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Progressive Era Unit Test
Question | Answer |
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What amendment was passed as a result of the Women’s Suffrage Movement? Name the leader of the movement and describe the amendment. | The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. The movement was led by Susan B. Anthony. |
What is the relationship between the 18th and 21st Amendments? | The 21st Amendment cancelled out the 18th Amendment. |
What role do muckrakers play in society? | They expose society’s problems to the public. |
What effect did Jacob Riis have on American society? | He made the public aware of the problems faced by poor workers and immigrants. |
What effect did Upton Sinclair have on American society? | He made the public aware of the problems in the meat-packing industry. This led to the Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. |
Teddy Roosevelt said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” What did Roosevelt mean when he said this? | This statement describes Roosevelt’s policy on Latin America. He felt the U.S. should influence those countries. |
What was Teddy Roosevelt’s view on trusts? | He felt good trusts should be regulated and bad trusts should be broken up. |
Teddy Roosevelt’s “Square Deal” had three major areas of reform. What were they? | 1. Business Regulation 2. Labor Conditions 3. Conservation |
What was the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Standard Oil of New Jersey v. United States (1911)? | Rockefeller was forced to break up his monopoly into smaller individually owned companies. |
What event signaled the end of the Progressive Era? | World War I |
What were the beliefs and goals of the progressives? | 1-Abuses of power by the government could be stopped. 2-Technology could be used to improve peoples’ lives. 3-The government should pass laws to protect people from abuses. 4-The government should protect individuals’ rights. |
What problems in society led to the need for progressive reform? | 1-Powerful monopolies restricting trade. 2-Labor unrest and violence. 3-Unhealthy and unsafe living and working conditions. 4-Large numbers of new immigrants crowding into cities. 5-Urban poverty, crime, and crowding. |