Chapter 6 The Progressive Era

Omaha, Nebraska, would be considered a city (and state) along the Great Plains

Women in the Progressive Era had more less opportunities to work outside the home than ever before

Wilson's "Triple Wall of Privilege" did NOT include which of these?

President Taft got stuck in a wishing well

Women of the Progressive Era worked to lead reform in voting and the workplace

The Pure Food & Drug Act was an effort by the government to regulate business for the public good.

Progressives believed in a less active role of the government

Women in the Progressive Era had less educational opportunities than in years prior

President Taft lost the election of 1912 and got stuck in a White House bathtub while serving as President

Which President worked to pass the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food & Drug Act

Which order did the Presidents serve in?

The Social Gospel Movement influenced the Progressive Era

The purpose of the Pure Food and Drug Act was to require truth in labeling of products

Upton Sinclair would have been considered a muckraker.

The Jungle was a book written by Upton Sinclair that revealed the unsanitary practices of the meat packing industry

Homestead : Farmer :: Muckraker :

Which Amendment was passed in order to tax individual earnings

The Progressive Era is defined by reform in the following areas EXCEPT-

Progressive Era Presidents put forth a lot of change and growth in terms of civil rights and racial issues.

The Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Act...

The Populist Party had no impact on the Progressive movement.

Teddy Roosevelt was a conservationist that did which of these?

Which of these made the government more responsive to voters?

The 17th Amendment gave voters the power to directly elect the members of the U.S. Senate based on a popular vote

The Creation of the Federal Reserve happened under which President, and is considered his most enduring achievement!

Which Amendment was Prohibition?

Which Amendment did Susan B. Anthony have an impact on?

Who wrote the book "How the Other Half Lives" by Jacob Riis. A book regarding the harsh conditions of urban tenements

Prohibition is an example of how progressives wanted to reform which area?

Teddy Roosevelt believed