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Gilded and Progressive Era Test Review
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1
Upton Sinclair's work, The Jungle, exposed
conditions of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company
the dangers of steel-aking mining and oil drilling
labor and sanitary condition of the meatpacking industry
labor condition in textile factories
2
In the Gilded Age, business leaders often influenced politics by
giving money to government officials
importing more foreign goods
running for political office
offering to pay higher taxes
3
Theodore Roosevelt was given the nickname "Trust Buster", but the person who broke more trusts was
Grover Cleveland
William Taft
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
4
The Gilded Age can best be described as a period of
agricultural expansion and decline of industry
corruption followed by reform
high unemployment and low standards of living
social and economic chaos
5
During the Gilded Age, graft was taking place at which level of government?
state
national
local
all levels
6
The Progressive Movement began when
The Gilded Age started
the common people began to ask for more rights
the U.S. went to war
President Lincoln was elected
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He was the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms
James A. Garfield
William McKinley
Grover Cleveland
William Jennings Bryan
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At the turn of the century, most immigrants settled in cities because ...
labor unions prohibited them from settling anywhere else
immigrants were not permitted to buy farmland
that was a government requirement
that is where the jobs were
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Local governments were restructured, eliminating political machines, due to -
The Galveston Plan
the efforts of muckraker, Upton Sinclair
Numerous recall elections nationwide
the passage of the 17th Amendment
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Who was elected as a Progressive president?
William Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
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Bringing attention to the "ills" of industrial society
Jacob Riis
Mother Jones
Andrew Carnagie
Upton Sinclair
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The Progressive Era is a period characterized by
social reform led by big business and government
expansion into new territories
social and political reform led by average Americans
poplitical reform led by former political machines
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Boss Tweed's political macine was known as -
Tammany Hall
Tweed's Tigers
Tweed's Toughs
The Graft Gang
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Theodore Roosevelt broke up monopolies with a
big stick
anti-trust act
muckrake
baseball bat
15
Three rights that the common people wanted were
Fabulous wealth
No child labor
8 hour workday
Shorter workdays
16
The opportunity for citizens to vote on legislation is called a
initiative
amendment
referendum
recall
17
A muckraker is a person who
uses investigative journalism to expose problems
uses journalism to promote literary works
helps farmers develop new methods of farming
assists immigrants in finding jobs and housing
18
He was assassinated only a few months after his election
William Jennings Bryan
James A. Garfield
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
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The Gilded Age (rapid industrialization) was from
2010-2019
1776-1781
1870-1900
1937-1947
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Of all the domestic legislation passed by Teddy Roosevelt, he is most remembered for -
siding with labor groups against big corporations
economic policy for busting up monopolies
foreign policy to control Latin America
conservation policy and establishing national parks
21
Which people or groups practiced the notion of "Social Gospel"?
Gladden House
Andrew Carnagie
Tammany Hall
Settlement House
22
William "Boss" Tweed's nemesis (enemy) was . . .
Everyone
Grover Cleveland
Al Capone
Thomas Nast
23
Which author and which president are most responsible for the Pure Food and Drug Act?
Upton Sinclair and Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Dresser and William McKinley
Frank Norris and Woodrow Wilson
John Spargo and William Taft
24
Which group did Progressivists want to restrict?
immigrants
unions
children
women
25
Worker's compensation was designed to
provided back pay to workers who had suffered discrimination
provide income to workers who had been injured on jobs
provide training for illiterate workers
provide income to workers who were laid off from jobs
26
In 1906, the publication of The Jungle, written by Upton Sinclair, led Congress to Enact
Support the national conservation movement
stronger prohibition laws
Establish a system for meat inspection
Legalize strikes and boycotts by labor unions
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The Progressives worked for
Lowering taxes on imports
Increasing tariffs on imports
Lowering the drinking age to 21
Income tax reform
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Graft is defined as -
A flat structure, typically made of logs, that floats
A diagram that exhibits a relationship between numbers
To help or furnish support for political reasons
money or advantage gained by dishonest means
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Jane Addams is a reformer who is most often associated with -
Salvation Army
Hull House
Red Cross
Women's Suffrage
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If a student got a petition to change the curfew law - what political reform would he/she use?
Political lobbying
Initiative
Referendum
Recall
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The origins of the Progressive Party reaches back in U.S. History to the
Populist Party
American Party
Democratic Party
Republican Party
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The 17th Amendment to the Constitution resulted in -
limiting the president to two terms
prohibited the sale of alcohol
direct election of Senators
creating the federal income tax
33
An important piece of legislation under Roosevelt was the
Railraod Regulation Act
Meat Inspection Act
Food Safety Act
Settlement House Act
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Writers, artists and photographers that worked to expose the variety of ills afflicting industrial and urban America
Muffler
Muckraker
Muggles
Mugwump