The Progressive Era is a period characterized by

social and political reform led by average Americans

A muckraker is a person who

uses investigative journalism to expose problems

In the Gilded Age, business leaders often influenced politics by

giveing money to government officials

Of all the legislation passed by Teddy Roosevelt, he is most remembered for -

conservation policy and establishing national parks

Which author and which president are most responsible for the Pure Food and Drug Act?

Upton Sinclair and Theodore Roosevelt

Graft is defined as -

money or advantage gained by dishonest means

The "Wobblies" were a radical

labor group, willing to fight to the death

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1
Which people or groups practiced the notion of "Social Gospel"?
Robert LaFollette
The Salvation Army
The Tuskeegee Institute
Woodrow Wilson
2
During the Gilded Age, graft was taking place at which level of government?
state
national
local
all levels
3
The Progressive Era is a period characterized by
social reform led by big business and government
poplitical reform led by former political machines
expansion into new territories
social and political reform led by average Americans
4
The opportunity for citizens to vote on legislation is called a
initiative
amendment
recall
referendum
5
If a citizen got a petition signed to put a new curfew on the ballot- what political reform would he/she use?
Initiative
Political lobbying
Recall
Referendum
6
A muckraker is a person who
uses yellow journalism to promote literary works
uses investigative journalism to expose problems
helps farmers develope new methods
assists immigrants in finding jobs and housing
7
Theodore Roosevelt was give the nickname "Trust Buster", but the person who deserved it was -
William McKinley
William Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Grover Cleveland
8
At the turn of the century, most immigrants settled in cities because ...
labor unions prohibited them from settling anywhere else
that is where the jobs were
immigrants were not permitted to buy farmland
that was a government requirement
9
In the Gilded Age, business leaders often influenced politics by
running for political office
giveing money to government officials
importing more foreign goods
offering to pay higher taxes
10
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution resulted in -
prohibited the sale of alcohol
gave women the right to vote
creating the federal income tax
limiting the president to two terms
11
Which of the following is true of W.E.B. Dubois?
He was a critic of the Niagra Movement
He believed that blacks should learn a trade & earn rights
He was the co-author of the Declaration of Independence
He co-founded the NAACP
12
What landmark SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the U.S.) decision resulted in "separate but equal"?
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v Board of Education
Loving v Virginia
Muller v Oregon
13
Boss Tweed's political macine was known as -
Tweed's Tigers
Tweed's Toughs
The Graft Gang
Tammany Hall
14
Of all the legislation passed by Teddy Roosevelt, he is most remembered for -
foreign policy to control Latin America
conservation policy and establishing national parks
political policy for eliminating child labor
economic policy for busting up monopolies
15
Which author and which president are most responsible for the Pure Food and Drug Act?
Frank Norris and Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Dresser and William McKinley
John Spargo and William Taft
Upton Sinclair and Theodore Roosevelt
16
The WCTU lobbied for -
suffrage for women
female membership in unions
the prohibition of alcohol
the end of child labor
17
Graft is defined as -
A diagram that exhibits a relationship between numbers
A flat structure, typically made of logs, that floats
To help or furnish support for political reasons
money or advantage gained by dishonest means
18
Who won the Election of 1912?
William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
Woodrow Wilson
19
The Gilded Age can best be described as a period of
high unemployment and low standards of living
corruption followed by reform
social and economic chaos
agricultural expansion and decline of industry
20
Jim Crow laws -
discriminated against immigrants
improved working conditions in factories
made discrimination legal
made segregation illegal
21
William "Boss" Tweed's nemesis (enemy) was . . .
Jacob Coxey
Rutherford B. Hayes
Thomas Nast
James Blaine
22
The "Wobblies" were a radical
group of social reformers
labor group, willing to fight to the death
political group working to improve housing
group of women fighting for suffrage
23
Which group did not benefit from the Progressive Era?
women
children
immigrants
unions
24
Republicans wanted tariffs -
to remain the same
eliminated
increased
decreased
25
Ida B Wells is most well known for her effort to eliminate
lynching
large trusts
labor unions
segregation
26
Jane Addams is a reformer who is most often associated with -
Women's Suffrage
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Hull House

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