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Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
·  Initiative
·  Referendum
·  Recall
·  Direct Primary
·  17^th Amendment

 How did the reforms listed above impact America?

• A system of separate schools for new immigrants
• They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
• More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
• They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class

Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society

• Suffragists
• Muckrakers
• Students
• Chaffinators

17th Amendment-

• Banned sale, distribution and manufacture of alcohol
• required direct election of US Senators
• established the Income Tax
• Gave women suffrage rights

Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?

• Ida Tarbell
• Lewis Hines 
• Jacob Riis
• Upton Sinclair

The idea that the government will tax at different rates based on how much money you make.

• Tax Invasion

• Salary Tax

• Sales Tax

• Graduated Income Tax

The ideas addressed in the image most directly relate to

• opposition to the United States collective security arrangement with Western Europe

• the fear of increased militarism among European and Pacific powers

• the increased visibility of women’s organizations that criticized imperialism

• debates about United States acquisition of overseas territories

All of the following were reasons the US strongly opposed imperialism except

• alliances

• supported isolationism

• opposed the expense

• self-determination

. The protected consumers by investigating and taking action against any “unfair trade practice” in any industry except banking and transportation.

• Federal Trade Commission

• Clayton Antitrust Act

• Federal Reserve Act

• Newlands Reclamation Act

Which of the following was NOT an underlying cause of WWI?

• Fascism

• Imperialism

• Militarism

• Alliances

What was President Wilson’s campaign slogan in 1916?

• “He’s preparing us for war”

• “Make America Great Again”

• “He kept us out of war”

• “He keep us safe”