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Unit 2
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1
He wrote about the monopoly in railroad companies.
Upton Sinclair
Lincoln Steffens
Frank Norris
Thomas Nast
2
The voters decided whether to remove the mayor from office by voting in the __________________
direct primary
recall
referendum
initiative
3
Name the Progressive Era solution to women wanted gender based labor protections in the workplace
Supreme Court ruled in Muller v. Oregon that maternal health laws are OK.
child labor laws
Secret ballot
Federal Reserve system
4
Jane wrote articles exposing corruption in city government. She is a good _______
cooperative
entrepreneur
muckraker
consumer
5
Name the Progressive Era solution to public school taught repetitive rote learning.
John Dewey advocated learning by doing.
School bought iPads.
Students memorized their multiplication tables.
Everyone went to private schools.
6
Which of these was a Progressive Era Amendment?
Prohibition
Have senators chosen by state legislators
Allow 18 year olds the right to vote
High tariffs
7
Leonard wrote an article that exaggerated a fight between the two students, an example of _____
yellow journalism
unfair trade policies
segregation
protectorate
8
In 1905 Japan put the independent nation of Korea under her control. This made Korea a ________
continent
protectorate
nation-state
colony
9
Name the Progressive solution to female sweatshop workers wanted to form a union.
minimum wage, fire escapes, state labor departments, workers' compensation
Child labor laws
Florence Kelley formed the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union.
Federal Reserve system
10
Name one major reform progressives achieved with the help of labor unions
worker compensation when pregnant
laws against hiring discrimination
laws favoring more vacation time
worker compensation when injured on the job
11
Who did the Hepburn Act protect by allowing the federal government to regulate railroad rates?
farmers
children
bakers
unions
12
He wrote The Jungle exposing unsafe meat packing
Upton Sinclair
Frank Norris
Lincoln Steffens
Thomas Nast
13
Which of these was a Progressive Era Amendment ?
Worker;s compensation
Legalize alcholhol
Women's right to vote
Labor arbitration
14
Wilson's moral diplomacy caused him to send troops to this country.
Japan
Mexico
China
Columbia
15
Democrats and Republicans chose their candidates by voting in the ___________
initiative
direct primary
recall
referendum
16
Taft’s main progressive achievements included many antitrust cases, and __
16th Amendment
the Bureau of Mines
the Children's Bureau
Both red and blue
17
Which of these was a Progressive Era Amendment?
Expand child labor
Outlaw the income tax
Direct election of US Senators
Give ostriches the right to vote in primaries
18
Roosevelt's conservation efforts included national forests, wildlife reservations, and ______
waterfalls
cattle ranches
national parks
dams
19
He drew cartoons exposing the corrupt political machine in NYC.
Thomas Nast
Lincoln Steffens
Frank Norris
Upton Sinclair
20
Name the Progressive Era solution to railroads overcharghed farmers for long distance shipping of their products.
The Inetrstate State Commerce Act would regulate railroad rates.
The Keating Owen Act would make 14 the legal age for working.
The Clayton Anti-trust Act would lower railraod rates.
The government would take over the railroads.
21
She exposed abuse at the women’s asylum on Blackwell Island.
Ida B Wells
Ida Tarbell
Nelly Bly
22
Zach paid $24 sales tax for an Xbox at Target, which they gave to Pennsylvania. Sales tax is an
direct tax
indirect tax
wealth tax
income tax
23
What problem did the Keating Owen Act address?
child labor
low wages
women's rights
segregation
24
Which of these was a Progressive Era Amendment?
Increase age to vote to 25
Make unions illegal
Income Tax
Right to strike
25
The Newlands Reclamation Act gave federal funds to ______ the dry lands out west.
farm
dampen
irrigate
agitate
26
Roosevelt said Taft wasn't progressive enough but Taft had twice as many of these as Roosevelt.
anti-trust cases
bath tubs
tariffs
parks
27
Matt’s tax is 28% of his income while Jerry is only 17% . That's because the U. S. has a ____
indirect tax
graduated income tax
direct tax
wealth tax
28
When Britain practiced ______ she had control over many weaker nations.
progressivism
dollar diplomacy
imperialism
Open Door Policy
29
He wrote about corruption in The Shame of the Cities.
Lincoln Steffens
Frank Norris
Upton Sinclair
Thomas Nast
30
The United States main interest in Hawaii was control of ____________
sugar
leis
pineapples
coconuts
31
What Department did Roosevelt establish to regulate business?
Commerce and Labor
Agriculture
Defense
Business
32
He took photographs of poor immigrants living in tenements.
Nelly Bly
Ida Tarbell
Jacob Riis
Ida B Wells
33
What lands did the United States annex as a result of the peace treaty?
Philippines
all of the above
Puerto Rico
Guam
34
Apple dropped the price of their iPhone so low that nobody bought Android phones. That would be
yellow journalism
a protectorate
an unfair trade practice
segregation
35
The Federal Trade Commission tries to prevent unfair ______________.
trade practices
taxes
prices
grades
36
Pennsylvania’s legislators proposed school uniforms, but let Pennsylvanians vote in a ________
direct primary
recall
initiative
referendum
37
The income tax is a ________________
income tax
direct tax
indirect tax
wealth tax
38
In New Jersey all school taxes are voted on by the citizens in an ___________
referendum
direct primary
initiative
recall
39
The Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act were meant to protect the consumers' ______.
wallet
health
education
jobs
40
She wrote A History of the Standard Oil Company.
Ida B Wells
Nelly Bly
Ida Tarbell
41
She fought for civil rights and anti-lynching laws.
Nelly Bly
Ida B Wells
Ida Tarbell
42
A reason the United States wanted to expand her influence across the Pacific was to enjoy more
trade
both red and blue
money
foreigners
43
The Clayton Act outlawed practices that limit competition without hurting ___.
unions
commerce
owners
women
44
Name the Progressive Era solution to the federal government always crushed strikes.
The federal government enforced the Sherman Anti-Truest Act.
Theodore Roosevelt arbitrated the 1902 coal strike miners got a raise, etc.
The federal government made strikes illegal.
The federal government made it harder for workers to form unions.
45
What problem(s) did the Progressive Movement fail to address?
racial discrimination
Both red and blue
women's rights
religious discrimination
46
The Federal Reserve Act re-established a bank to control the nation’ supply of _____________.
dogs
money
commerce
food
47
In the treaty, American businesses make lots of investments in South Korea, an example of _____
gold standard
progressivism
imperialism
dollar diplomacy
48
What caused the Spanish-American War?
all of the above
the destruction of the Maine
Spanish atrocities in Cuba
Americans concerned over their investments in Cuba
49
Americans were allowed to trade freely in the area of China under British control due to this
Closed Window Policy
Open Window Policy
Closed Door Policy
Open Door Policy
50
The United States did not annex this nation, but rather granted her independence
Guam
Cuba
Samoa
Puerto Rico