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USH.2.A U.S. History Progressive Era Quiz

Total questions: 118

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which era in U.S. history was characterized by a rise in reform movements in response to the social and political conditions of the Gilded Age?

a)

Reconstruction Era

b)

Progressive Era

c)

Civil Rights Era

d)

Roaring Twenties

2.

Who were journalists that exposed social problems and corruption during the Progressive Era?

a)

Suffragists

b)

Muckrakers

c)

Abolitionists

d)

Populists

3.

Which amendment granted women the right to vote in the United States?

a)

Sixteenth Amendment

b)

Seventeenth Amendment

c)

Eighteenth Amendment

d)

Nineteenth Amendment

4.

What was the main goal of the Social Gospel Movement during the Progressive Era?

a)

Promote industrialization

b)

Address social problems through Christian ethics

c)

Support prohibition

d)

Encourage westward expansion

5.

Which act was passed to regulate the safety of food and medicine during the Progressive Era?

a)

Sherman Antitrust Act

b)

Pure Food and Drug Act

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Dawes Act

6.

Which reform was NOT associated with the Progressive Era?

a)

Child labor laws

b)

Civil service reform

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Prohibition

7.

The Eighteenth Amendment established which policy in the United States?

a)

Income tax

b)

Direct election of senators

c)

Prohibition of alcohol

d)

Women's suffrage

8.

Which amendment allowed the federal government to collect income tax?

a)

Sixteenth Amendment

b)

Seventeenth Amendment

c)

Eighteenth Amendment

d)

Nineteenth Amendment

9.

What was a major political characteristic of the Progressive Era?

a)

Decreased government intervention

b)

Increased government intervention

c)

Expansion of slavery

d)

Isolationism

10.

Which reform movement sought to improve working conditions, including reducing work hours and increasing worker safety?

a)

Labor reform

b)

Temperance movement

c)

Abolitionist movement

d)

Populist movement

11.

Explain how the Gilded Age influenced the rise of the Progressive Era.

a)

The Gilded Age led to increased government regulations and reform due to widespread corruption and social problems.

b)

The Gilded Age promoted laissez-faire policies that continued into the Progressive Era.

c)

The Gilded Age ended with the abolition of slavery, leading to the Progressive Era.

d)

The Gilded Age was marked by peace and prosperity, reducing the need for reform.

12.

Describe the role of muckrakers in the Progressive Era.

a)

They created new laws for labor unions.

b)

They exposed social problems and government corruption through journalism.

c)

They led the movement for women's suffrage.

d)

They opposed all forms of government intervention.

13.

How did the Social Gospel Movement contribute to Progressive Era reforms?

a)

By advocating for Christian ethics to address social issues and promote social justice.

b)

By supporting the expansion of industrialization.

c)

By opposing all forms of government regulation.

d)

By focusing solely on economic growth.

14.

Analyze the impact of the Pure Food and Drug Act on American society.

a)

It improved public health by ensuring safer food and medicine.

b)

It led to the repeal of prohibition.

c)

It decreased government involvement in business.

d)

It promoted child labor.

15.

Explain the significance of the Nineteenth Amendment in the context of the Progressive Era.

a)

It granted women the right to vote, advancing gender equality.

b)

It established prohibition of alcohol.

c)

It created the Federal Reserve.

d)

It ended child labor.

16.

How did labor reforms during the Progressive Era affect workers?

a)

They improved working conditions, reduced hours, and increased safety.

b)

They eliminated all labor unions.

c)

They increased child labor.

d)

They decreased wages for all workers.

17.

Describe the purpose of anti-trust acts passed during the Progressive Era.

a)

To break up monopolies and promote fair competition.

b)

To support the growth of large corporations.

c)

To encourage government corruption.

d)

To reduce worker safety regulations.

18.

How did the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment change the U.S. political system?

a)

It allowed for the direct election of senators by the people.

b)

It established the income tax.

c)

It granted women the right to vote.

d)

It prohibited alcohol.

19.

Evaluate the relationship between the Progressive Era and the Women's Suffrage Movement.

a)

The Progressive Era provided momentum and support for the Women's Suffrage Movement, leading to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.

b)

The Progressive Era opposed women's suffrage.

c)

The Women's Suffrage Movement ended before the Progressive Era began.

d)

The Progressive Era focused only on economic reforms.

20.

