
Progressive Era - 5B Retest
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- Q1The above excerpt from The Jungle led directly to the passage ofThe Sherman Anti-Trust ActThe Interstate Commerce ActNational Parks ServiceThe Meat Inspection Act30s
- Q2Which progressive era reformer exposed the brutality of the lynching in the south?Jacob RiisUpton SinclairIda B. WellsJane Addams30s
- Q3Photographs like the one above by Jacob Riis in 1888 reflected a growing concern with -how life in America differed from that in foreign countriespreserving the beauty of the natural environmentdocumenting urban conditions to promote social changethe use of photography to express human emotions30s
- Q4Which groups were most influential in passing the Pure Food and Drug Act?Muckrakers and Women's OrganizationsFactory owners and bankersCollege Students and immigrantsSouthern Farmers and Clergy members30s
- Q5How does this political cartoon illustrate the connection between the federal government and the impact of investigative journalists?Reformers embraced the idea of a more laissez-faire government.Journalists portrayed the poor living conditions of immigrants and the lower class.Reformers exposed political corruption that was the bedrock the government.Muckrakers exposed unsanitary conditions in the meat packing industry which led to new government regulation.30s
- Q6How did the publication of Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle contribute to change in the relationships between government and business?Government regulations requiring the inspection of food products were implemented.Congress created a regulatory agency to audit railroads.Laws were enacted that banned private companies from discriminating when hiring.Federal troops were mobilized to break strikes by labor unions.30s
- Q7What was a major impact of W.E.B. Dubois on society?The NAACP was organized to help secure full legal equality for minority citizens.The Pure Food and Drug Act was passed protect consumers from harmful products.The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was passed to prevent Business corruption and protect the consumer.The Knights of Labor was created to fight for better wages and working conditions.30s