food and Drug Act, the Meat Inspection Act, and the creation of national parks and forests.

• Theodore Roosevelt had no impact on progressive legislation

• Theodore Roosevelt opposed progressive reforms

What were the long-term effects of the progressive era on American society and politics?

• Rise of government deregulation, decline of the welfare state, and decreased federal government involvement

• Stagnation of government regulation, no change in the welfare state, and unchanged federal government involvement

• Expansion of government regulation, rise of the welfare state, and increased federal government involvement

• Decrease of government regulation, decline of the welfare state, and decreased federal government involvement