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WorksheetsCh. 4 Progressive Era
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
writers and journalists who exposed corruption in business and politics during the Progressive Era
arbitration
muckrakers
mutualistas
referendum
an economic system in which the workers control the means of production and the government oversees the equal distribution of wealth
capitalism
pragmatism
progressivism
socialism
a movement in the early 20th century that focused on reforming problems caused by industrialization and urbanization
capitalism
progressivism
pragmatism
socialism
an economic system in which private individuals or entrepreneurs control the means of production
capitalism
initiative
progressivism
socialism
officially banned the sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
temperance
an election in which the citizens vote to choose nominees or candidates for the upcoming general election
direct primary
initiative
recall
referendum
the right to vote
initiative
domestic
referendum
suffrage
the practice of avoiding alcohol
arbitration
domestic
suffrage
temperance
allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
separation of races
progressivism
segregation
suffrage
temperance
allowed the federal government to collect income tax
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
a process that allows citizens to approve or reject a law passed by a legislature
initiative
referendum
recall
socialism
decision that upheld a state law limiting working hours for women to 10 per day
Muller v. Oregon
progressivism
socialism
Plessy v. Ferguson
a bill or proposed law originated directly by the people rather than lawmakers
initiative
preservation
referendum
recall
groups of Mexican Americans that make loans and provide legal assistance to other members of their community
domestic
muckrakers
mutualistas
progressivism
to hang or murder without a trial
arbitration
lynch
recall
segregation
the use of a neutral third party to settle disputes between two groups, often employers and employees
arbitration
lynch
recall
segregation
having to do with the home
Americanization
conservation
domestic
preservation
the policy of leaving wilderness areas completely untouched
Americanization
conservation
domestic
preservation
stated that the right to vote could not be denied based on a person’s gender
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
the belief that assimilating immigrants into American society would make them more loyal citizens
Americanization
conservation
preservation
progressivism
decision that legalized segregation through the principle of “separate but equal”
capitalism
Muller v. Oregon
Plessy v. Ferguson
conservation
a process by which voters can remove elected officials from office before their terms end
initiative
recall
referendum
trustbusting
the breaking up of monopolies through lawsuits
capitalism
conservation
recall
trustbusting
the protection of some wilderness areas, while others were developed for the common good
capitalism
conservation
preservation
segregation
Progressives sought reforms that were similar to those proposed by the
political machines
Populist Party
robber barons
Tweed ring
Who wrote a novel that highlighted conditions in the meatpacking industry?
Jane Addams
Lewis Hine
Upton Sinclair
Ida Tarbell
Reforms in workplace safety and workers' compensation took place as a result of the
Galveston hurricane of 1900
Great Chicago Fire of 1871
publication of The Jungle
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
Community centers that developed in urban neighborhoods to provide services to the city's poor immigrant population were called
naturalization stations
political machines
settlement houses
union halls
Settlement houses provided services including all of the following EXCEPT
child care
English classes
cultural activities
homeless shelters
Progressive reforms that gave more power to the voters were made MOSTLY at which level of government?
city
county
state
federal
Which of the following is an example of a progressive tax?
A flat fee for car registration
A tariff
Income tax
Sales tax
Susan B. Anthony began an organization that was later headed by Carrie Chapman Catt. What did that group want?
An end to child labor
Free speech
Woman suffrage
Temperance
Which of the following was NOT a common type of job or career that women held?
domestic service
factory work
teaching and nursing
medicine and law
Which woman used tactics that were considered radical for the early 20th century such as picketing the White House, protest marches, and hunger strikes?
Alice Paul
Susan B. Anthony
Florence Kelley
Carrie Chapman Catt
The views of which Black leader focused on helping people gain vocational skills and get jobs while asking for patience in seeking an end to segregation and voter discrimination?
W.E.B. Du Bois
William Monroe Trotter
Ida B. Wells
Booker T. Washington
Which Black leader demanded immediate reforms to voting and access to higher education during the Progressive Era?
W.E.B. Du Bois
John Lewis
Ida B. Wells
Booker T. Washington
The Springfield Race riot was triggered by
allegations of murder and rape where the accused were Black men.
Black residents of the city demanding the right to vote.
an effort to clear out Black neighborhoods by the local police.
mobs from surrounding towns coming into the city to harass Black residents.
One result of the Springfield Race Riot of 1908 was
improved race relations in the following years.
an increase in the Black population.
the execution of both of the prisoners in the county jail.
the formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Which of the following was NOT a focus of the Urban League?
To help Blacks adjust to life after moving to northern cities
To help middle-class Blacks fight segregation through the courts
To help poorer Black people find jobs.
To help Black people buy clothes and send children to school
Teddy Roosevelt used his personal popularity to help him
accomplish the domestic policy and reform goals of the Square Deal.
win over Republican Party leaders and become a presidential candidate in 1900.
win a battle during the Spanish-American War
develop western lands.
Teddy Roosevelt demanded that both sides agree to arbitration in an effort to
end the Spanish-American War.
bust all the trusts in the nation.
settle a coal strike that threatened the nation's supply.
enable farmers to get better railroad rates.
Which of the following was NOT an area that Theodore Roosevelt sought to regulate?
Impure food and drugs
Voter discrimination
Railroad rates
Trusts and monopolies
Which of the following best describes Theodore Roosevelt?
a conservationist who set aside some land to be protected by the federal government
a preservationist who refused to allow any development on federal land
an opponent of government regulation of natural resources
Who won the election of 1912?
William Jennings Bryan
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
