WorksheetsProgressive Period
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
The progressive movement regarded all of the following as worthy goals except
a)
protecting social welfare.
b)
promoting business monopolies
c)
creating economic reform.
d)
fostering efficiency in the workplace.
2.
Muckrakers were a. politicians. b. conservationists. c. suffragists. d. journalists.
a)
politicians
b)
conservationists
c)
suffragists
d)
journalist
3.
A bill that originates from the people rather than legislators is known as
a)
a recall
b)
an amendment
c)
an initiative
d)
a referendum
4.
In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed
a)
dangers faced by coal miners
b)
corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company.
c)
unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry.
d)
illegal deals between special interests and the government.
5.
The first person to use the presidency as a "bully pulpit" was a. William H. Taft. b. Theodore Roosevelt. c. Woodrow Wilson. d. William McKinley.
a)
Taft
b)
Wilson
c)
McKinley
d)
Roosevelt
6.
The law that required truthful labels was the
a)
Pure and Food Drug Act
b)
Meat Inspection Act
c)
Sherman Antitrust Act
d)
Interstate Commerce Act
7.
Which statement best characterizes Roosevelt's position on trusts?
a)
Some trusts were harmful to the public interest.
b)
All trusts should be busted.
c)
Trusts were of benefit to the public interest.
d)
Trusts were legal and could not be abolished.
8.
Which of the following actions led to the defeat of Taft in 1912?
a)
his overuse of the bully pulpit
b)
his failure to continue the trustbusting of Roosevelt
c)
his refusal to sign the Payne-Aldrich Tariff
d)
his failure to unify the Republican Party
9.
Suffrage
a)
women's rights
b)
the right to vote
c)
the denial of the right to vote
d)
discrimination
10.
Which country's residents became citizens of the United States in 1917?
a)
Cuba
b)
Hawaii
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
the Philippines
11.
For which action did Theodore Roosevelt win the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize?
a)
leading the Rough Riders
b)
developing the Roosevelt Corollary
c)
negotiating the Treaty of Paris of 1898
d)
negotiating an end to war between Russia and Japan
12.
What war ended with the Treaty of Paris of 1898?
a)
Spanish-American War
b)
Russo-Japanese War
c)
Philippine-American War
d)
Cuban war for independence
13.
José Martí, a Cuban poet and journalist in exile in New York, organized a guerrilla campaign to destroy American-owned property in Cuba in order to
a)
provoke U.S. intervention in Cuba.
b)
retaliate against U.S. involvement in Cuba.
c)
give money to poor Cuban natives.
d)
recover his family's land from American control.
14.
All of the following countries came under some form of U.S. control as a result of the Spanish-American War except
a)
Cuba
b)
Hawaii
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Philippines
15.
The rapid growth of industry in the United States helped fuel imperialism because
a)
America needed unspoiled places for its workers to vacation.
b)
Americans had more time to read about foreign places.
c)
the United States was producing too many goods for its own people to buy.
d)
Americans wanted to take over foreign factories and learn their secrets.
16.
The factor that prevented the greatest number of children from attending public high schools was
a)
racism
b)
poverty
c)
language differences
d)
transportation problems
17.
Cities in the late 19th century expanded with the development of all of the following except
a)
subways
b)
skyscrapers
c)
airplanes
d)
suspension bridges
18.
Skyscrapers were made possible by the invention of
a)
safer fire escapes
b)
larger bricks and stronger cement
c)
the elevator and a steel framework.
d)
the airplane and the bicycle.
19.
All of the following became popular around the turn of the 20th century except
a)
European Lit
b)
Professional Baseball
c)
vaudeville Theater
d)
amusement parks
20.
Jim Crow laws were laws that
a)
separated the races
b)
denied citizenship to Asian immigrants.
c)
taxed voters
d)
promoted discrimination against women.
21.
All of the following were trends in education around 1900 except ool.
a)
more students attending both elementary and high school.
b)
immigrants becoming "Americanized" by attending public schools.
c)
growth of kindergartens.
d)
most African Americans attending high school.
22.
All of the following were trends in education around 1900 except ool.
a)
more students attending both elementary and high school.
b)
immigrants becoming "Americanized" by attending public schools.
c)
growth of kindergartens.
d)
most African Americans attending high school.
23.
In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that
a)
lynching was a federal crime
b)
school segregation was unconstitutional
c)
voting rights could not be tied to any form of tax.
d)
racial segregation in public facilities was legal.
24.
Which development lowered the price of newspapers to a penny a copy? a. a printing press that simultaneously printed both sides of the paper b. a lower price for American timber used by paper mills c. a drop in the wages of newspaper delivery boys d. a new lightweight engine developed for use in aircraft
a)
a printing press that simultaneously printed both sides of the paper
b)
a lower price for American timber used by paper mills
c)
a drop in the wages of newspaper delivery boys
d)
a new lightweight engine developed for use in aircraft
25.
Which of the following was not true of public education around 1900?
a)
High school curriculums were expanding to include science and civics.
b)
Kindergartens were being added to elementary school programs.
c)
The number of blacks attending public school was rapidly catching up with whites.
d)
State laws required students to attend school from ages 8 to 14.
26.
Which of the following did not keep African Americans in the South from voting?
a)
poll taxes
b)
grandfather clauses
c)
the separate but equal doctrine
d)
literacy test
27.
Which type of fiction was very popular around the turn of the 20th century?
a)
realistic portrayals of American life
b)
Western adventure tales
c)
novels about the grand life of the upper class
d)
stories about sports heroes
28.
How did the introduction of the bicycle affect women's lives?
a)
It led to numerous injuries among women riders.
b)
It made many women feel more independent.
c)
It gave women more time to spend with their children.
d)
It started a fitness craze among women.
29.
How did George Eastman contribute to an explosion in the popularity of photography?
a)
by taking photographs of the Wright brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk
b)
by inventing a camera that was larger and heavier than most
c)
by inventing a camera that could develop pictures on the spot
d)
by inventing a camera that used roll film instead of heavy glass plates
30.
Which effect can be traced directly to the Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?
a)
Southern blacks lost their voting rights for 60 years.
b)
Lynching of African Americans continued into the 1920s.
c)
Racial segregation was permitted for nearly 60 years.
d)
Race riots broke out in New York and other large cities.
31.
The popularity of bicycling and amusement parks reflected which trend of the 1900s?
a)
wider public access to the fine arts
b)
an interest in leisure activities
c)
a rising literacy rate
d)
new ways of shopping and advertising
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