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Progressives

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Someone who investigates and exposes the problems of society

a)

muckraker

b)

social gospelist

c)

social darwinist

d)

capitalist

2.

Which is was NOT a problem of the Gilded Age?

a)

advanced technology

b)

child labor

c)

political corruption

d)

monopolies

3.

Reformers who tried to fix the problems of the Gilded Age.

a)

progressives

b)

Social Darwinists

c)

communists

d)

robber barons

4.

Which is NOT a belief held by progressives?

a)

laissez faire

b)

promote social welfare

c)

make government more democratic

d)

regulate businesses

5.

Which of the following is a social reform?

a)

worker's compensation

b)

referendum

c)

initiative

d)

recall

6.

Exposed poor working conditions and unsanitary food processing in meatpacking factories.

a)

The Jungle

b)

How the Other Half Lives

c)

The Octopus

d)

Shame of Cities

7.

Allows people to put laws directly on the ballot by collecting signatures on petitions.

a)

initiative

b)

referendum

c)

recall

d)

Galveston plan

8.

Gives voters the power to remove elected officials.

a)

recall

b)

referendum

c)

initiative

d)

tar & feather

9.

A movement organized by Protestant ministers concerned about the social problems caused by urbanization and industrialization.

a)

Social Gospel

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

muckraking

d)

Gospel of Wealth

10.

A belief that only the smartest and strongest in society survive.

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Social Gospel

c)

muckraking

d)

Progressivism