
Gilded Age & Progressive Reform Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main goal of muckrakers during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era?
Support monopolies and big business
Promote westward expansion
Expose corruption and social problems to the public
Increase industrial production
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which author exposed the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry in The Jungle?
Ida Tarbell
Jacob Riis
Upton Sinclair
Lincoln Steffens
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Ida Tarbell’s investigative journalism focus on?
Working conditions in coal mines
Corruption in city governments
The oil monopoly of Standard Oil
Unsafe food and drug practices
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The term “robber baron” was used to describe business leaders who
Created jobs and expanded industry fairly
Used ruthless tactics to destroy competition and exploit workers
Encouraged fair wages for workers
Supported government regulation of business
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The term “captain of industry” was used to describe business leaders who
Used wealth to benefit society through philanthropy and innovation
Avoided paying taxes
Exploited child labor for profit
Opposed any government involvement in business
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did laissez-faire economics affect government involvement in business during the late 1800s?
The government heavily regulated business
The government allowed businesses to operate with little interference
The government set prices for goods
The government controlled wages and working hours
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which U.S. President became known as a “trust buster” for breaking up monopolies and enforcing the Sherman Antitrust Act?
William McKinley
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
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