Progressive Era CFA

The Progressive Era responded to a variety of problems created by industrialization. Choose two answers that were Progressive contributions made by women.

• The creation of places like the Hull House which provided trained workers to help immigrants and the working class.

• The push for federal reforms in relations to economies, health & safety measures and consumer protection.

• The promotion of suffrage for women.

• The move to eliminate political machines and their bosses.

Theodore Roosevelt is often called a "Progressive" President. Which of these would BEST be an example of this label?

• his refusal to seek a third term as President

• he backed the construction of the Panama Canal

• his support of "banana republics" in Latin American.

• he supported passage of the Food and Drug Act of 1906

After the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act, labels such as this on a can of peas were common. What purpose do labels such as this one serve?

• They served to curtain mass production of products from only certain manufacturers.

• They serve as a seal of purity and guarantee that the product meets federal requirements.

• They were provided to ensure that the same preservatives were used in all processed food.

• They were required to ensure that price gouging was not taking place on consumer products.

The following are newspaper headlines from the early 1900s.

Which newspaper headlines correctly display an effect of the work by Upton Sinclair?

Select TWO correct answers.

• Government passes first consumer protection law!

• Sale of meat now regulated by U.S. government!

• Activists fight for child labor laws!

• Activists fight for anti-lynching laws!

• Hull House to help immigrant families!

Which civil rights leader founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?

• Malcolm X

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Marcus Garvey

• Stokely Carmichael

Muckrakers of the Progressive Era wrote novels and essays —

• advocating restrictions on immigration

• defending socialism in the marketplace

• identifying the accomplishments of government

• expressing the problems of urban society

The Progressive Era had a number of hallmark pieces of legislation that helped create equality in voting and for those who held office. Among the most important is ​ (a)   which allowed voters to adopt a law; ​ (b)   , which allowed voters to vote down a law; and ​ (c)   which allowed voters to remove an elected official. The Progressive Era reforms were designed to make state governments ​ (d)   .

• more democratic
• initiative
• referendum
• recall
• secret ballot
• more effective

What was the most likely topic of discussion between these men?

• Limiting the power of major railroad companies

• Creating alternative maritime shipping routes

• Designating additional land as national parks

• Reducing the influence of environmental lobbyists

This excerpt describes tactics used by the National Women's Party (NWP) during the suffrage movement.

• It brought national attention to the women's demands for change. 

• It forced the police to stop arresting women activists. 

• It forced international leaders to recognize the rights of women. 

• It caused the courts to recognize the women's status as political prisoners. 

Drag and drop each Progressive era amendment to the reason for it's ratification.

• 18th amendment

• Alcohol was blamed for poverty, domestic abuse, and crime

• 16th amendment

• Government needed a stable source of revenue

• 19th amendment

• Women had long campaigned for suffrage

• 17th amendment

• Widespread corruption and bribery