Progressive era Test

What was a significant result of implementing child labor laws?

• Increased school attendance

• Higher child employment rates

• Decreased adult employment

• Lower wages for children

Which of the following best describes the key goals and characteristics of the Progressives during the Progressive Era

• sought to limit the power of big business, improve working conditions, and expand democracy, but they opposed social welfare programs

• primarily concerned with promoting traditional values and limiting social and political reforms in response to rapid industrialization and urbanization.

• Progressives were a decentralized movement with no unified goals, and they had little impact on natural resources

• aimed to regulate big business, improve working conditions, expand democracy, promote social welfare, and conserve natural resources

which group generally believed the government should take a more active role in solving society's problems?

• Socialists
• Political Machines

• Conservatives
• Progressives

Why did the Progressive movement begin to emerge in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• Rapid industrialization, urbanization, big business led to widespread social and economic problems .

• The Progressives were primarily responding to the economic prosperity and social stability of the Gilded Age.

• The Progressives were motivated by a desire to return to the traditional values and limited government of the Founding Fathers.

• The Progressive movement was initiated by wealthy industrialists who wanted to consolidate their power and control over the economy.

Which of the following accurately describes how a nongovernmental organization or progressive group influenced public policy and corrected injustices in American life?

• The Sierra Club lobbied for the restriction of alcohol, to end salons, remove drunks from the streets, and to preserve American jobs.

• The American Federation of Labor focused on promoting alcohol prohibition to improve society.

• The National American Woman Suffrage Association advocated for women's suffrage, leading to the passage of the 19th Amendment.

• The National Association of Manufacturers campaigned for child labor to increase industrial efficiency.

What was the primary role of the Muckrakers during the Progressive Era?

• Exposing social problems and political corruption through investigative journalism.

• Promoting traditional values and opposing social and economic reforms.

• Defending the status quo and existing political and social institutions

• Focusing solely on passing incremental legislative changes in the justice department for the U.S. President

What was Ida Tarbell's most significant contribution during the Progressive Era?

• Her role in women's suffrage movements.
• Focusing on passing incremental legislative reforms to address social issues

• Exposing the monopolistic practices of the Standard Oil Company

• Advocating for the preservation of traditional social and economic structures

What was Jacob Riis' primary focus as a Muckraker during the Progressive Era?

• Documenting the lives of wealthy socialites.

• Exposing the living conditions of the urban poor.

• Exposing the unethical business practices of large corporations

• Promoting industrial growth in urban areas.

What was the primary consequence of Upton Sinclair's publication of "The Jungle," which exposed unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry?

• It caused a decline in public trust and support for the Progressive reform movement.

• The creation of the USDA
• Passage of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.

• It led to the passage of legislation that increased worker protections in factories.

What was a key characteristic of the policies implemented by the "Progressive Presidents"?

• They focused on reducing taxes for the wealthy expanding the federal government

• They sought to expand the federal government's role in regulating business and social reforms.

• They prioritized isolationist foreign policies and expand the federal government.

• They aimed to dismantle federal regulatory agencies and expanded the federal government.