WorksheetsProgressive Era REVIEW
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins
In response to public concern over issues raised by Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, the federal government expanded its role in...
working with labor unions to increase worker salaries
taking responsibility for the safety of consumers
setting limits on the growth of private industry
implementing social welfare programs
How did the 19th Amendment expand the democratic process?
By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of race
By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of sex
By eliminating the poll tax
By lowering the voting age
The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor developed in response to...
the increased need to protect worker interests
the increased demand for skilled workers
the decreased power of political machines
the decreased profitability of the agricultural sector
Many Progressives opposed Social Darwinism because it promoted the idea that...
people in lower classes were not capable of economic success
the government should take responsibility for the well-being of people
immigration weakened national unity
poverty could be eradicated through increased economic regulation
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Workers secured a greater share of company profits.
The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced.
Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations.
The federal government could dissolve business monopolies.
How did the publication of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle contribute to a change in the relationship between government and business?
Federal troops were mobilized to break strikes by labor unions.
Congress created a regulatory agency to audit railroads.
Laws were enacted that banned private companies from discriminating when hiring.
Government regulations requiring the inspection of food products were implemented.
What did the 17th amendment do?
Graduated income tax
Direct election of senators
Gave all men the right to vote
Single term for president
What is a muckraker?
A city official who is corrupt
A citizen who gets petitions signed
A gardener who gets muddy
A journalist who uncovers wrongdoing
A period of time when social, economic and political problems caused by rapid industrialization were exposed and in some cases reformed...
Industrialization
Reconstruction
Progressive Era
Prohibition
Prohibition began with the...
15th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
21st Amendment
Amendment that gave women the right to vote
15th
17th
18th
19th
Who wrote about and exposed the corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
Ida Tarbell
Jacob Riis
Lewis Hines
Upton Sinclair
This organization, founded in the Progressive Era, helps fight to end discrimination against different races.
NSA
NAACP
WCTU
RESPECT
Depending on how much money you make, the government will tax you at different rates
Tax Invasion
Salary Tax
Sales Tax
Graduated Income Tax
The founder of the NAACP who encouraged African Americans to fight to end segregation
Booker T. Washington
George Washington Carver
W.E.B. Dubois
Upton Sinclair
The ability to remove corrupt government officials from office
Referendum
Recall
Initiative
Primary
Law that requires company to properly label food and medicines
Pure Food and Drug Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Pendleton Service Act
The founder of the National Women’s Suffrage Association that helped lead congress to vote on woman’s suffrage
Ida Tarbell
Ida B. Wells
Francis Willard
Susan B. Anthony
A way for people to vote directly on a proposed new law or government action
Referendum
Initiative
Recall
Primary
When was the Progressive Era?
1840-1860
1865-1877
1890-1920
1933-1945
What anti monopoly law made all "combinations, contracts, and conspiracies" that restrained free trade illegal (1890)?
Interstate Commerce Act
Clayton Antitrust Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
Keller-Cefauver Act
Which of the following is an initiative?
People have the right to remove a politician from office
People have the right to propose a new law
People have the right to choose who will run for President
People have the right to veto or accept a law passed by the government
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
Progressive President who was endorsed originally by Roosevelt (who later runs against him), disliked the presidency, busted up trusts and monopolies
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Chester A. Arthur
Theodore Roosevelt
1906- Wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry. (Helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act)
Jacob Riis
Upton Sinclair
Lincoln Steffens
Frank Norris
His first presidential platform was the "Square Deal"
Woodrow Wilson
Eugene V. Debs
William H. Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Created the modern banking system through the establishment of the Federal Reserve
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
1896 Democratic nominee for president who was supported by the "People's Party"
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
Intervened in the Coal Miner's Strike of 1902 to negotiate a deal between workers and their employers
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
Supported conservation efforts and helped establish national parks
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
Created a third party called the Progressive Party ("Bull Moose Party") to run in the 1912 presidential election
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
leader of the Socialist Party of America who ran for president five times, in 1920 from a prison cell
Upton Sinclair
Eugene V. Debs
William Jennings Bryan
William H. Taft
currency should be based upon the use of two metals, traditionally gold and silver
Fiat Currency
Gold Standard
Federalism
Bimetallism
Which of the following was NOT supported by the populist "People's Party" during the Progressive Era?
currency should be based upon the use of two metals, traditionally gold and silver
the government should regulate the railroads to prevent unfair railroad prices and “rebates”
immigration from certain undesirable countries should be restricted
the wealthy elite should pay higher taxes because of their higher incomes
a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups
Capitalism
Social Darwinism
Bimetallism
Populism
issues faced by farmers leading to the populist movement
[choose all that apply]
High tariffs
losing land to Native Americans
Unfair prices to use railroads
overproduction of crops
Gave the famous "Cross of Gold" speech
William Jennings Bryan
William H. Taft
Eugene V. Debs
Theodore Roosevelt
journalist who became involved in anti-lynching activism and published Southern Horrors, exposing lynching and disenfranchisement of blacks and poor whites
Ida Tarbell
Ida B. Wells
Lewis Hine
Jacob Riis
sociologist and photographer who exposed the horrors of factory conditions such as child labor, dangerous working conditions, and unfair labor practices
Ida Tarbell
Ida B. Wells
Lewis Hine
Jacob Riis
Seneca Falls Convention (1848) was the beginning of which organized reform movement?
Abolition
Temperance
Labor
Women's Rights/Suffrage
Progressive President who proposed a "New Freedom" policy to tame big business, encourage competition, eliminate special privileges
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
William Jennings Bryan
The Triangle Shirtwaist fire resulted in laws that...
Prevented women from being able to work outside of the home
Better protected the safety of workers
Improved housing conditions
“Busted” monopolies, including unions
According to the Roosevelt Corollary, what was the role of the US in the Western Hemisphere?
Annex as many Latin American countries as possible
Work with European nations to establish colonies
act as a "police force" in Latin American affairs
lead the League of Nations
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
imperialism
militarism
nationalism
socialism
Cornerstone of American foreign policy that told European powers to stay out of the affairs of the Western Hemisphere (1824)
Roosevelt Corollary
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine
Reporters who published sensationalized stories about Spanish atrocities were called...
Yellow Journalists
muckrakers
Mugwumps
Conquistadors
Wrote the book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, arguing that a nation needed a large navy to extend its power around the world
Sanford Dole
Alfred T. Mahan
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?
Win leaseholds in China
End the Boxer Rebellion
Ensure trading rights with China
Establish a sphere of influence
Which of the following was an example of President Roosevelt's "Big Stick Diplomacy"?
annexing Hawaii
passing the Federal Reserve Act
encouraging the establishment of a League of Nations
encouraging the independence of Panama so the United States could control the Panama Canal
· Publication of the De Lome Letter
· Yellow journalism
· Explosion of the U.S.S. Maine
Which of the following best describes the information above?
Causes of the Spanish-American War
Factors leading to the Panama Canal
Causes for American entry into World War I
Reasons for immigration to the US
