
Progressive Era Review
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- Q1Which reform aimed to reduce the influence of political machines and promote honest government during the Progressive Era?The Women's Suffrage MovementThe Sherman Antitrust ActThe Pendleton ActThe Meat Inspection Act30s
- Q2What was the main goal of the suffragist movement during the Progressive Era?To secure women's right to voteTo promote prohibition of alcoholTo establish labor unionsTo advance civil rights for African Americans30s
- Q3Which group was primarily responsible for the push toward Prohibition during the Progressive Era?The American Federation of Labor (AFL)The Urban LeagueThe Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)30s
- Q4What was the goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 during the Progressive Era?To prevent monopolies and promote competitionTo regulate banking practicesTo establish labor rightsTo enforce Prohibition laws30s
- Q5What social issue did the muckrakers primarily aim to expose during the Progressive Era?Corruption and social injusticesMilitary expansionUnemployment ratesEnvironmental pollution30s
- Q6Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote?The 21st AmendmentThe 18th AmendmentThe 19th AmendmentThe 16th Amendment30s
- Q7Which movement sought to address problems caused by industrialization and urbanization during the Progressive Era?The Labor MovementThe Settlement House MovementThe Populist MovementThe Reconstruction Movement30s
- Q8What was one of the key goals of the Progressive Era?To reduce corruption in governmentTo increase military spendingTo expand imperialismTo promote laissez-faire economics30s
- Q9What social reform did the Temperance Movement advocate for during the Progressive Era?Legalization of drugsPromotion of public drinkingProhibition of alcoholExpansion of drink taxes30s
- Q10Which amendment established the direct election of U.S. Senators?Eighteenth AmendmentFifteenth AmendmentSeventeenth AmendmentSixteenth Amendment30s
- Q11Which event is often seen as a catalyst for the Progressive Era reforms?The publication of 'The Jungle' by Upton SinclairThe signing of the Treaty of VersaillesThe stock market crash of 1929The founding of the American Red Cross30s
- Q12Which reformer is known for her work in improving conditions for the urban poor and establishing the Hull House?Florence KelleyCarry NationIda B. WellsJane Addams30s
- Q13Which amendment established a federal income tax, reflecting Progressive Era beliefs about wealth distribution?Nineteenth AmendmentSixteenth AmendmentEighteenth AmendmentSeventeenth Amendment30s
- Q14Who was the primary author of 'The Jungle,' a book that exposed the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry?Lincoln SteffensJacob RiisIda TarbellUpton Sinclair30s
- Q15Which organization was founded to combat racial discrimination and promote civil rights during the Progressive Era?LULACNAACPSPLCACLJ30s