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Progressive Era Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Journalists who exposed political, social and economic problems in the United States during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

a)

Mugwumps

b)

Muckrakers

c)

Scalawags

d)

Yellow Journalists

2.
1906- Wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry. (Helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act) 
a)
Upton Sinclair 
b)
Lincoln Steffens 
c)
Jacob Riis 
d)
Frank Norris 
3.
Banning the sale of alcohol was the chief goal of 
a)
National Women's Suffrage Association
b)
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
c)
Bull Moose Party
d)
Good Government League
4.

Which president supported progressive ideas such as conservationism and breaking up the Trusts

a)

William McKinley

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Herbert Hoover

5.

Main goal of most muckraking journalists?

a)

Gain fame through articles of high popular interest

b)

Expose social and economic problems in need of government intervention

c)

Increase public awareness of America's great potential

d)

End corrupt relationships between politicians and big business

6.
One way in which the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Gentlemen’s Agreement, and the National Origins Act were similar is that all were expressions of
a)
imperialism 
b)
nativism 
c)
militarism 
d)
Manifest Destiny 
7.

Nativists are against...

a)

Corruption

b)

African Americans

c)

Railroads

d)

Immigrants

8.
The temperance movement warned people of the ____.
a)
dangers of alcohol
b)
evils of slavery
c)
weakness of reform
d)
need for education
9.

National parks were established for the purpose of

a)

preserving nature and the environment for future generations

b)

preventing the pollution of critical forests and waterways

c)

allowing government management of energy resources

d)

producing hydroelectric power and controlling flooding in remote regions

10.
This gave women the right to vote.
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
11.

Which of the following were goals of the Progressives?

a)

encourage environmental conservation and preservation

b)

decrease the power of the federal government

c)

improve working conditions in mines and factories

d)

Breakup or regulate the monopolies and trusts

e)

Make government more efficient and accountable

12.

Jane Addams:

a)

was the founder of the Settlement House Movement

b)

was a critic of big business, especially Standard Oil Company.

c)

supported laws to protect women and children through her WTU.

d)

was a radical suffragette.

13.

The Progressive era occurred

a)

1877-1890

b)

1865-1877

c)

1900-1920

d)

1933-1945

14.

1. Progressivism was partly a reaction against _____ economics, which emphasized no regulations against businesses

a)

a. Socialism

b)

b. Laissez-faire

c)

c. Free traded

d)

Supply side

15.

Which of the following are the three Progressive Presidents?

a)

Taft, Hayes, T Roosevelt

b)

Wilson, Garfield, Taft

c)

T Roosevelt, Johnson, Morgan

d)

T Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson

16.

When Woodrow Wilson's ran for president he promised

a)

A Square Deal

b)

To lower taxes for the poor and working class

c)

A chicken in every pot, and a car in every garage.

d)

To knock down the Triple Wall of Privilege

17.

The law that regulated the banking system & stabilized US currency was the

a)

Federal Trade Commission Act

b)

Federal Reserve Act

c)

Federal Highway Act

d)

Federal Farm Loan Act

18.

This allows citizens to vote to change an EXISTING law or regulation

a)

referendum

b)

initiative

c)

recall

d)

direct primary

19.

A special election used to remove an elected official before his or her term is expired

a)

referendum

b)

initiative

c)

recall

d)

direct primary

20.

The direct election of US Senators was allowed because of what amendment?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

21.

The women's suffrage movement began in 1848. When did women officially earn the right to vote?

a)

1878

b)

1907

c)

1920

d)

1931

22.

What is suffrage?

a)

the right to drive

b)

the right to end suffering

c)

the right to vote

d)

the right to a free education

23.

What amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

15

b)

17

c)

18

d)

19

24.

Which amendment banned the making, sale or transportation of alcohol?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

25.

Name for Theodore Roosevelt's policies during his presidency

a)

New Freedom

b)

New Nationalism

c)

Circle plan

d)

Square Deal

26.

The Progressive movement's attitude toward monopoly was one of...

a)

Allowing most monopolies to continue since the economy was booming

b)

Encouraging the expansion of existing Trusts and Monopolies into foreign countries

c)

Progressives advocated for the end of monopolies and trusts except for a select few

d)

Destroy ALL trusts and monopolies wherever they existed

27.

All of the people listed in the image helped to...

a)

expose corruption in society

b)

create programs for people living in poverty

c)

achieve women's suffrage

d)

in the development of vaccines to prevent diseases

28.

