American History Ch 5 NEW

William Howard Taft fired Gifford Pinchot for ____, or disobedience to his authority as president.

wrote The Jungle, a book describing conditions in the meatpacking industry

a settlement negotiated by an outside party

The Underwood Tariff Act included a provision for

laws banning the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol

What was the main goal of progressive government reforms, according to the graphic?

What was the response of Progressives towards capitalism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

passed in response to The Jungle

What did progressives think needed to play a more active role in solving society's problems?

allowed a group of citizens to introduce legislation and required the legislature to vote on it

guaranteed women the right to vote

Which two reforms addressed the issues raised in the cartoon?

made it legal for the federal government to tax the income of individuals directly

What were crusading journalists who investigated social conditions and political corruption called?

The excerpt reveals that the employer was breaking the law regulating

movement for moderation or elimination of alcohol consumption

Which progressive reform most directly impacted the amount of power women have in the United States?

Wisconsin became known as "the laboratory of democracy" because of its

journalist who investigated corruption and scandal

What law reduced the average tariff on imported goods to about 30 percent of the value of the goods?

To which issue of the Progressive era is this cartoon a response?

provided for the direct election of U.S. senators

allowed proposed legislation to be submitted to the voters for approval

Which two sentences explain the effect of this amendment on United States Citizens?

Which amendment was passed during the Progressive Era to address the concerns of this image?

To restore public confidence in the banking system, Wilson supported the establishment of a

During a coal miner's strike in 1902, Theodore Roosevelt urged the union and owners to accept ____, or a settlement impo

A meeting in 1905 that included W.E.B. Du Bois and other African American leaders to demand full political rights and re

investigated and publicized problems with child labor

divides a city’s government into several departments

In a direct primary,

The Constitution originally specified that, in each state, U.S. senators would be elected by

The Keating-Owen Act was passed in order to regulate

According to the graphic, what did Progressives think was responsible for solving the problems of society?

In the election of 1912, Theodore Roosevelt became the presidential candidate for the newly formed

Progressivism was partly a reaction against ______ economics, which emphasized an unregulated free market.

disobedience to authority

Roosevelt’s reform programs

In general, progressives supported reforms that would improve the lives of

Wilson believed lower tariff rates would lead American companies to

What divides a town or city into areas for commercial, residential, or other development?

This table indicates that progressive reformers

Which two issues of the Progressive Era are addressed in this cartoon?

Which progressive government reform allowed voters to demand a special election to remove an elected official from offic

the right to vote

appointed to head the United States Forest Service