Progressivism

Why were muckrakers important during the Progressive Era?

• They helped to increase the public’s awareness of troubling issues in society.

• They improved work efficiency by breaking tasks into simpler parts.

• They fought to help political machines maintain their power.

• They spearheaded the crusade for prohibition.

Which of the following was a part of the government reforms led by Governor Robert La Follette in Wisconsin?

• the decision to recruit professors to help write laws and provide advice

• the idea that the government should be controlled by big business

• the idea of giving citizens less direct say in the government

• the decision to give tax breaks to railroad companies

Which of the following correctly describes a change in public education during the late 1800s?

• Fewer students attended schools since families needed every member to work.

• Public education became available to the majority of black children living in the South.

• Formal education became more important as the United States moved to a more industrial economy.

• High schools began emphasizing reading, writing, and arithmetic to meet the demand of the agricultural economy.

Which of the following individuals founded the Niagara Movement?

• Booker T. Washington

• W. E. B. Du Bois

Which of the following was true of women in the workforce in the late 1800s? Choose the two correct answers.

• A. Most women joined unions.

• B. Women earned the same pay as men.

• C. Most women were unable to keep their wages.

• D. Women had an increasing number of jobs available to them.

• E. Women who worked on farms had a different role than in the past.

Which of the following effects did the increase in opportunities for higher education have on women? (2 answers)

• Many women attended highly ranked men’s colleges.

• Most women left the workforce after receiving an education.

• Most college-educated women chose not to work outside of the home.

• Many college-educated women applied their new skills to social reform.

Which of the following was a part of the strategy for woman suffrage? Choose the three correct answers.

• to pursue court cases to test the Fourteenth Amendment

• to pursue a federal law to allow women to run for office

• to fight to repeal the Fourteenth Amendment

• to convince state legislatures to grant the right to vote to women

• to push for a constitutional amendment to grant the right to vote to women nationwide

Which of the following was true of President Roosevelt as a trustbuster? (2 answers)

• He aggressively used the Sherman Antitrust Act to attack businesses that hurt the public interest.

• He won most of the antitrust lawsuits filed and slowed the merger movement in business.

• He changed the language of the Sherman Antitrust Act to make it more effective.

• He believed in destroying all trusts since they were harmful to the public.

How was William Howard Taft’s administration different from that of Theodore Roosevelt? (2 answers)

• Taft favored little government involvement in big business.

• Taft failed to arouse public opinion or to unify the party.

• Taft moved more quickly with reform and regulation.

• Taft was less successful in breaking apart trusts.

Which of the following reforms did the Bull Moose Party support? Choose the four correct answers.

• woman suffrage

• a ten-hour workday

• direct election of senators

• laws against child labor

• higher tariffs