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WorksheetsProgressive Movement - Suffrage/Prohibition
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 15mins
Based on the map, which region of the United States demonstrated the most support for complete voting rights for women before 1919?
New England
Midwest
South
West
In 1920, women in the United States gained the right to vote as a result of a
Presidential order
Supreme Court decision
constitutional amendment
law passed in each of the states
Before the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote nationwide, a women's right to vote depended on
her income
political party membership
that state where she lived
her level of education
A major goal of the constitutional amendment establishing national Prohibition was to
stop organized crime
eliminate alcohol consumption
restrict immigration
end poll taxes
The attempt to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States during the 1920's showed that
amending the Constitution is easily and frequently done
government can control the thinking and behavior of its citizens
most people will obey state laws, but not federal laws
laws that go against public attitudes and the values of many people are difficult to enforce
In the 1920's, controversies over Prohibition, the National Origins Act, and the Scopes trail all reflect disagreement over the
effects of demobilization
role of the federal governemnt in the economy
cultural values of the American people
influence of labor unions on American life
Information in the cartoon most clearly supports the conclusion that by 1914
states along the East Coast had granted full voting rights to women
women could vote only in state elections
most states had approved at least some voting rights for women
complete national suffrage for women had been achieved
A goal set at the Seneca Falls Convention (1848) was achieved during the Progressive Era by the
formation of the federal Food and Drug Administration
creation of the League of Nations
adoption of a national income tax
ratification of the woman’s suffrage amendment
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
environmental conservation
the banking industry
women's rights
immigration policy
In the United States, the women's rights movement of the early 1900's was most successful in achieving
the right to vote for women
the right of women to obtain loans
election of women to high public offices
equal educational opportunities
The photograph shows efforts by the federal government to enforce
urban renewal programs
automobile safety
national Prohibition
vehicle and traffic laws
The scene in this photograph most likely occurred during the
1920's
1960's
1940's
1980's
Which activity is illustrated in this photograph?
picketing against United States involvement in World War I
making a statement of support for the League of Nations
protesting the nation’s denial of woman’s suffrage
supporting punishment of Germany for causing World War I
