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11 - Progressive Era
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Progressive Era economic & political reforms.
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1
Why was the Progressive Era a turning point in American history?
Business Abuses Eliminated
Less Gov't Regulation
More Gov't Regulation
Pure Democracy Achieved
2
What word best summarizes this period of American history?
Disordered
Warfare
Regulation
Fascinating
3
Which President was challenged by his predecessor in the 1912 Election, giving Wilson the win?
Carter
Roosevelt
Taft
Clevelend
4
What movement led to the banning of Alcohol in the United States?
Abolitionist
Feminist
Temperence
Progressive
5
What did the 19th Amendment do?
Legalized Alcohol
Came after the 18th
Criminalized Tax Evasion
Granted Women's Suffrage
6
The muckraker novel,
The Jungle
, helped stimulate passage of...
Pure Food & Drug Act
Climate Change Act
Meat Inspection Act
Conservation Act
7
What did the 16th Amendment do?
Legalized Voting at 18
Created Income Tax
Restricted Presidents to 2 Terms
Eliminated the League of Nations
8
Which piece of legislation targeted unfair business practices?
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Civil Rights Act
Patriot Act
15th Amendment
9
Which Supreme Court Case differentiated between "good" and "bad" trusts?
Standard Oil v. US
Miranda v. Arizona
Schenck v. US
Tinker v. Des Moines
10
The name given to the period from 1900-1920 characterized by major reforms was...
Progressive
Reconstruction
New Deal
Reconstruction
11
The Progressive Movement helped regulate...
Military Expenditures
Banking
All of the Above
Industry
12
What party was Roosevelt a part of?
Democratic
Republican
Bull Moose
Libertarian
13
Who monitors food production for quality standards and issues recalls when necessary?
GPA
Wal Mart
Federal Reserve
FDA
14
What government agency oversees trade & commerce?
American Barter Board
Federal Trade Commission
National Production Board
Interstate Commerce Act
15
What economic policy was used during Industrialization that both stimulated growth & abuse
Laissez-Faire
Communism
Regulatory
Trickle-Down
16
Which written work is correctly paired with its topic of concern?
The Jungle - Meat Packing
1984 - Depression
How the Other Half Lives - Segregation
The Jungle - Deforestation
17
Theodore Roosevelt's aggressiveness against Monopolies won him what nickname?
Realistic Roosevelt
Trust Buster
Robber Clobberer
Business Big Stick
18
Laissez-Faire economics is best paired with what philosophy?
Capitalism
Fascism
Socialism
Communism
19
Which court case has to do with "trust busting"?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Northern Securities v. USA
Bush v. Gore
Brown v. Board
20
What name was given to business leaders who cut corners & ruthlessly destroyed competition?
Meanies
Robber Barons
-CENSORED-
Capitalist Pigs
21
What did the 17th Amendment do?
Free Speech
Presidential Succession
Legalized Gambling
Direct Election of Senators
22
Jacob Riis wrote
Love Letters
The Hobbit
How the Other Half Lives
The Jungle
23
What party was Taft a part of?
Socialist
Green
Republican
Democratic
24
What name was given to business leaders who led America's innovative industrialization?
Busy Businessmen
Admirals of America
Captains of Industry
The Edison Club
25
What name
refers to a giant company that swallowed its competitors?
Mom & Pop Shop
Trust
Monopoly
Holding Company
26
Which piece of legislation targeted monopolistic companies?
Temperance Movement
17th Amendment
The Hasbro Act
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
27
If Roosevelt's foreign policy was called "Big Stick" then his domestic policy was called...
Square Deal
Opportunity Knocks
Regular Deal
New Deal
28
Upton Sinclair wrote
War Stories
How the Other Half Lives
The Jungle
The Jungle Book
29
Which Progressive President had millions of acres set aside for conservation & national parks?
Wilson
Taft
Roosevelt
Hoover
30
Which of the following was
not
a Progressive Era president?
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Eisenhower
31
Laissez-Faire refers to government being what in its relationship with the economy?
Hands Off
Regulatory
Interventionist
Hands On
32
What party was Wilson a part of?
Freedom
Democratic
Green
Republican
33
The period before the Progressive Era that led to many business related abuses was...
Industrialization
Progressive
Reconstruction
Depression
34
What is the FDA?
Fire Deputies Alliance
Free Dental Administration
Food & Drug Administration
Foreign Diplomats Association
35
Despite hunting & killing hundreds of animals, Roosevelt is known for his work as a
Game Warden
PETA Representative
Farmer
Conservationist
36
What did the 18th Amendment do?
Criminalized Drugs
Criminalized Alcohol
Legalized Alcohol
African American Suffrage
37
What is the purpose of the Federal Reserve?
To stabilize the economy
To run banks
To print currency
To set interest rates
38
People who dug up dirt on abusive, corrupt, & unsanitary conditions in cities & businesses were
Yellow Journalists
Muckrakers
Very Busy
Excavators
39
Which written work is correctly paired with its topic of concern?
Uncle Tom's Cabin - Rural Poverty
Common Sense - Dumb People
The Jungle - Conservation
How the Other Half Lives - Urban Poverty
40
Which of the following was
not
a progressive democratic reform?
Referendums
Congressional Term Limits
Direct Election of Senators
Recall Elections
