WorksheetsProgressive Era
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
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1.
Which of these is NOT true of the Progressive Era?
a)
It appealed to people from both major political parties.
b)
It involved attempts to solve problems created by the Gilded Age.
c)
It involved a belief in the use of science to solve social problems.
d)
It went against Christian ideology, so Christians opposed it.
2.
Which of these was NOT an issue the Progressive Age tried to solve?
a)
the growing power of the federal government
b)
unsafe conditions in meat packing industry
c)
poverty
d)
the disenfranchisement of women
3.
Which of these was NOT one of the four broad goals of Progressivism?
a)
protecting social welfare
b)
preventing muckraking
c)
creating economic reform
d)
fostering efficiency in factories
4.
The WCTW was concerned with two main issues, prostitution and ________.
a)
slavery
b)
racism
c)
prohibition
d)
corruption
5.
Which of these was NOT a strategy used by women to gain suffrage?
a)
They pursued court cases to test the 14th amendment
b)
They tried to convince state legislatures to grant women the right to vote
c)
They attempted a violent overthrow of the US government
d)
They pushed for a national constitutional amendment to grant suffrage
6.
Which of these was NOT an issue that was exposed by Muckrakers?
a)
the plight of farmers
b)
political corruption
c)
dangerous factory conditions
d)
ruthless Standard Oil business practices
7.
Which Muckraker’s work was particularly effective because he/she used hundreds of photos?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Thomas Nast
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
8.
Which of these was NOT a technique used by Progressive Era Muckrakers?
a)
undercover work
b)
yellow journalism
c)
photojournalism
d)
vivid descriptive language
9.
Which of these was NOT an issue addressed by Theodore Roosevelt’s “Square Deal”?
a)
racism
b)
public health
c)
railroad regulation
d)
conservation
10.
Which of these did NOT happen as a result of The Jungle?
a)
Jim Crow laws were passed in Southern States.
b)
The public became aware that their canned meat might be contaminated.
c)
The Meat Inspection Act was passed.
d)
The Pure Food & Drug Act was signed into law.
11.
Which of these BEST describes how Woodrow Wilson was able to win the 1912 election, despite gaining only 42% of the popular vote?
a)
Wilson appealed to women, who had just gained the right to vote.
b)
Because the Republican Party had split, the votes for the other two candidates were also split, allowing Wilson to get the majority of electoral votes.
c)
Wilson won all the Southern states, which had more electoral votes.
d)
Wilson was anti-reform, and most Americans were tired of the reform movement.
12.
Which of these is a likely slogan of the NAWSA?
a)
“Stop Jim Crow laws!”
b)
“Lips that touch liquor shall not touch ours!”
c)
“Stop the suffrage of women today!”
d)
“Women deserve the right to vote!”
13.
Which of these best describes the problem that the 17th Amendment was supposed to solve?
a)
widespread alcohol abuse
b)
corruption in state legislatures
c)
monopolies and trusts
d)
unfair business practices
14.
Which of these best describes the way in which Theodore Roosevelt broke up business trusts?
a)
He pushed to pass the “Unfair Business Practice Act” of 1924.
b)
He fought for women’s suffrage, because he knew women would support the breakup of trusts.
c)
He published a book called Teddy’s Take on Corruption in Business in 1905.
d)
He encouraged the Justice Department to sue business trusts using the Sherman Antitrust Law.
15.
The Bull Moose Party was created because some Republicans felt that
a)
the Republican party was too progressive
b)
the Democratic party was too conservative
c)
the Republican party was not progressive enough
d)
the two-party system in the US had contributed to corruption
16.
Which of these best describes the 19th Amendment?
a)
It granted women’s suffrage.
b)
It made the sale and manufacture of alcohol illegal.
c)
It prevented women from suffering.
d)
It provided for the direct election of the House of Representatives.
17.
“Make America Great Again” is to Donald Trump as “Americans Deserve a Square Deal” is to
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
William H. Taft
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Susan B. Anthony
18.
The initiative, the referendum, and the recall were all created to give more power to
a)
the president
b)
the state governments
c)
the voters
d)
the Supreme Court
19.
Which of these women was not involved in the suffrage movement?
a)
Carrie Chapman Catt
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Alice Paul
d)
Gifford Pinchot
20.
Which of these organizations was most concerned with creating full equality or all races?
a)
NAACP
b)
the Bull Moose Party
c)
NAWSA
d)
FTC
21.
Which amendment are these women most likely advocating?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
22.
Which amendment are these women most likely advocating?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
23.
When was the Progressive Era?
a)
Antebellum
b)
1865-1877
c)
1900-1920
d)
1933-1945
24.
Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
25.
The actions of muckrakers in the late 19th century and early 20th century resulted in
a)
Supreme Court decisions that expanded the right to vote
b)
government regulation of unfair business practices
c)
increases in the power of monopolies
d)
reduction of the president’s power to manage the economy
26.
One major legacy of the Social Gospel Movement was
a)
an end to racial segregation in Southern states.
b)
the conversion of many Catholic immigrants to Protestantism.
c)
the intervention of prominent religious leaders into electoral politics
d)
an increased attention to the needs of the poor in industrial society
27.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
28.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
29.
Which of the following is true about Woodrow Wilson?
a)
He was concerned about economics but not civil rights
b)
He was concerned about civil rights but not economics
c)
He was concerned about both of these equally
d)
He was not concerned about either of these
30.
Which of the following fought for equality and ensure passage of anti-lynching laws?
a)
Jane Addams
b)
Ida Wells
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Upton Sinclair
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