WorksheetsAmerican Imperialism and the Progressive Era
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which of the following best states the primary goal of prohibitionists?
4 points
to eliminate the sale of alcohol to minors
to eliminate the use of alcohol in society
to reduce accident in the workplace
to reduce the availability of alcohol to minors
Which of the following defines Yellow Journalism?
Writing about bad stuff to cause change
Exaggerating events to sell newspapers
Investigative journalism
Reporting only the truth
Q: Around 1920, the number of children aged 10 to 15 in the industrial workforce began to decline for which of the following reasons?
States began to require children to attend school until a certain age and to limit the ages at which they could be employed.
The American birth rate declined, thus reducing the number of children available to work.
Introduction of the minimum wage made child labor uneconomical.
The Supreme Court sustained laws barring the interstate sale of goods produced by child labor.
Q: Constitutional amendments enacted during the Progressive Era concerned all of the following EXCEPT:
imposition of an income tax.
imposition of poll taxes.
extension of suffrage to women.
prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages.
procedures for electing United States senators.
Which of the following is the best definition for Muckraking?
when a country takes over more land to extend its power
when people pass laws to change issues in society
when people believe that the rich are rich because they are the best and the poor are poor because they are worse
when people dig up corruption (in society, business, etc.) and expose it—either by writing about it or publishing pictures of it
What is imperialism?
a type of government ruled by a single person
when people dig up corruption (in society, business, etc.) and expose it—either by writing about it or publishing pictures of it
isolating a country from the rest of the world
extending a country’s power and influence over other parts of the world
