Which statement best summarizes President Theodore Roosevelt’s views about conservation?

Wilderness areas should be protected for the public good

Initiatives, referendums, and direct election of senators were created to

increase citizen participation in government

What was a significant impact of the Progressive movement on American life?

increased government regulation of business

Which event is evidence Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle had an important impact on the US?

passage of legislation requiring Federal inspection of meat

One idea that both Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois supported is that

African Americans should have increased civil rights

Progressives did all of the following except?

represent the interests of farmers

In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly through

publication of articles and books

A main purpose of President Theodore Roosevelt’s trustbusting policies was to

encourage competition in business.

Muckrakers contributed to the rise of Progressivism in the early years of the 20th century by

exposing widespread corruption in business and government

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1
Major goal of Progessive era was
Reconstruction
Stop abuse by buisnesses
Imperialism
End free trade
2
Which long-awaited goal of the women’s rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era?
right to vote
equal pay for equal work
right to own property
equal access to employment and education
3
Which amendment banned the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages?
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16
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Which statement best summarizes President Theodore Roosevelt’s views about conservation?
Wilderness areas should be protected for the public good
Decisions for use of natural resources left to states
Environmental issues are best decided by the private sector
Unlimited access to resources is the key to business growth
5
Which law was passed as a result of muckraking literature?
Meat Inspection Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Federal Reserve Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
6
Lincoln Steffens, Ida Tarbell, and Jacob Riis were all known as
social reformers
political leaders
suffragettes
muckrakers
7
Initiatives, referendums, and direct election of senators were created to
reduce influence of media
Pick the president
increase citizen participation in government
give political parties more control
8
What was a significant impact of the Progressive movement on American life?
increased government regulation of business
increased restrictions on presidential powers
reduced government spending for social programs
decreased influence of the media on public policy
9
Which event is evidence Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle had an important impact on the US?
adoption of the 18th amendment establishing Prohibition
adoption of reforms in public education
passage of legislation requiring Federal inspection of meat
passage of legislation limiting immigration
10
Who was responsible for fixing issues in the progressive era?
Government
The people
Businesses
Military
11
One idea that both Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois supported is that
African Americans should have increased civil rights
vocational training was the best approach to education
Jim Crow laws were needed to help African Americans
immigration was responsible for racial segregation
12
In How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis described the living conditions of
the rich in their mansions
African Americans in the segregated South
workers in urban slums
Native American Indians on reservations
13
Progressives did all of the following except?
represent the interests of farmers
worry about conditions in cities
favor government regulation
call for strong reforms
14
Passage of Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act proved the govt’s commitment to
business competition
consumer protection
workers' rights
environmental conservation
15
In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly through
activities as government officials
control over factories
frequent acts of civil disobedience
publication of articles and books
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A main purpose of President Theodore Roosevelt’s trustbusting policies was to
save the nation’s banks.
end strikes by labor unions.
encourage competition in business.
reduce corruption in government.
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Muckrakers contributed to the rise of Progressivism in the early years of the 20th century by
aligning themselves with the women’s suffrage movement
exposing widespread corruption in business and government
challenging big government and urging a return to the past
writing favorable biographies about wealthy Americans

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