Assess the impact of government intervention during the Progressive Era.

a)

It led to significant reforms in labor, food safety, and political processes.

b)

It reduced the number of reforms and increased corruption.

c)

It eliminated all forms of government regulation.

d)

It had no effect on American society.

21.
In which year did American women win the right to vote?
a)
1930
b)
1920
c)
1875
d)
1905
22.
In 1884, who addressed The House of Representatives, arguing for an amendment to the US Constitution that granted women the right to vote?
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Belva Lockwood
d)
Alice Blackwell
23.

What did Elizabeth Cady Stanton organize at Seneca Falls, New York?

a)

the World Anti-Slave Convention

b)

the Women's Rights Convention

c)

The First Teacher's Convention

d)

Comic Con

24.
Which statement best represents the events in the picture?
a)
Women wanted the president to support equal rights and the right to vote for females.
b)
Women wanted the U.S. president to back labor unions.
c)
Women did not like the president’s approach to civil rights.
d)
Women protested for homeless women and demanded equal job opportunities.
25.
During the Women's Suffrage Movement protests were often used to increased public support. Which constitutional right is being exercised in this photograph?
a)
The First Amendment
b)
The Second Amendment
c)
The Fourth Amendment
d)
The Sixth Amendment
26.

The __th Amendment granted women the right to vote in 1920.

a)

16

b)

17

c)

18

d)

19

27.
Suffrage means the right to _______________.
a)
own a firearm
b)
vote in political elections
c)
practice your religion
d)
free speech
28.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
29.
When did women get the right to vote?
a)
1776
b)
1865
c)
1920
d)
2003
30.

Match the following Unit 3 vocabulary terms

a)

muckrakers

1.

reform minded journalists who exposed corruption

b)

suffrage

2.

the right to vote

c)

insubordination

3.

defiance of authority

d)

recall

4.

removal from office

e)

lobbying

5.

attempting to influence the actions of government officials

31.

What was one result of the activism shown in these photographs?

a)

It reduced the ability of the courts to decide the constitutionality

of suffrage.

b)

It prompted lawmakers to reinstate poll taxes for voting.

c)

It reduced the influence of special interest groups devoted to

expanding suffrage.

d)

It brought national attention to problems associated with voting.

32.

- Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).

- League of United Latin American citizens (LULAC).

- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

How have these groups helped shape US culture?

a)

By fighting against child labor.

b)

By supporting strict immigration quotas.

c)

By focusing on expanding civil rights for minorities.

d)

By lobbying against equal pay for equal work.

33.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

introduce new legislation.

1.

Initiative

b)

removed from office.

2.

Recall

c)

Direct Election of Senators

3.

17th Amendment

d)

Change of Policy

4.

Referendum

34.

Match the following

a)

16th Amendment

1.

income tax

b)

17th Amedment

2.

Direct election of Senators

c)

18th Amendment

3.

prohibition of alcohol

d)

19th Amendment

4.

Women's Suffrage

35.

Match the following

a)

Citizens can propose a new law

1.

Initiative

b)

Putting a passed law on a ballot for people to vote on

2.

Referendum

c)

people were able to vote to remove an elected official if they are failing at their job

3.

Recall

36.

Match the following political reforms with their correct definition...

a)

secret ballot

1.

weakened power of political machines

b)

referendum

2.
  • voters vote directly on a law

c)

recall

3.

removes a politician from office

d)

initiative

4.

voters initiate their own law

37.

Organization created to ensure equality for minorities ​ (a)  

Created by Roosevelt to preserve America’s beautiful scenery ​ ​ (b)  

Made alcohol sales illegal, resulted in growth of organized crime ​ (c)  

Established by Jane Addams to help immigrants assimilate ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
NAACP
National Park Service
Prohibition (18th Amendment)
Settlement house movement
38.

Progressives supported many social and economic reforms - match the problem with the solution

a)

Monopolies and large businesses having too much economic control

1.

Antitrust legislation

b)

Long hours, unsafe working conditions, little job security

2.

Improved working conditions and unions

c)

Lack of oversight and unsafe food and drugs out in the market for consumption

3.

Pure Food and Drug Act

d)

A lack of environmental protections

4.

National Park Service US Forest Service

39.

The ​ (a)   put an end to monopolies and trusts and the ​ (b)   put regulations on railroads.

Choose from the below words
Sherman Antitrust Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Pendleton Act
40.

