WorksheetsProgressive Era Unit Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the main goal of the Muckrakers?
a)
Convince politicians to take a more active role in world affairs and end US isolationism
b)
Expose the injustices in society to advocate for change
c)
Create fully fabricated stories to sell newspapers even if it meant reporting lies
d)
Use their publications as a way to gain publicity and then run for public office
2.
Citizens who advocated for the moderation and, eventually, complete ban of alcohol were part of
a)
The Suffragette Movement
b)
The Temperance Movement
c)
The Great Migration
d)
The Social Gospel
3.
Which of the following is true about the Treaty of Paris? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
a)
Puerto Rico and Guam are now territories under US control
b)
Cuba is an independent nation
c)
The US will buy the Philippines for $20 million
d)
Alaska and Hawai'i are now territories under US control
4.
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
a)
Imperialism
b)
Annexation
c)
Nativism
d)
Sovereign
5.
All the following are true of the Progressives and their goals EXCEPT:
a)
It was a movement of mostly middle class men and women who were convinced society could no longer afford to be laissez-faire.
b)
They waged a war against monopoly, corruption & social injustice.
c)
They wanted to regain power that had slipped from the hands of the people to the “monied interests.”
d)
It focused on reducing the size and scope of the federal government to provide more freedom and rights for the people.
6.
A system of private land ownership with a series of land reforms
a)
Sovereignty
b)
The Great Māhele
c)
The Bayonet Constitution
d)
The Treaty of Paris
7.
Suffrage refers to
a)
The right to suffer
b)
The right to vote
c)
The right to protest
d)
The right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
8.
The Presidents during the Progressive Era tended to…
a)
Take a more active role in regulating the economy
b)
Side with big business on the issues of trusts
c)
Make guaranteeing racial equality a top priority
d)
Focus only on domestic issues and avoid any foreign entanglements
9.
To incorporate an additional geographic area within the control of a country, state, etc.
a)
Imperialism
b)
Annexation
c)
Nativism
d)
Sovereign
10.
The Pure Food and Drug Act, which outlawed the sale of contaminated foods and medicines, and the Meat Inspection Act were most likely passed after the creation of which book?
a)
The History of Standard Oil
b)
The Jungle
c)
The Shame of Cities
d)
How the Other Half Lives
11.
Placing taxes on foreign goods coming into the country to benefit domestic industry is known as a:
a)
Trust
b)
Corporation
c)
Tariff
d)
Patent
12.
The authority of a state to govern itself
a)
Annexation
b)
Imperialism
c)
Nativism
d)
Sovereign
13.
Ida Tarbell is most likely criticizing
a)
Temperance
b)
Monopolies
c)
Political Corruption
d)
Poverty
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