Which amendment led to the changes to the Constitution as shown in the newspaper headline

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

29.

The newspaper headline is asking people to prepare for passage of the

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

30.

The _________ Amendment led to the action described in the newspaper headline

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

31.

Upton Sinclaire's book "The Jungle" directly resulted in the passage of the

a)

19th Amendment

b)

Federal Reserve Act

c)

Clayton Anti-Trust Act

d)

Meat Inspection Act

32.

The _________ Amendment led to the action described in the picture

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

33.

Created in 1913, the Federal Reserve requires

a)

banks to loan out all excess reserves

b)

banks to keep 25% of all deposits as a reserve

c)

all banks to print their own money

d)

banks to keep 100% of all deposits on hand

34.

All of the items in this list led to...

a)

voters having more involvement in the democratic process

b)

voters having less involvement in the democratic process

c)

changes in the way banks were regulated

d)

a decrease in voter participation

35.

The movement to eliminate undesirable traits/habits from American society was called

a)

The Suffrage Movement

b)

The Human Improvement Movement

c)

The Eugenics Movement

d)

The Make America Great Again Movement

36.

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

a)

The Standard Oil Company was a harmful monopoly

b)

The best way to develop major industries was to form small businesses.

c)

Government regulations were strangling the Standard Oil Company

d)

Foreign competition in the oil industry was hurting American companies.

37.

Which statement best expresses the melting pot theory as it relates to American society?

a)

Only European immigrants will be allowed into the United States.

b)

All immigrant groups will maintain their separate cultures.

c)

Different cultures will blend to form a uniquely American culture.

d)

Immigrant ghettos will develop in urban areas.

38.

The principal message of the cartoon is that the Standard Oil Company

a)

used its size to lower the prices of its products

b)

protected the nation from foreign competition

c)

used its economic power to influence government decisions

d)

employed violence to gain an unfair advantage for its workers

39.

Match the term to its definition.

a)

tenement

1.

a run-down, crowded apartment often located in the center of the city

b)

labor union

2.

an organization of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect worker's rights

c)

monopoly

3.

a company that controls all or nearly all the business of an industry

40.

Conservation is-

a)

when a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit

b)

using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change

c)

protection of natural resources

d)

the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people

41.

Why are monopolies bad?

a)

They limit competition

b)

They raise taxes

c)

They increase jobs

d)

They raise prices

42.
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
43.

This cartoon shows which Gilded Age problem?

a)

Americans believed that their national government was too powerful.

b)

Americans believed in "survival of the fittest".

c)

Americans believed in equality of the sexes.

d)

Americans believed that big business controlled their government.

44.

In return for favors, jobs etc., political bosses expected the immigrants they helped to --

a)

give them money.

b)

vote for them.

c)

speak well of them.

d)

access to the best tenements.

45.

Which changes below represent Progressive political reforms at the STATE level? Check three correct answers.

a)

Initiative (citizens can suggest laws)

b)

Referendum (citizens can vote on proposed laws)

c)

Recall (citizens can kick out corrupt leaders and elect new ones)

d)

Commission Governments (professional citizens run government)

46.

Check off TR's beliefs about trusts.

a)

Some trusts were good and should be regulated by the federal government.

b)

Some trusts were bad and should be broken up by the federal government.

c)

Some trusts were good and should be regulated by the state governments.

d)

Some trusts were bad and should be broken up by the state governments.

47.

26th President of the United States, served for two terms and eventually ran for a third term under the Bull Moose Party.

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Grover Cleveland

48.
Which practice in the photo shows what Progressive leaders were trying to regulate?
a)
child labor
b)
indentured servitude
c)
union organization
d)
assembly lines
49.

Which movement is Susan B. Anthony most closely associated with?

a)

Harlem Renaissance

b)

Women’s Suffrage

c)

Muckraker Movement

d)

Temperance Movement

50.

A movement calling for a ban on alcoholic drinks, which they saw as the chief cause of many of the social problems.

a)

Social Gospel Movement

b)

Woman's Suffrage Movement

c)

Populist Movement

d)

Temperance Movement

51.

Direct election of United States Senators.

a)

Sixteenth Amendment

b)

Seventeenth Amendment

c)

Eighteenth Amendment

d)

Nineteenth Amendment

52.

This work often interferes with children's opportunities to attend school.

a)

Child support

b)

Child labor

c)

Child abuse

d)

Child care

53.