Passage of the Clayton Anti Trust Act, 18th amendment, and Pure Food and Drug Act were all part of the (a)  

Choose from the below words
Progressive Era
Great Society
Great Depression
Jazz Age
41.

Match the following

a)

The 17th Amendment

1.

Direct Elections of Senators

b)

The 16th Amendment

2.

Income Tax

c)

Initiative

3.

People made law

d)

referendum

4.

a vote on the people made law

e)

recall

5.

remove an elected official from office

42.

(a)   was part of the government reforms during the Progressive Era.

Choose from the below words
Pure Food & Drug Act
Child Labor Act
National Park System
Pendleton Civil Service Act
43.

Match the following

a)

initiative

1.

propose new laws

b)

referendum

2.

place a recently passed law on ballot

c)

recall

3.

able to remove state elected officials

d)

17th amendment

4.

able to vote for US senator

e)

secret ballot

5.

vote anonymously

44.

This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s:

a)

Civil War Era

b)

Industrialization Era

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Reconstruction Era

45.

Which of the following was implemented in 1913 to solve these problems?

a)

Each state held party conventions in order to select senators.

b)

A national referendum was held to standardize the procedures for selecting senators.

c)

Open primaries were used to limit the choices of senators who could be confirmed by state legislatures.

d)

A constitutional amendment was ratified that required senators to be elected directly by popular vote.

46.

What is one way the Progressive Era reform outlined in this diagram has affected U.S. politics?

a)

More women have been elected to Congress.

b)

Citizens have a more direct influence on lawmaking.

c)

Corrupt officials can be removed from office.

d)

Primary elections are prohibited in several states.

47.

Which U.S. government action is MOST CLOSELY based on this idea?

a)

The federal government passes laws to protect individual liberties.

b)

The Supreme Court votes to approve the appointment of presidential cabinet members.

c)

The Electoral College votes to approve the winner of congressional elections.

d)

The federal government passes laws to regulate businesses.

48.

These organizations tried to improve working conditions for workers-

a)

Political Bosses

b)

Labor Unions

c)

Political Machines

d)

Farmers

49.

When workers unite and join together to negotiate with their boss for higher wages and better conditions, they have formed a ...

a)

union.

b)

trade deal.

c)

strike.

d)

communist organization.

50.

The Haymarket Square Riot of 1886 was in...

a)

Philadelphia

b)

New York

c)

Detroit

d)

Chicago

51.

What did the 15th Amendment protect?

a)

It granted African American men the ability to vote.

b)

It allowed women the ability to vote.

c)

Equal protection under the Law.

d)

Marked the beginning of the New Nation.

52.

Match the amendment with the protection it guarantees

a)

Bans slavery in the United States and all of its territories.

1.

13th

Amendment

b)

Grants citizenship to all persons born in the U.S. regardless of race, color,

or previous condition of servitude.

2.

14th

Amendment

c)

Ensures all persons born in the U.S. have the right to vote regardless of

race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

3.

15th

Amendment

53.
Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1869? (a)  
Choose from the below words
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
54.

What's the significance of the 15th Amendment?

a)

The 15th Amendment was repealed and no longer has any significance.

b)

The 15th Amendment prohibits voting rights discrimination based on race, color, or previous conditions of servitude.

c)

The 15th Amendment allows states to deny voting rights to any individual.

d)

The 15th Amendment grants voting rights only to white males.

55.

Author who wrote a book about the horrors of food productions in 1906 - wrote The Jungle.

a)

Jacob RIis

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Jane Adams

56.

Author who wrote a book about the horrors of food productions in 1906 - wrote The Jungle.

a)

Jacob RIis

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Jane Adams

57.

Established federal income tax

a)

18th Amendment

b)

16th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

17th Amendment

58.

Established federal income tax

a)

18th Amendment

b)

16th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

17th Amendment

59.

Established federal income tax

a)

18th Amendment

b)

16th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

17th Amendment

60.

Resulted in direct election of senators

a)

16th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

19th Amenmdnet

d)

17th Amendment

61.

Resulted in direct election of senators

a)

16th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

19th Amenmdnet

d)

17th Amendment

62.

Resulted in direct election of senators

a)

16th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

19th Amenmdnet

d)

17th Amendment

63.

Resulted in direct election of senators

a)

16th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

19th Amenmdnet

d)

17th Amendment

64.

Constitutional action that prohibited the sale and consumption of alcohol.

a)

18th Amendmnet

b)

19th Amenmdnet

c)

16th Amendment

d)

17th Amendment

65.

