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Progressive Movement - Suffrage/Prohibition

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
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1.

Based on the map, which region of the United States demonstrated the most support for complete voting rights for women before 1919?

a)

New England

b)

Midwest

c)

South

d)

West

2.

In 1920, women in the United States gained the right to vote as a result of a

a)

Presidential order

b)

Supreme Court decision

c)

constitutional amendment

d)

law passed in each of the states

3.

Before the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote nationwide, a women's right to vote depended on

a)

her income

b)

political party membership

c)

that state where she lived

d)

her level of education

4.

A major goal of the constitutional amendment establishing national Prohibition was to

a)

stop organized crime

b)

eliminate alcohol consumption

c)

restrict immigration

d)

end poll taxes

5.

The attempt to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States during the 1920's showed that

a)

amending the Constitution is easily and frequently done

b)

government can control the thinking and behavior of its citizens

c)

most people will obey state laws, but not federal laws

d)

laws that go against public attitudes and the values of many people are difficult to enforce

6.

In the 1920's, controversies over Prohibition, the National Origins Act, and the Scopes trail all reflect disagreement over the

a)

effects of demobilization

b)

role of the federal governemnt in the economy

c)

cultural values of the American people

d)

influence of labor unions on American life

7.

Information in the cartoon most clearly supports the conclusion that by 1914

a)

states along the East Coast had granted full voting rights to women

b)

women could vote only in state elections

c)

most states had approved at least some voting rights for women

d)

complete national suffrage for women had been achieved

8.

A goal set at the Seneca Falls Convention (1848) was achieved during the Progressive Era by the

a)

formation of the federal Food and Drug Administration

b)

creation of the League of Nations

c)

adoption of a national income tax

d)

ratification of the woman’s suffrage amendment

9.

The Seneca Falls Convention (1848), the activities of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and ratification of the 19th Amendment would most likely be included in a report on

a)

environmental conservation

b)

the banking industry

c)

women's rights

d)

immigration policy

10.

In the United States, the women's rights movement of the early 1900's was most successful in achieving

a)

the right to vote for women

b)

the right of women to obtain loans

c)

election of women to high public offices

d)

equal educational opportunities

11.

The photograph shows efforts by the federal government to enforce

a)

urban renewal programs

b)

automobile safety

c)

national Prohibition

d)

vehicle and traffic laws

12.

The scene in this photograph most likely occurred during the

a)

1920's

b)

1960's

c)

1940's

d)

1980's

13.

Which activity is illustrated in this photograph?

a)

picketing against United States involvement in World War I

b)

making a statement of support for the League of Nations

c)

protesting the nation’s denial of woman’s suffrage

d)

supporting punishment of Germany for causing World War I