WorksheetsProgressive Era Unit Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the definition of Social Darwinism?
Theories that use biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology and politics.
The right to vote for all citizens.
Policy to keep China open to trade for all nations.
Sensationalist headlines in newspapers.
Who was a muckraker during the Gilded Age?
An investigative reporter who sought to make public the ills of society.
A president who created the Square Deal.
A person who built the Panama Canal.
A senator who proposed the Open Door Policy.
What was the main goal of the Square Deal?
To give all Americans a fair deal and break up trusts.
To build a canal connecting two oceans.
To create sensational headlines.
To invest in Latin America.
What does suffrage mean, especially during the Progressive Era?
The right to vote.
The right to free speech.
The right to own property.
The right to a fair trial.
What was the purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890?
To break up massive monopolies that dominated key industries.
To build the Panama Canal.
To create sensational headlines.
To keep China open to trade.
What was the main idea behind Dollar Diplomacy?
Investing in Latin America to create markets and allies for the US.
Using military force to back up US plans.
Breaking up monopolies.
Giving women the right to vote.
What is the Big Stick Policy?
Working with others with the threat of a powerful military to back up plans.
Creating sensational headlines.
Building a canal to connect oceans.
Giving all Americans a fair deal.
What was the goal of the Open Door Policy?
To keep China open to trade for all nations.
To break up monopolies.
To give women the right to vote.
To build the Panama Canal.
What is yellow journalism?
Sensationalist headlines and stories in newspapers meant to sell copies rather than tell the truth.
The right to vote.
A law to break up monopolies.
A policy to keep China open to trade.
What was the purpose of the Panama Canal?
To connect the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean.
To break up monopolies.
To give women the right to vote.
To create sensational headlines.
Explain how the Roosevelt Corollary expanded upon the original Monroe Doctrine.
It introduced the concept of international trade agreements.
It allowed for U.S. intervention in cases of chronic wrongdoing in the Western Hemisphere.
It established a military alliance with European nations.
It focused on environmental conservation efforts.
What was the main argument of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823?
European countries should colonize the American Continent.
European countries should not interfere with countries in the American Continent.
The United States should expand into Europe.
The United States should form alliances with European countries.
Match the following terms with their definitions
Reform
Change for the better
Abolish
To end or destroy
Suffrage
the right to vote
Regulate
To control
Amendment
change or addition to the constitution
Match the following
16th Amendment
income tax
17th Amedment
Direct election of Senators
18th Amendment
prohibition of alcohol
19th Amendment
Women's Suffrage
Match the following
initiative
propose new laws
referendum
place a recently passed law on ballot
recall
able to remove state elected officials
17th amendment
able to vote for US senator
secret ballot
vote anonymously