Constitutional action that prohibited the sale and consumption of alcohol.

a)

18th Amendmnet

b)

19th Amenmdnet

c)

16th Amendment

d)

17th Amendment

66.

Constitutional action that prohibited the sale and consumption of alcohol.

a)

18th Amendmnet

b)

19th Amenmdnet

c)

16th Amendment

d)

17th Amendment

67.

Expanded voting rights for women

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

68.

Expanded voting rights for women

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

69.

Expanded voting rights for women

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

70.

Founded by a revolt of farmers in the South and Midwest against Democratic and Republican Parties for ignoring their interests and difficulties.

a)

The Grange

b)

Populist Party

c)

Labor Unions

d)

Social Gospel Movement

71.

Effort to fight government corruption and businesses' abuse of power.

a)

Populist Party

b)

Social Gospel Movement

c)

Progressive Movement

d)

Muckrakers

72.

An effort that combined Christian values with social reform.

a)

Progressive Movement

b)

Populist Party

c)

Social Gospel Movement

d)

Suffrage Movement

73.

Candidate for president in 1896 and 1900 who supported the Populist cause. Never became president. Delivered the Cross of Gold Speech.

a)

Jacob Riis

b)

William Mckinley

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

William Jennings Bryan

74.

Candidate for president in 1896 and 1900 who supported the Populist cause. Never became president. Delivered the Cross of Gold Speech.

a)

Jacob Riis

b)

William Mckinley

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

William Jennings Bryan

75.

Journalists who attempted to find corruption or wrongdoing in industries and expose it to the public.

a)

Muckrakers

b)

The Grange

c)

Populists Party

d)

Social Gospel Movement

76.

Author who wrote a book about the horrors of food productions in 1906 - wrote The Jungle.

a)

Jacob RIis

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Jane Adams

77.

Author who wrote a book about the horrors of food productions in 1906 - wrote The Jungle.

a)

Jacob RIis

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Jane Adams

78.

Author who wrote a book about the horrors of food productions in 1906 - wrote The Jungle.

a)

Jacob RIis

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Jane Adams

79.

Early 1900's muckraker who exposed social and political evils in the U.S. with his novel "How The Other Half Lives"; exposed the poor conditions of the poor tenements in NYC and Hell's Kitchen

a)

Jane Adams

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

W.E.B. Dubois

d)

Jacob Riis

80.

Early 1900's muckraker who exposed social and political evils in the U.S. with his novel "How The Other Half Lives"; exposed the poor conditions of the poor tenements in NYC and Hell's Kitchen

a)

Jane Adams

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

W.E.B. Dubois

d)

Jacob Riis

81.

Early 1900's muckraker who exposed social and political evils in the U.S. with his novel "How The Other Half Lives"; exposed the poor conditions of the poor tenements in NYC and Hell's Kitchen

a)

Jane Adams

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

W.E.B. Dubois

d)

Jacob Riis

82.

Early 1900's muckraker who exposed social and political evils in the U.S. with his novel "How The Other Half Lives"; exposed the poor conditions of the poor tenements in NYC and Hell's Kitchen

a)

Jane Adams

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

W.E.B. Dubois

d)

Jacob Riis

83.

Leading muckraking journalist whose articles documented the Standard Oil Company's abuse of power

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Jane Adams

84.

Leading muckraking journalist whose articles documented the Standard Oil Company's abuse of power

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Jane Adams

85.

Leading muckraking journalist whose articles documented the Standard Oil Company's abuse of power

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Jane Adams

86.

African American journalist. published statistics about lynching, urged African Americans to protest by refusing to ride streetcars or shop in white owned stores

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

Jane Adams

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

W.E.B. Dubois

87.

African American journalist. published statistics about lynching, urged African Americans to protest by refusing to ride streetcars or shop in white owned stores

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

Jane Adams

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

W.E.B. Dubois

88.

BONUS!!!

African American that graduated from Harvard and founded the NAACP.

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

W. E. B. Dubois

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Upton Sinclair

89.

BONUS!!!

African American that graduated from Harvard and founded the NAACP.

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

W. E. B. Dubois

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Upton Sinclair

90.

BONUS!!!

African American that graduated from Harvard and founded the NAACP.

