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An example of a Progressive Era amendment to the Constitution would be...
The 19th Amendment
The 16th Amendment
The 17th Amendment
The 18th Amendment
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what is 18 amendment?
abolished slavery
the sale or purchase of alcoholic beverages was illegal
Right to bear arms
Every citizen has the right to vote
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What industry was John Rockefeller in
ship making
steel
oil
agriculture
4
The sinking of the ___ by a German submarine outraged American and British citizens
Sussex
Zimmerman
Titanic
Lusitania
5
Who are muckrakers?
Big companies with monopolies
Journalists who investigate the scandals politics, etc.
Womens' suffrage protestors
Corrupt politicians who scam the working class
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Helped workers receive better treatment and better work hours
John D. Rockefeller
big business leaders
patents
unions
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What ended the Spanish American war?
Treaty of paris
Kalopsia Treaty
Versailes Treaty
Treaty of Peace
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The Populist Party was the party of:
railroad leaders
businesses
farmers
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When was the Spanish American War?
1776
1898
2001
1941
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What industry did Andrew Carnegie expand?
Manufacturing
Steel
Energy
Agriculture
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The Zimmerman Note was...
Mexico and USA fighting over territory
USA and British alliance
Germany fighting the Allied Powers
Germany inviting Mexico to join them and fight USA
12
What is
Laissez faire?
the name of adam smiths child
for the goverment to control the market
a french style of imperialism from the 1600's
to let the market control itself without intervention
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What was the league of nations
A group that wanted control over all countries
Resolved international disputes
It protected civilians
Funds war efforts
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What era came before the Progressive Era?
World War I
The Roaring Twenties
World War I
The Gilded Age
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Jacob Riis drew attention to...
living conditions of the urban poor
working conditions of the urban poor
economic conditions in the city
political conditions in the city
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Amendment 17?!
Popular Election of President
Popular Election of Government
Popular Election of Senators
Popular Election of Tax
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Yellow journalism is...
printed news stories on yellow paper.
exaggerated stories meant to sell more newspapers.
racists reports about Chinese Americans.
truthful and accurate reports of historical events.
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What was the Progressive Era?
An Age of Reunion
An Age of Cheap Car Insurance
An Age of Reform
An Age of Discovery
19
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle helped pass the following legislation
The Interstate Commerce Act
The Immigration Restrictions of the 1920s
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act
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What was U.S.S. Maine?
a boat that was part of the great fleet
a song that recognizes how important Maine is to the US
a boat that sails around Maine
a boat that sunk and sparked the start of the SAW
21
Whose assassination triggered or started World War 1?
Harry Truman
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Franz Ferdinand
22
As President, Teddy Roosevelt followed
a neutral foreign policy
an isolationist foreign policy
an expansionist foreign policy
a humanitarian foreign policy
23
In 1909 W.E.B. Du Bois co-founded what national organization?
National Urban League
NAACP
Panther Party
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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Which invention did Thomas Edison not do?
Tattoo machine
Light Bulb
Kite
Develop motion picture camera
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What did the Interstate Commerce Act do?
Regulated trade
Started conflict with other countries
Put tariffs on imports
Raised inflation
26
Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt?
A famous railroad consolidator
A Harry Potter character
Created the largest steamboat fleet
Lead a British invasion
27
Upton Sinclair wrote?
the shame of the cities
The Jungle
the amazing chronicles of Spiderman
the history of standard oil
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What is Urbanization?
The movement of people to the countryside
The movement of people to cities
The mass production of iron
The falling apart of society
29
What were the 14 points?
It was a proposal for an alliance with France
It was a statement to embarrass Germany
It was a statement stating the US was better than Germany.
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace.
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what did the Platt Amendment do
navy base in Cuba
U.S would not annex Cuba
military draft
established prohibition
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Progressive Era: What was the purpose of a muckraker?
To expose how poor people deserved to be poor
Third Shift workers at the factory
Maintain the stables for the White House
Dig up dirt and show people the corruption
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Amendment 16 says....
federal government is allowed to collect taxes.
women can vote.
people have basic rights not listed in the Constitution.
slavery is abolished.
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After the Spanish American war, which land area gained its independence?
United States
Spain
Great Britain
Cuba
