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WorksheetsProgressivism DBQ- Pretest before documents
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which demographic change took place in the United States in the early 1900s?
Life expectancy decreased as large numbers of young people died from diseases.
American urban areas came to hold more of the population than rural areas.
Asian immigrants became the largest group of new arrivals into the country.
The number of industrial workers declined as a percentage of the entire population.
According to document A, National parks were established for the purpose of
protecting natural forests from human destruction
increasing the pollution levels in National forests and waterways
allowing the government management of toxic resources
producing hydroelectric power and controlling flooding in remote regions
According to the documents in the DBQ which of the following was NOT a problem created by Industrialization and Urbanization.
Women's Suffrage
Child Labor
Consumer Safety/ Food Safety
Racial Inequality
The Jungle was written to expose problems in which industry (Document D)?
Lumberjacking in Florida
Medicine production in Maine
Meatpacking in Chicago
Steel production in Pittsburgh
The Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act were create as a result of which of the following documents?
Document A
Document B
Document C
Document D
This legislation put forth strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers.
Women's Suffrage Act
19th Amendment
Meat Inspection Act
WCTU
Who influenced Theodore Roosevelt to put aside large amounts of land, including Yosemite National Park, for conservation?
John Muir
William Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Jane Adams
According to Document ______, women in America need the support of city administration to keep their buildings fireproof, basements dry, and food for their family safe.
A
B
C
D
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote in what year
(a)
Which factor most contributed to the urbanization of the United States during the 1800s?
the successes of the labor movement
the improvement of trade relations with Europe and Asia
the migration of African Americans to the North and West
the transition from an agricultural to an industrial economy
What was the main goal of the women’s rights movement during the Progressive Era?
starting a system of women’s colleges
winning elections for public office
securing the right to vote
separating men and women in prison
By the early 1900s, the number of child laborers had begun to decline. Which of the following reasons is why?
Adults were more in demand for jobs
People were making less money in industry
Child labor and compulsory education laws were passed
All of the above
Which of the following BEST explains the negative social impact of child labor
America had a booming economy
America had little racial issues
America had people making good money in good labor conditions
America had a generation(s) of people unable to read and write
According to Doc. B, how do you know the Breaker Boys labor was difficult and dangerous?
children were losing lives and getting burned
children did not get an education
children did not have any social skills
children were working weekends only
The 19th Amendment (1920) to the Constitution provided women equal voting rights. Which of the documents in this DBQ discussed the struggles Women faced before they had the right to vote?
Document A
Document B
Document C
Document D
Jane Addams contributed to social work, peace movements, and _________________________ .
established National Park
fought to end Child Labor
Women's Rights
wrote books about the dangers of tainted meat
In document B, who photographed the breaker boys?
Leis Hindes
Lewis Hindes
Lewis Hines
Leiws Hines
This man was a preservationaist and largely responsible for having Yosemite added as a national park.
Aldo Leopold
John Muir
Gifford Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
As a result of Document A, Presidents Theodore Roosevelt's supported saving forests in America by
to pass the endangered species act
to declare a war on pollution
to limit boat traffic on major rivers in the United States.
to set aside large portions of land for parks and nature preserves.
Journalists who exposed practices of monopolies and big business
Gump Mushers
Muckrakers
Scalawags
Dirt Diggers
When was the Progressive Era?
!861-1865
1865-1877
1900-1920
1933-1945
