Muckrakers and the Progressive Era

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Who led the Progressive Movement?

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The middle class city dwellers who were educated.

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A major goal of the Progressive movement was to:

• stimulate the economy.
• support government control of factory production.
• encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe.
• correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society.

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correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society.

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Jacob Riis is most important for

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exposing the terrible conditions in the slums of New York.

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The goals of muckraking journalists were to

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describe and illustrate the problems within American society.

Front

Which amendment number created a national income tax?

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16th

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Which amendment number allowed citizens to directly elect senators?

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17th

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Which muckraking journalist took this picture? Options: Lewis Hine, Woodrow Wilson, Jacob Riis, Theodore Roosevelt

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Jacob Riis

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Which muckraking journalist took this picture? Options: Lewis Hine, Woodrow Wilson, Jacob Riis, Theodore Roosevelt

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Lewis Hine

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What type of reform was the Meat Inspection Act of 1906?

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National

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The NAACP was created to

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promote the rights of African Americans.