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WorksheetsUnit 2: Progressive Era
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 34mins
What does the word "effective" mean?
¿Qué significa la palabra "efectivo"?
Từ "hiệu quả" nghĩa là gì?
What is it called when all the workers refuse to work until the business owner agrees to change?
Boycott
Strike
Protest
Riot
What is it called when people refuse to buy from one company?
Strike
Riot
Boycott
Protest
What is it called when people organize a non-violent demonstration to publicly express disagreement?
Strike
Riot
Boycott
Protest
What is it called when people violently and publicly express disagreement?
Strike
Riot
Boycott
Protest
What is the group of workers who organize actions together to force the business owner to listen to the workers?
Union
Protesters
Workers
Business leaders
A muckraker is a journalist. Muckrakers goal is to ______.
expose corruption
hide the truth
tell the truth
show when a business is corrupt
help a corrupt business
Jacob Riis is a muckraker. His photos showed terrible conditions in the tenements. What changed because of him?
Indoor Plumbing/Toilets
End safety laws
Nothing
Running water / sinks in apartments
playgrounds at schools and parks
Ida Tarbell is a muckraker. She exposed the Standard Oil company and helped small oil business. What changed because of her writing?
Sherman Anti-Trust Act/Law
Helped Rockefeller increase his monopoly
Ended the monopoly
Ended one business controlling market competition
End oil business in the United States
Upton Sinclair is a muckraker. He exposed the meat packing industry. What changed because of him?
Meat Inspection Act 1906
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Bureau of Chemistry
Pure Food and Drug Act 1906
Nothing
What was Women's Suffrage organizing to change?
Women's right to work
Women's right to marry
Women's right to vote
Women's right to equal pay
What methods did Women's Suffrage use to earn the right to vote?
Protest
Riot
Strike
Picket
Boycott
Women's suffrage wanted women to have the right to vote. They protested and picketed the White House/President. Were the women effective to create change with protests?
Yes, the 19th amendment was passed
Yes, they earned the right to vote
No, President Wilson did not listen
No, women cannot vote
Propaganda is using pictures/words to persuade people to agree with your ideas. Women's suffrage used propaganda to encourage men to give women the right to vote. Was the propaganda effective to earn the women the right to vote?
Yes, the 19th amendment was passed
No, men did not want to help women
No, men were afraid of women's freedom
Women cannot vote
19th amendment = women can vote
Ronan Farrow is a journalist. He published articles about women who experience sexual assault and harassment in Hollywood. Who is Ronan Farrow similar to?
Suffragettes
Muckrakers
Prohibition supporters
What is the #MeToo movement?
End sexual assault and sexual harassment
Expose corrupt oil businesses
To help meat packing industry safety
To help women earn the right to vote
Social media organizing to show how many women are affected by sexual assault
What was Prohibition organizing to change?
Women's right to work
To make alcohol illegal
Women's right to vote
For better working conditions
What methods did Prohibition use to change the law to make alcohol illegal?
Protest
Riot
Strike
Propaganda
Ask Congress to create a law (Amendment)
Prohibition wanted alcohol to be illegal. They protested and used propaganda to persuade Congress & voters to support Prohibition. Were the methods effective to create change?
Yes, the 18th amendment was passed.
Yes, alcohol was illegal --> 18th Amendment
Mafia created illegal alcohol
People did not think about Prohibition
Congress did not listen to voters
Propaganda is using pictures/words to persuade people to agree with your ideas. Prohibition used propaganda to encourage Congress to vote for Prohibition (18th Amendment). Was the propaganda effective to make alcohol illegal?
Yes, Congress passed the 18th amendment
Yes, Congress decided alcohol was illegal
No, Congress did not listen to voters
Alcohol is legal
What are workers' rights?
40 hour work week
Weekends (no work Saturday/Sunday)
Safe working conditions
Minimum wage
Fire exits
What are workers' rights? (There are multiple correct answers)
40 hour work week
Weekends (no work Saturday/Sunday)
Safe working conditions
Minimum wage
Fire exits
What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
A riot about fire safety
A fire that killed 150+ people
A strike for fire safety
A union
What is different because of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
Fire exits
People die in fires
Automatic sprinklers
Fire alarms
Emergency exit doors
What is the Labor Movement?
Unions that organized to change laws
People asking to work 100 hours/week
Strikes/Protests that changed the laws
Organizing for safe working conditions
People asking to work 40 hours/week
What was the Haymarket Riot?
Violent protest
Fighting for an 8 hour work day
Women asking for right to vote
Women asking for alcohol to be illegal
What was the Homestead Strike?
3-months, workers refused to work
Fighting for better pay, safe working conditions
Women asking for right to vote
Congress decided alcohol was illegal
Who was Lilly Ledbetter?
A suffragette
A woman who helped change equal pay laws
Supreme Court Justice
Senator
How is Lilly Ledbetter similar to the Labor Movement?
Lilly changed equal pay laws, similar to Homestead Strike asking for better wages
Lilly is not similar to the Labor Movement
Lilly helped women earn the right to vote
Lilly fought for better wages for women, similar to Labor movement fighting for better wages
What is the Strike for 15?
Fast-food workers fighting for $15/hour minimum wage
People on Strike for 15 days
Workers on Strike for 15 minutes
Workers on strike for 15 months
How is Strike for 15 similar to the Labor Movement and Homestead Strike?
Homestead, Labor Movement & Strike for 15 demanded better pay
They are not similar
Strike for 15 and Homestead used similar methods - refuse to work
Both helped change minimum wage laws
Select the words that also (también) mean "law"
Act
Amendment
Attorney
Congress
Select the words that also (también) mean Labor
Worker
Employee
Difficult
Angry
What is the minimum wage for Colorado?
$7.25/hour
$12/hour
$22/hour
$6.91/hour
What is the minimum wage for the United States?
$7.25/hour
$12/hour
$22/hour
$6.91/hour
