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Progressive check

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Big companies that owned and controlled most of their industry are called

a)

corporations

b)

partnerships

c)

monopolies

2.

What inventions were changing American life at the turn of the century? (check ALL that apply)

a)

electricity

b)

trains

c)

telephones

d)

airplanes

3.

Which of the following best describe the view of Social Darwinists?

a)

Society should help people in need

b)

Businesses that get too big should be regulated by the government

c)

It is unnatural for the wealthy or the government to help the poor.

4.

In his book, How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis took pictures of

a)

dangerous working conditions

b)

living conditions of the poor

c)

environmental problems

5.

Reporters that investigated and exposed problems were called:

4 lines
6.

At Hull House Jane Addams did all the following EXCEPT?

a)

provided a place for the immigrants to live temporarily

b)

provided job training for poor and immigrants

c)

exposed the dangers of child labor

7.

Check all the things that were a result of the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire in 1911

a)

laws requiring fire protection and escapes

b)

the death of 146 women

c)

the factory owners went to jail

8.

Florence Kelley fought against

a)

dangerous food and medicines

b)

child labor

c)

political bosses

9.

John Muir wanted land and natural resources to be set aside and not be touched. This is called

a)

preservation

b)

conservation

c)

recycling

10.

Check all the ways listed below that Boss Tweed and political machines used the government to benefit themselves

a)

required people to pay bribes for jobs like firefighter

b)

over charged the government for building contracts and kept the extra money for themselves

c)

allowed people to vote directly on laws

11.

The 17th Amendment gave Americans more control over their government by allowing this:

a)

people to pick their candidates

b)

people to vote on laws

c)

people to vote directly for their Senators