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

W. E. B. Dubois

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Upton Sinclair

91.

a change to the consitutiton that allowed Congress to collect income taxes from citizens

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

92.

a change to the consitutiton that allowed Congress to collect income taxes from citizens

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

93.

a change to the consitutiton that allowed for the direct election of Senators

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

94.

a change to the consitutiton that allowed for the direct election of Senators

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

95.

a change to the consitutiton that prohibited the making, selling or tranporting of alcohol

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

96.

a change to the consitutiton that allowed women to vote

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

97.

A federal law that ensured that livestock were slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions

a)

Meat Inspection Act

b)

Pure Food and Drug Act

c)

Hepburn Act

d)

Clayton Antitrust Act

98.

A federal law passed in 1906 that required accurate ingredient labeling and prohibited the sale of adulterated and misbranded food and drugs in interstate commerce.

a)

Meat Inspection Act

b)

Pure Food and Drug Act

c)

Hepburn Act

d)

Clayton Antitrust Act

99.

A federal law passed in 1906 that required accurate ingredient labeling and prohibited the sale of adulterated and misbranded food and drugs in interstate commerce.

a)

Meat Inspection Act

b)

Pure Food and Drug Act

c)

Hepburn Act

d)

Clayton Antitrust Act

100.

a landmark U.S. law that banned businesses from colluding or merging to form a monopoly.

a)

Meat Inspection Act

b)

Pure Food and Drug Act

c)

Hepburn Act

d)

Sherman Antitrust Act

101.

a landmark U.S. law that banned businesses from colluding or merging to form a monopoly.

a)

Meat Inspection Act

b)

Pure Food and Drug Act

c)

Hepburn Act

d)

Sherman Antitrust Act

102.

The muckraker who who pointed out the terrible conditions of the tenement houses of the big cities where immigrants lived during the late 1800s. He wrote How The Other Half Lives in 1890.

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Jacob Riis

103.

The muckraker who who pointed out the terrible conditions of the tenement houses of the big cities where immigrants lived during the late 1800s. He wrote How The Other Half Lives in 1890.

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Jacob Riis

104.

The muckraker who who exposed the appalling and unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Jacob Riis

105.

The muckraker who who exposed the appalling and unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Jacob Riis

106.

What does suffrage mean?

a)

Right to learn

b)

Right to vote

c)

Right to free speech

d)

Right to join the military

107.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

17

b)

18

c)

19

d)

20

108.

In Section 1 of this Amendment it banned Poll Taxs. A poll tax is a tax on voters. 

a)

24th Amendment

b)

25th Amendment

c)

26th Amendment

d)

27th Amendment

109.

In Section 1 of this Amendment it banned Poll Taxs. A poll tax is a tax on voters. 

a)

24th Amendment

b)

25th Amendment

c)

26th Amendment

d)

27th Amendment

110.

In Section 1 of this Amendment it banned Poll Taxs. A poll tax is a tax on voters. 

a)

24th Amendment

b)

25th Amendment

c)

26th Amendment

d)

27th Amendment

111.

In Section 1 of this Amendment it banned Poll Taxs. A poll tax is a tax on voters. 

a)

24th Amendment

b)

25th Amendment

c)

26th Amendment

d)

27th Amendment

112.

This Amendment lowered the Voting Age. In 1970, Congress passed a law allowing 18-year-olds to vote.

a)

24th Amendment

b)

25th Amendment

c)

26th Amendment

d)

27th Amendment

113.

This Amendment lowered the Voting Age. In 1970, Congress passed a law allowing 18-year-olds to vote.

a)

24th Amendment

b)

25th Amendment

c)

26th Amendment

d)

27th Amendment

114.

This Amendment lowered the Voting Age. In 1970, Congress passed a law allowing 18-year-olds to vote.

a)

24th Amendment

b)

25th Amendment

c)

26th Amendment

d)

27th Amendment

115.

This Amendment lowered the Voting Age. In 1970, Congress passed a law allowing 18-year-olds to vote.

a)

24th Amendment

b)

25th Amendment

c)

26th Amendment

d)

27th Amendment

116.

which amendment changed or repealed another amendment?

a)

18th

b)

27th

c)

23rd

d)

21st

117.

This Amendment granted African-American men the right to vote.

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

118.

The 17th Amendment was ratified in 1913. What significant change did it bring to the U.S. political system?

a)

It established a federal income tax

b)

It allowed for the direct election of Senators

c)

It prohibited the sale of alcohol

d)

It granted women the right to vote