STAAR EOC Review - Progressive Era and Imperial America

Question 1

Investigative reporters and writers who exposed the abuses of industrialization and government

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Muckrakers

Question 2

This author of The Jungle, described the unsanitary practices of the meat-packing industry

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Upton Sinclair

Question 3

The primary goal of this movement was to correct the injustices imposed by US Industrialization

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Progressive

Question 4

The Principles of Social Gospel Movement were most consistent with the ideas of -

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the Progressives

Question 5

Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal Legislation included -

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All of these are true

Question 6

photographed conditions of the urban poor in How the Other Half Lives

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Jacob Riis

Question 7

The policy outlined in the excerpt was directly influenced by problems that the Navy had during

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the Spanish-American War

Question 8

In 1872 a prominent reformer, , attempted to vote in New York but was denied.

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Susan B. Anthony

Question 9

What impact do third parties have on the political process in the United States?

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All are correct

Question 10

A was an all-purpose community center for poor people living in cities.

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Settlement House

Question 11

This founder of the NAACP advocated immediate racial equality in the late 19th century.

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W.E.B. DuBois

Question 12

National income tax, unlimited coinage of silver, and direct election of U.S. senators are from

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the Populist Party platform

Question 13

Progressive Era reformers sought to increase public participation in government by supporting

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the direct election of Senators

Question 14

This African American leader argued in favor of gradual equality, focusing on job training

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Booker T. Washington

Question 15

Which of the following was part of the Populist Party platform?

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All are correct

Question 16

This movement emphasized the Christian duty to help those who were less fortunate

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Social Gospel

Question 17

This act prohibited railroads from charging more for short hauls than long over the same route

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Interstate Commerce Act

Question 18

This amendment ratified in 1920 granted women the right to vote -

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19th

Question 19

The Spanish-American War marked a turning point in American foreign policy because the U.S.

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emerged as a new world power

Question 20

19th century nativist organizations advocated -

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ethnically homogeneous society w/ immigration restrictions

Question 21

The name of a new political party that represented the "common man" instead of the rich in 1892

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Populist Party

Question 22

Which pull factor contribute to the Great Migration?

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Economic opportunities in industrialized cities

Question 23

Members of the Progressive Movement generally supported the idea that the government should -

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prevent unfair business practices

Question 24

Which provides information needed to complete both the cause & effect portions of the diagram?

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1898 Spanish-American War led to world power statues for US

STAAR EOC Review - Progressive Era and Imperial America

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STAAR EOC Review - Progressive Era and Imperial America

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