The Progressive Era

The Gilded Age was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath. The Progressive Era was a response to that corruption. Which more accurately describes the Progressive Era

• A time of economic prosperity with no significant reforms.
• A period of social activism and political reform in response to corruption.

​ ​ (a)   wrote the book ​ (b)   about the conditions in meat packing plants.

• Upton Sinclair
• The Jungle
• Mark Twain
• George Orwell
• Ernest Hemingway
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• Animal Farm
• The Old Man and the Sea

According to the video, what was the ideal outcome of industrialization?

The Progressive Era was defined by social activism and an active government working for the better of the people. This aligns with which theoretical political/social ideology?

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Socialism

• Anachy

Use ACE to respond to the following: Separate but equal doctrine as established by the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling becomes a defining characteristic of Jim Crow policies; describe those policies.

What was both the motivation for progress and its largest hurdle?

• Desire for wealth and lack of resources.
• Need for innovation and overregulation.
• Pursuit of knowledge and apathy towards learning.
• Diversity and complexity of the national population.