WorksheetsReview-Progressivism (1-What is Progressivism?)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was one major problem caused by the rapid growth of cities and industries in the United States at the turn of the 20th century?
Overcrowded slums
Elimination of political corruption
Decreased poverty
Improved factory conditions
What term was used to describe the reform movements that aimed to solve societal problems in the early 1900s?
Capitalism
Progressivism
Socialism
Industrialism
Who was the muckraker that exposed unfair practices by Standard Oil?
Annie Kennedy Bidwell
Florence Kelley
Ida Tarbell
Jane Addams
What was the main goal of the Pendleton Civil Service Act passed in 1883?
To reform government jobs
To regulate big businesses
To increase factory safety
To promote prohibition
Which state was the first to use a direct primary system in 1903?
New York
California
Wisconsin
Oregon
What does the term 'initiative' refer to in the context of progressive reforms?
Giving corporations more power
Allowing voters to propose new laws directly
Letting voters remove elected officials
Allowing party leaders to choose candidates
What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act passed in 1890?
To promote alcohol prohibition
To improve working conditions
To prevent corporations from forming trusts
To increase civil service exams
Which reformer started Hull House to provide social services to the poor?
Annie Kennedy Bidwell
Jane Addams
Florence Kelley
Ida Tarbell
What was one goal of prohibitionists during the Progressive Era?
To improve factory conditions
To stop alcohol abuse
To regulate monopolies
To increase democracy
What was a trust in the context of economic reform during the Progressive Era?
A group of companies acting as one
A civil service exam
A political machine
A social welfare program
Which president was involved in addressing the issue of patronage in government jobs?
William McKinley
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Rutherford B. Hayes
What reform allowed voters to decide whether a proposed law should pass?
Recall
Referendum
Initiative
Direct primary
Which reformer fought for minimum wage laws and limits on women's working hours?
Florence Kelley
Annie Kennedy Bidwell
Jane Addams
Ida Tarbell
What was the main focus of the social gospel and settlement house movements?
Improving communities and helping those in need
Promoting prohibition
Regulating big businesses
Expanding democracy
What reform gave voters the power to remove an elected official from office?
Initiative
Referendum
Direct primary
Recall
What was one effect of muckrakers' work during the Progressive Era?
Eliminated poverty
Decreased factory safety
Raised public awareness of societal problems
Increased political corruption
What was one goal of progressive reformers in improving social conditions?
To increase alcohol consumption
To help those in need
To promote monopolies
To reduce democracy
What was the purpose of civil service exams introduced by the Pendleton Civil Service Act?
To ensure government jobs were based on merit
To increase factory safety
To promote prohibition
To regulate big businesses
What was one way progressive leaders strengthened democracy in the 1890s and early 1900s?
By promoting monopolies
By eliminating civil service exams
By introducing direct primaries
By allowing corporations to control elections
What was one goal of progressive economic reform?
To reduce the power of big businesses
To increase alcohol consumption
To eliminate civil service exams
To promote political machines
