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