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Progressive Era Quiz

Authored by Jeffrey Golson

Social Studies

12th Grade

Progressive Era Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which reform governor of California successfully fought against the economic and political power of the Southern Pacific Railroad?

Charles Evans Hughes

Theodore Roosevelt

Hiram Johnson

Woodrow Wilson

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the "Wisconsin Idea" associated with?

A series of progressive measures that included a direct primary law, tax reform, and regulation of railroad rates

The prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages

The initiative, the referendum, and the direct primary to give common people control of their own government

The manager-council plan of municipal government

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who became President of the United States following President McKinley's assassination?

William Howard Taft

Woodrow Wilson

Theodore Roosevelt

Charles Evans Hughes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the "Square Deal" that President Roosevelt insisted on during the anthracite coal miners strike?

A deal that favored the coal miners exclusively

A deal that favored the coal mine owners exclusively

A compromise that was fair to both business and labor

A government takeover of the coal mines

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What action did President Roosevelt take to ensure the delivery of coal to consumers during the anthracite coal miners strike?

He took over the coal mines

He mediated the dispute and threatened to take over the mines

He immediately sided with the coal miners

He let the strike continue without intervention

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the outcome of President Roosevelt's trust-busting efforts?

The Sherman Antitrust Act was repealed

Only Standard Oil was targeted for antitrust action

The Supreme Court upheld Roosevelt's action in breaking up the railroad monopoly

All trusts were considered beneficial and left alone

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the two regulatory laws enacted in 1906 as a result of Upton Sinclair's novel "The Jungle"?

The Meat Inspection Act and the Federal Reserve Act

The Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act

The Interstate Commerce Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act

The Federal Trade Commission Act and the Meat Inspection Act

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