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Progressive Movement

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the living conditions like in tenement buildings?

a)

Luxurious and well-lit

b)

Spacious and well-ventilated

c)

Overcrowded and poorly ventilated

d)

Clean and well-maintained

2.

What was one common practice of political machines and corrupt politicians?

a)

Accepting bribes or payments to overlook poor working conditions or housing code violations

b)

Charging enormous amounts for government jobs and receiving kickbacks

c)

Collecting illegal funds through illegal payments and corruption

d)

All of the above

3.

A major goal of the Progressive movement was to

a)

stimulate the economy.

b)

support government control of factory production.

c)

encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe.

d)

correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society.

4.

Muckrakers like Ida Tarbell hoped to

a)

oversee the Tennessee Valley Authority

b)

stop ratification of the 18th Amendment

c)

expose abuses in business and corruption in politics

d)

improved methods of mass production

5.

What did the Plessy v Ferguson case in 1896 do?

a)

Codified and formalized racial integration

b)

Upheld the 13th and 14th Amendments

c)

Legalized and legitimated racial segregation

d)

Abolished slavery and gave equal protection to all races

6.

How were children treated as factory workers?

a)

They were given special privileges

b)

They were not allowed to work

c)

They were treated equally as adults

d)

They were shown mercy and given shorter working hours

7.

What was the purpose of the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906?

a)

To protect consumers by regulating the food and drug industry.

b)

To lower the cost of essential foods and drugs for consumers.

c)

To prevent shortages by regulating the supply of food and drugs.

d)

To reduce production costs for food and drug manufacturers.

8.

HBCU stands for Historically (a)   Colleges & Universities.

9.

What was the result of the 1898 Wilmington insurrection for the black community?

a)

They gained political power

b)

They were forced out of the city

c)

They were granted equal rights

d)

They were given reparations

10.
Definition of:
Eugenics
a)
Controlled breeding for a specific set of traits
b)
Eating lunch
c)
Strong-willed
d)
Writing an essay
11.

What did Ida B. Wells-Barnett call for during her protest at the White House?

a)

Reforms to end lynching

b)

Women's suffrage

c)

Equal employment opportunities

d)

Racial desegregation

12.

What was the main goal of the Tuskegee Institute under Booker T. Washington's leadership?

a)

To organize the Niagara Movement

b)

To educate freedmen on trades for societal acceptance

c)

To fight for black civil rights

d)

To promote racial segregation

13.

What did Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois have in common?

a)

They both were born into slavery

b)

They both attended Fisk University

c)

They both supported the Atlanta Compromise

d)

They both wanted to improve the lives of African-Americans

14.

Why was the NAACP created ?

a)

The government wanted to enforce labor laws

b)

to create full equality among the races

c)

to support hate groups such as the KKK

d)

to help poor white men find jobs

15.
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.
16.

What was one of the goals of the Byrd political machine in Virginia?

a)

Raise the minimum wage

b)

Expand labor unions

c)

Maintain racial segregation

d)

Create safer working conditions