The Progressive Movement TOD p. 2 - 7

What is a muckraker?

• A journalist who exposed corruption and other problems of the late 1800s and early 1900s

• A political party from the 1890s

• A political party started by Teddy Roosevelt.

• A person whose job it was to clean out the stable.

What was the Progressive Party?

• A 1890s political party that represented farmers, laborers, and factory workers against corruption

• A 1912 political party started by Teddy Roosevelt that believed that people and government should right the wrongs of the past.

Which law was not passed to control Big Business?

• The Sherman Antitrust Act was passed to curb monopolies.

• The Interstate Commerce Act regulated railroads.

• 13th Amendment

Teddy Roosevelt warned Standard Oil and 44 other trusts that they better be prepared to be ______ up.

• teamed

• built

• broken

• formed

Theodore Roosevelt said that Big Business needed government ______ to keep them from using bad behavior.

• regulation

• support

• subsidies

• incentives

I think Northern Securities Company is a monopoly because it controls nearly every rail line between ______ and the Pacific Northwest.

• Chicago

• New York

• Los Angeles

• Miami

Why did Thomas Nast use political cartoons?

• To entertain the audience

• To simplify complex ideas

• To fill space in the presentation

• To add color to the slides

What happened to 'Boss' Tweed?

• He became the President of the United States.

• He was arrested and died in jail.

• He retired and lived a peaceful life.

• He moved to Europe and started a new business.

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

How did muckraking journalism impact society during the Progressive Era?

• It caused widespread panic and fear

• It led to increased government corruption

• It had no impact on society

• It exposed social and political issues, leading to public awareness and reforms.