Progressive Era/ Intro to Imperialism Test

Which Progressive Era muckraker’s book led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act?

• Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half Lives

• Lincoln Steffens’s The Shame of the Cities

• Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle

• Frank Norris’s The Octopus

“United States Senate Criticized as ‘Millionaire’s Club’”

Which action addressed the problem suggested by this Progressive Era headline?

• instituting the direct election of senators

• increasing the number of senators from each state

• decreasing the length of term of office for a senator

• establishing voting rights for eighteen-year-old citizens

The muckrakers provided a service to the public in the early 20th century by

• advocating a strong military

• exposing abuses in business and government

• calling for a stronger use of executive power to strengthen civil rights laws

• arousing states to resist federal authority

A primary goal of the Progressive Movement in the United States in the early 20th century was to

• correct political and economic injustices resulting from industrialization

• maintain the traditional laissez-faire attitude toward business

• encourage big business to become more efficient through mergers and monopolies

• solve the racial tensions that existed in northern industrial cities

The main goal of the women's rights movement in the early 20th century was to achieve

• the right to vote

• equal pay for equal work

• the freedom to practice birth control

• the end of discrimination in hiring

President Theodore Roosevelt changed the policy of the United States most in the area of

• Native American land claims

• support of the arts

• immigration

• conservation of natural resources

 The Federal Reserve System was established in 1913 to

• develop Federal tax policy

• help protect the environment

• reduce international trade imbalances

• regulate the banking system

Name given to President Roosevelt's reforms during the Progressive Era that included the following:

-Consumer protection

-Trust busting

-Worker protection

-Conservation

• 14 Points

• The Jungle

• Square Deal

• NAWSA

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

• Employers Liability Act

• Imperialism

• Nativism

• Federal Trade Commission

Where did the U.S. intervene often usually to maintain economic stability in order to protect American investments and prevent European involvement.

• Middle East

• North America

• Latin American

• Australia