Which one of these was a goal of the Progressives?

To expose political corruption and break up monopolies.

What happened after the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire?

Safety regulations were made for factories

What was the impact of Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"?

Reform in the handling of meat and other foods - leads to the FDA

Why was the NAACP formed?

To demand voting and civil rights for African Americans.

What are settlement houses?

Shelters for poor immigrants that provided classes, skills

Booker T. Washington believed African Americans...

should focus on economic stability then gain rights gradually

What is a muckracker?

A journalist who exposes corruption and injustice in society

W.E.B. Du Bois believed...

African American should receive their rights immediately

What was the "square deal"?

Roosevelt makes business in US fair for rich and poor alike

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Progressive Era

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A U.S. #History Quiz investigating the #progressive era.

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1
What did the Temperance movement want?
8 hour work day
Equal wages for women
Prohibition of alcohol
Better living situations for immigrants
2
Which one of these was a goal of the Progressives?
To stop modernization.
To remove barriers preventing black people from vote.
To strengthen the political party establishment.
To expose political corruption and break up monopolies.
3
What happened after the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire?
Safety regulations were made for factories
Women received higher wages.
Business leaders demanded more power
Emergency response (firefighters, police) got more funding
4
What was the impact of Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"?
Reform in the handling of meat and other foods - leads to the FDA
Reform of labor laws in big cities?
Reform in farming practices.
5
Who received suffrage during the Progressive era and from which amendment?
The Irish, 19th Amendment
African Americans, 15th Amendment
Women, 19th Amendment
Immigrants, 20th Amendment
6
Why was the NAACP formed?
To demand suffrage for women.
To demand voting and civil rights for African Americans.
To protect factory owners from lawsuits.
To fight injustices against immigrants.
7
What are settlement houses?
Places that sold homes to immigrants
Shelters for poor immigrants that provided classes, skills
Places to find jobs in government
Hospitals
8
Booker T. Washington believed African Americans...
should focus on economic stability then gain rights gradually
should have their rights immediately.
9
What is a muckracker?
A journalist who writes stories that support big businesses.
A person who shovels muck out of streets.
A journalist who exposes corruption and injustice in society
10
What is suffrage?
The right to vote.
The right to bear arms.
Having a really bad time.
Getting citizenship.
11
What is one way that the Progressives helped children?
Child labor reforms
Gave them more factory jobs
12
W.E.B. Du Bois believed...
African Americans should receive their rights gradually
African American should receive their rights immediately
13
What was the "square deal"?
Roosevelt makes business in US fair for rich and poor alike
Wilson's plan to take on political machines.
Teddy's plan to make American factories safer.
Pres. Wilsons plan to change america's geometry classrooms.

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