U.S. History Exit Ticket 21: Intro to the Progressive Era

These were journalists who wrote book and articles that exposed corruption in business and government:

• Progressives

• Muckrakers

• Sensationalists

• Yellow Journalists

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

Suffrage refers to:

• Discrimination
• Women’s Rights
• The Right To Vote
• The Denial of Voting

What is the connection between the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era?

• The Gilded Age was the reaction to the Progressive Era

• The Progressive Era wanted to fix the problems caused by the Gilded Age

• The Progressive Era supported child labor and abuses of big business

• The Progressive Era punished the big businessmen of the Gilded Age