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Progressive Era

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An early 20th century reform movement seeking to return control of the government to the people, restore economic opportunities, and correct injustices in American life is called…

a)

Imperialism

b)

Progressivism

c)

Industrialization

d)

Reconstruction

2.

People that wrote about the corrupt side of business and public life in newspapers and magazines were called…

a)

Inside Reporters

b)

Suffragists

c)

Muckrakers

d)

Yellow Journalists

3.

This amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote…

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

4.

Progressive reformers sought government regulation of business in order to….

a)

Control economic cycles of inflation and recession

b)

Provide money for public services such as schools and libraries

c)

Prevent companies from moving factories overseas

d)

Restore competition by breaking up monopolies and trusts

5.

The 1890 Census indicated that there was no longer a frontier line in the West. Early in the 20th century, President Roosevelt pushed for the conservation of the nation’s natural resources. This signaled a change in how people perceived:

a)

Farmland

b)

Urban Areas

c)

Industry Centers

d)

Wilderness

6.

What happened at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory on March 25, 1911 that signaled a need for safety regulations in factories?

a)

Workers got sick from a by product being produced there

b)

The building collapsed because of poorly constructed steel beams

c)

A fire started on an upper floor of the building killing 146 people

d)

A worker fell into a machine and suffered fatal injuries

7.

The 17th Amendment allowed people to directly elect their:

a)

Senators

b)

Representatives

c)

President

d)

Governors

8.

These were leaders in the Women’s Suffrage movement

a)

Susan B. Anthony / Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Betsy Ross / Abigail Adams

c)

Booker T. Washington / W.E.B Dubois

d)

Florence Kelly / Jane Addams

9.

Term used to describe how Theodore Roosevelt used the presidency to influence the news media and shape legislation (laws)

a)

Reformer

b)

Initiative

c)

Bully Pulpit

d)

Referendum

10.

In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed:

a)

Dangers faced by coal miners

b)

Corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company

c)

Unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry

d)

Illegal deals between special interest and the government

11.

This individual not only helped foster efficiency by creating a shorter work day for his employees, but also gave his workers an extra day off from work and the assembly line.

a)

Florence Kelly

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Eugene V. Debs

12.

What problem arising from industrialization did progressive reformers want the federal government to address?

a)

The use of child labor in the workplace

b)

Unfair taxes on the wealthy

c)

Restrictions on the use of natural resources

d)

Lack of capital for railroad expansion

13.

Another term for a monopoly is a . . .

a)

Policy

b)

Trust

c)

Flux

d)

Machine

14.

The law that required truthful labels was the:

a)

Pure Food and Drug Act

b)

Meat Inspection Act

c)

Sherman Antitrust Act

d)

Interstate Commerce Act

15.

The granting of public offices in return for aid or money to help one get elected is an example of:

a)

Civil Service

b)

Spoils System

c)

Merit System

d)

Judicial Review

16.

The lead women’s suffrage activist during the Progressive Era

a)

Ida Wells

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

Florence Kelley

d)

Susan B. Anthony

17.

Busted over 90 Trusts and was hand picked to replace Theodore Roosevelt in the Presidential office

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

William Mckinley

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

18.

Women’s Rights and children’s rights activist who helped pass the Illinois Factory Act in 1893.

a)

Ida Wells

b)

Florence Kelley

c)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

d)

Susan B. Anthony

19.

President of the United States who used the office as a Bully Pulpit, busted trusts and was a conservationist leader

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

William McKinley

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

20.

Helped organize the American Socialist party and was a labor leader who pushed for improvements for everyday workers

a)

Eugene V. Debs

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

William McKinley

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

21.

President who came after Taft; under him women got the right to vote and America entered WWI

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

William McKinley

d)

Woodrow Wilson