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Progressive Era Check For Understanding #2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was NOT a focus of Progressive Era reformers?

a)

Promoting social welfare

b)

Protecting the environment

c)

Making government more democratic

d)

Prohibiting the manufacture and sell of tobacco

2.
According to the Social Gospel, people, especially churches ___.
a)
should save the poor with education.
b)
should welcome the poor into their congregations.
c)
were obligated to engage in philanthropy. 
d)
should provide Bibles in hotel rooms. 
3.

Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addam's Settlement House movement in Chicago?

a)

The founding of women's colleges

b)

The introduction of prison reform

c)

The assimilation of immigrants

d)

The establishment of public libraries

4.

During the Progressive Era, one goal of state-level political reforms was to:

a)

prevent party leaders form amending campaign platforms

b)

increase the influence of business owners on regulatory legislation

c)

promote the principle of direct democracy

d)

limit the use of judicial review by circuit courts

5.

A student learning about US history is instructed to write a paper about WEB Dubois and race relations in the US. Which of the following facts would be most relevant to the student's assignment?

a)

The Selma-to-Montogmery protest marches helped secure voting rights for minority

b)

The NAACP was organized to help secure full legal equality for minority citizens

c)

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 outlawed many forms of discrimination in the housing market

d)

The March on Washington helped rally nationwide support for the Civil Rights movement

6.

How did the publication of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle contribute to a change in the relationship between government and business?

a)

Federal troops were mobilized to break strikes by labor unions

b)

Government regulations requiring the inspection of food products were implemented

c)

Congress created a regulatory agency to audit railroads

d)

Laws were enacted that banned private companies form discriminating when hiring

7.

The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in:

a)

a system of seperate schools for new immigrants

b)

the expansion of citizens' direct participation in the democratic process

c)

a redistribution of the tax burden among citizens

d)

more sources of revenue for state governments

8.
Teddy Roosevelt's progressive plan; involved trust-busting and conservation projects.
a)
New Freedom
b)
New Deal
c)
Square Deal
d)
None of the above
9.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
·  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
10.
The founder of the NAACP who encouraged African Americans to fight to end segregation
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
WEB Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
11.
"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote."
—Amendment 17, U.S. Constitution
Why did Progressive reformers support this amendment? 
a)
It provided the people the ability to directly vote for U.S. senators.
b)
It allowed state legislatures to influence the election of U.S. senators.
c)
It gave governors the ability to limit terms of U.S. senators.
d)
It granted state governments the power to appoint U.S. senators.
12.
Who was the early civil rights activist that supported trade education and gradual integration?
a)
WEB Dubois
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
John Hope
d)
Lugenia Burns Hope
13.
What was the purpose of implementing referendum recall and initiative?
a)
to give citizens more power in local affairs
b)
to guarantee public selection of federal officials
c)
to prevent minority groups from participating in government
d)
to regulate sources of campaign finance
14.
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. . . .”
-19th Amendment, U. S. Constitution
Which grouping  of women worked for the passage of this amendment?
a)
Harriet Tubman, Jane Addams, and Dorothea Dix
b)
Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Madeline Albright, Geraldine Ferraro, and Sandra Day O’Connor
d)
Clara Barton, Amelia Earhart, and Eleanor Roosevelt
15.
Head of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial school. Believed equality would happen over time
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Upton Sinclair
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
W.E.B. Du Bois
16.
Which speaker’s statement is most directly related to the political concepts of initiative, referendum, and recall?
a)
Speaker A: The best way to prevent corruption in government is to allow citizens a direct role in the legislative process.
b)
Speaker B: Breaking up trusts and monopolies will increase business competition.
c)
Speaker C: Government is best when kept far away from the general population.
d)
Speaker D: Government will only improve when women are granted full suffrage.
17.
A major purpose of the Progressive movement (1900–1917) was to
a)
stimulate the economy
b)
support government control of factory production
c)
correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society
d)
recover from a long period of economic depression
18.

Base your answer to the question on the photograph and on your knowledge of social studies.


One reason Jacob Riis published many photographs similar to this was to

a)

disprove claims of yellow journalists

b)

encourage government assistance for poor farmers

c)

promote the use of child labor

d)

increase public concern over tenement conditions

19.
Leader of the settlement house movement; Hull House; part of the Social Gospel Movement; help others
a)
Jane Addams
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Frances Willard
d)
Ida B Wells
20.
Leader of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, supported Prohibition
a)
Frances Willard
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Jane Addams
d)
Ida B. Wells
21.
African American journalist who wrote and spoke against lynching and other injustices suffered by African Americans.
a)
Ida B Wells
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Frances Willard
d)
Susan B. Anthony
22.
Was one of the founding members of the NAACP ; argued for equality through voting and political participation.
a)
W.E.B. Dubois
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Jacob Riis
23.
Economic Policies Under President T. Roosevelt:
Step 1:Enforce federal laws
Step 2:Target monopolies

Which phrase describes the MAIN objective reflected by these steps?
a)
assisting organized labor groups
b)
improving consumer protections
c)
making markets more competitive
d)
making businesses more responsible
24.
On Friday, October 3, 1902, Pres. T. Roosevelt called a precedent-shattering meeting. . . . A great strike in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania threatened a coal famine. The President feared “untold misery . . . with the certainty of riots which might develop into social war.” Although he had no legal right to intervene, he sent telegrams to both sides summoning them to Washington to discuss the problem. . . . 
—Monthly Labor Review, U.S. Department of Labor, October 1975
How did President Roosevelt’s reaction to the strike change the relationship between the federal government and business?
a)
It led to government approval for the use of replacement laborers.
b)
It set an example for issuing injunctions to regulate work stoppages.
c)
It increased the influence of the government on private businesses.
d)
It began to grant businesses the right to negotiate with labor.
25.
According to the theory of laissez faire, the economy functions best when the government
a)
subsidizes business so that it can compete worldwide
b)
regulates businesses for the good of the majority
c)
owns major industries
d)
does not interfere in business