Divisconti(S.S) Vocabulary

What is a type of sensational reporting that often exaggerated details and facts to appeal to a greater audience?

• Muckraking

• Yellow Journalism

• Investigative Reporting

• Editorial Writing

What type of shows featured jugglers, magicians, dancers, and singers?

• Vaudeville

• Opera

• Ballet

• Circus

What type of music had African rhythms and US melodies?

• Jazz

• Blues

• Ragtime

• Gospel

What is the process of settling aside areas in nature for future generations to use and enjoy?

• Urbanization

• Conservation

• Industrialization

• Colonization

Who were the people that reported on and exposed problems in society?

• Journalists

• Muckrakers

• Politicians

• Activists

Who were the persons that wanted to break up monopolies for the good of the people?

• Industrialists

• Trustbusters

• Entrepreneurs

• Lobbyists

Who were the group of people that worked to secure the right to vote for women?

• Abolitionists

• Suffragists

• Feminists

• Humanitarians

Who was the progressive president who believed in providing protection to the people of the US through legislation?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

What is the act of giving jobs to loyal political supporters?

• Nepotism

• Patronage

• Cronyism

• Meritocracy

Any action or policy that was designed to help all of the people.

• ragtime

• public interest

• suffragist

• conservation