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Progressvism

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "Gilded" mean when we talk about the Gilded Age?

a)

Nice on the outside, ugly on the inside

b)

Ugly on the outside, nice on the inside

2.

Overcrowding and pollution were caused primarily by what?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Industrialization

c)

Nativism

d)

Assimilation

3.

Investigative Reporters that exposed societal problems were known as

a)

Monopolists

b)

Muckrakers

c)

Journalists

4.

President Theodore Roosevelt's nickname was

a)

Trustbuster

b)

Muckraker

c)

The Jungle

5.

Reform means

a)

to make worse

b)

to make better

6.

Progressivism was a time period...

a)

where reformers tried to fix social, political, and economic problems caused by urbanization and industrialization

b)

rapid urbanization and industrialization that brought nothing but good things to the US

c)

where railroads were built in every state across America

7.

Political machines like Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall were corrupt.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The 19th amendment granted African American Men the right to vote.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Suffrage means

a)

the right to free speech

b)

the right to vote

c)

the right to bear arms

10.

Monopolies were powerful because they

a)

controlled the entire industry and could control prices

b)

controlled the government and the elections

c)

had the biggest muscles

11.

The 19th Amendment granted who the right to vote?

a)

African American Men

b)

Women

c)

All African Americans

d)

Children

12.

Progressivism was an early twentieth century movement that promoted

a)

limited war to spread social justice to other countries

b)

increased immigration to diversify the nation’s population

c)

government actions to correct political, economic, and social problems

d)

public education for all immigrants entering the United States

13.

How were political machines like New York's Tammany Hall corrupt?

a)

They had a Boss who helped them win and control elections by illegal means.

b)

They had a Boss who persuaded others to go out and vote.

c)

They had a Boss who controlled the city by running for mayor.

d)

They had a Boss who encouraged the people to be better citizens.

14.

In 1906, the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act were passed in an attempt to

a)

ensure the safety of American consumers

b)

establish price controls on the cattle industry

c)

limit the power of Congress

d)

increase public awareness about the discrimination that immigrants faced

15.

Problems: Overcrowding, high crime rate, and poor sanitation. In the early 1900s, these problems were most directly a result of

a)

muckrakers' influence

b)

conservation programs

c)

westward migration

d)

rapid urbanization

16.

Which of the following was not a reform movement of the Progressive Era?

a)

Temperance Movement

b)

Labor Movement

c)

Women's Suffrage Movement

d)

Animal Abuse Movement

17.

Who were two activists that fought for racial equality during the Progressive Era?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

WEB Du Bois

18.

During the Gilded Age, why was government corrupt?

a)

Mrs. Moore was President

b)

Political Machines and Monopolies had too much control

c)

Voting booths were not located in easily accessible places

d)

Boss Tweed had too much money and did not use it to make progress