Leader in the settlement house movement. (Hull House - Chicago)

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Alice Paul

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Ida Tarbell

54.

Socially conscious journalists and writers who raised awareness for the the need to reform social, political, and economic problems in the U.S.

a)

Consumers

b)

Populists

c)

Muckrakers

d)

Labor Unions

55.

Community center that provided services for the urban poor.

a)

Settlement House

b)

City Manager

c)

City Manager

d)

Salvation Army

56.

The growth of cities is called ________.

a)

Suburbanization

b)

Industrialization

c)

Urbanization

57.

Designed to prevent companies from engaging in unfair practices that eliminated fair competition

a)
Gospel of Wealth
b)
Corporation
c)
Interstate Commerce Act
d)
Sherman Antitrust Act
58.
This is another word for monopoly
a)
Trust
b)
Corporation
c)
Merger
d)
Subsidiary
59.

Who was the corrupt NYC political boss that shaped politics in NYC and the state of New York?

a)

William "Boss" Tweed

b)

William "the Crusher" Tweed

c)

William McKinley

d)

Andrew Carnegie

60.

What is one way the Progressive Era reform outlined in this diagram has affected U.S. politics?

a)

More women have been elected to Congress.

b)

Citizens have a more direct influence on lawmaking.

c)

Corrupt officials can be removed from office.

d)

Primary elections are prohibited in several states.

61.
Question Image

Match the following on our lesson about the Progressive Era:

a)

Muckrakers

1.

journalists who exposed corruption and social problems in early 1900s America.

b)

Ida B. Wells

2.

African American journalist who documented lynching and fought for racial justice

c)

WEB Dubois

3.

Black intellectual, scholar, and activist who co-founded the NAACP and advocated for equal rights.

d)

Booker T. Washington

4.

Black educator and leader who advocated for self-help, economic improvement, and accommodation

e)

Ida Tarbell

5.

Muckraking journalist who exposed Standard Oil's abuses of power and monopolistic practices

62.
Question Image

Match the following terms from our lesson on the Progressive Era:

a)

Jacob Riis

1.

journalist and photographer who documented poverty and slum conditions in How the Other Half Lives

b)

Upton Sinclair

2.

exposed the horrors of the meatpacking industry in The Jungle

c)

Temperance Movement

3.

Social reform movement advocating for the prohibition of alcohol

d)

Suffrage Movement

4.

Women's rights movement advocating for the right to vote and equal political rights

e)

Jane Addams

5.

social reformer who co-founded Hull House and advocated for social justice and peace

63.
Question Image

Match the following on our lesson on the Progressive Era:

a)

16th Amendment

1.

allows Congress to impose an income tax

b)

17th Amendment

2.

the direct election of U.S. Senators

c)

18th Amendment

3.

prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol

d)

19th Amendment

4.

granted women the right to vote

e)

Initiative, Referendum, Recall

5.

Reforms allowing citizens to propose and vote on laws, and recall elected officials.

64.
Which of the following was a major goal of Jane Addams' settlement house movement in Chicago?
a)
The founding of women's colleges
b)
The introduction of prison reform
c)

The Americanization of immigrants

d)
The establishment of public libraries
65.

During the early 1900s, the term "muckrakers" was used to describe-

a)

Pacifists who demonstrated against war

b)

Politicians who criticized Progressive Era presidents

c)

Writers who exposed the problems in American society

d)

Newspaper columnists who reported on celebrities and athletes

66.

Process which made steel more affordable and profitable.

a)

Laissez-faire

b)

Interstate Commerce

c)

Bessemer

d)

National Market

67.

What innovation helped people settle the Great Plains and opened new markets in the west?

a)

World Wide Web

b)

Transcontinental Railroad

c)

The internal combustion engine

d)

Industrialization

68.

Match the following

a)

NAACP

1.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, founded in 1909 to promote civil rights

b)

Square Deal

2.

Theodore Roosevelt's progressive agenda promoting fairness, conservation, and regulation of corp.

c)

Conservation

3.

protect natural resources, establish national parks and forests, and regulate land use.

d)

Consumer Protection

4.

under this pillar Teddy passed the Meat Inspection Act & Pure food and Drug Act

e)

Control of Corporations

5.

Trustbusting; enforced the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to weed out "bad" Trusts

69.

Answer the question in the image

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

70.

Answer the question in the image

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J