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Ch. 4 Progressive Era

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

writers and journalists who exposed corruption in business and politics during the Progressive Era

a)

arbitration

b)

muckrakers

c)

mutualistas

d)

referendum

2.

an economic system in which the workers control the means of production and the government oversees the equal distribution of wealth

a)

capitalism

b)

pragmatism

c)

progressivism

d)

socialism

3.

a movement in the early 20th century that focused on reforming problems caused by industrialization and urbanization

a)

capitalism

b)

progressivism

c)

pragmatism

d)

socialism

4.

an economic system in which private individuals or entrepreneurs control the means of production

a)

capitalism

b)

initiative

c)

progressivism

d)

socialism

5.

officially banned the sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

temperance

6.

an election in which the citizens vote to choose nominees or candidates for the upcoming general election

a)

direct primary

b)

initiative

c)

recall

d)

referendum

7.

the right to vote

a)

initiative

b)

domestic

c)

referendum

d)

suffrage

8.

the practice of avoiding alcohol

a)

arbitration

b)

domestic

c)

suffrage

d)

temperance

9.

allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

10.

separation of races

a)

progressivism

b)

segregation

c)

suffrage

d)

temperance

11.

allowed the federal government to collect income tax

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

12.

a process that allows citizens to approve or reject a law passed by a legislature

a)

initiative

b)

referendum

c)

recall

d)

socialism

13.

decision that upheld a state law limiting working hours for women to 10 per day

a)

Muller v. Oregon

b)

progressivism

c)

socialism

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

14.

a bill or proposed law originated directly by the people rather than lawmakers

a)

initiative

b)

preservation

c)

referendum

d)

recall

15.

groups of Mexican Americans that make loans and provide legal assistance to other members of their community

a)

domestic

b)

muckrakers

c)

mutualistas

d)

progressivism

16.

to hang or murder without a trial

a)

arbitration

b)

lynch

c)

recall

d)

segregation

17.

the use of a neutral third party to settle disputes between two groups, often employers and employees

a)

arbitration

b)

lynch

c)

recall

d)

segregation

18.

having to do with the home

a)

Americanization

b)

conservation

c)

domestic

d)

preservation

19.

the policy of leaving wilderness areas completely untouched

a)

Americanization

b)

conservation

c)

domestic

d)

preservation

20.

stated that the right to vote could not be denied based on a person’s gender

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

21.

the belief that assimilating immigrants into American society would make them more loyal citizens

a)

Americanization

b)

conservation

c)

preservation

d)

progressivism

22.

decision that legalized segregation through the principle of “separate but equal”

a)

capitalism

b)

Muller v. Oregon

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

conservation

23.

a process by which voters can remove elected officials from office before their terms end

a)

initiative

b)

recall

c)

referendum

d)

trustbusting

24.

the breaking up of monopolies through lawsuits

a)

capitalism

b)

conservation

c)

recall

d)

trustbusting

25.

the protection of some wilderness areas, while others were developed for the common good

a)

capitalism

b)

conservation

c)

preservation

d)

segregation

26.

Progressives sought reforms that were similar to those proposed by the

a)

political machines

b)

Populist Party

c)

robber barons

d)

Tweed ring

27.

Who wrote a novel that highlighted conditions in the meatpacking industry?

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Lewis Hine

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Ida Tarbell

28.

Reforms in workplace safety and workers' compensation took place as a result of the

a)

Galveston hurricane of 1900

b)

Great Chicago Fire of 1871

c)

publication of The Jungle

d)

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

29.

Community centers that developed in urban neighborhoods to provide services to the city's poor immigrant population were called

a)

naturalization stations

b)

political machines

c)

settlement houses

d)

union halls

30.

Settlement houses provided services including all of the following EXCEPT

a)

child care

b)

English classes

c)

cultural activities

d)

homeless shelters

31.

Progressive reforms that gave more power to the voters were made MOSTLY at which level of government?

a)

city

b)

county

c)

state

d)

federal

32.

Which of the following is an example of a progressive tax?

a)

A flat fee for car registration

b)

A tariff

c)

Income tax

d)

Sales tax

33.

Susan B. Anthony began an organization that was later headed by Carrie Chapman Catt. What did that group want?

a)

An end to child labor

b)

Free speech

c)

Woman suffrage

d)

Temperance

34.

Which of the following was NOT a common type of job or career that women held?

a)

domestic service

b)

factory work

c)

teaching and nursing

d)

medicine and law

35.

Which woman used tactics that were considered radical for the early 20th century such as picketing the White House, protest marches, and hunger strikes?

a)

Alice Paul

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Florence Kelley

d)

Carrie Chapman Catt

36.

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?

a)

W.E.B. Du Bois

b)

William Monroe Trotter

c)

Ida B. Wells

d)

Booker T. Washington

37.

Which Black leader demanded immediate reforms to voting and access to higher education during the Progressive Era?

a)

W.E.B. Du Bois

b)

John Lewis

c)

Ida B. Wells

d)

Booker T. Washington

38.

The Springfield Race riot was triggered by

a)

allegations of murder and rape where the accused were Black men.

b)

Black residents of the city demanding the right to vote.

c)

an effort to clear out Black neighborhoods by the local police.

d)

mobs from surrounding towns coming into the city to harass Black residents.

39.

One result of the Springfield Race Riot of 1908 was

a)

improved race relations in the following years.

b)

an increase in the Black population.

c)

the execution of both of the prisoners in the county jail.

d)

the formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

40.

Which of the following was NOT a focus of the Urban League?

a)

To help Blacks adjust to life after moving to northern cities

b)

To help middle-class Blacks fight segregation through the courts

c)

To help poorer Black people find jobs.

d)

To help Black people buy clothes and send children to school

41.

Teddy Roosevelt used his personal popularity to help him

a)

accomplish the domestic policy and reform goals of the Square Deal.

b)

win over Republican Party leaders and become a presidential candidate in 1900.

c)

win a battle during the Spanish-American War

d)

develop western lands.

42.

Teddy Roosevelt demanded that both sides agree to arbitration in an effort to

a)

end the Spanish-American War.

b)

bust all the trusts in the nation.

c)

settle a coal strike that threatened the nation's supply.

d)

enable farmers to get better railroad rates.

43.

Which of the following was NOT an area that Theodore Roosevelt sought to regulate?

a)

Impure food and drugs

b)

Voter discrimination

c)

Railroad rates

d)

Trusts and monopolies

44.

Which of the following best describes Theodore Roosevelt?

a)

a conservationist who set aside some land to be protected by the federal government

b)

a preservationist who refused to allow any development on federal land

c)

an opponent of government regulation of natural resources

45.

Who won the election of 1912?

a)

William Jennings Bryan

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

Woodrow Wilson