PROGRESSIVE ERA FLASHCARD PT1

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The purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act (1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), and the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) was to

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eliminate unfair business practices

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Laws requiring individuals to pass civil service examinations to obtain government jobs were enacted to

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Eliminate corruption and favoritism in government hiring

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What was the most important impact of muckrakers?

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Muckrakers exposed social and political problems in society.

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The cartoon illustrates President Theodore Roosevelt's attempt to:

• eliminate foreign ownership of United States corporations
• conserve natural resources
• ignore antitrust laws
• limit the power of monopolies

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limit the power of monopolies

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The policies alluded to in the cartoon would BEST be exemplified by which of the following?

• Rulings of the Supreme Court that applied the protections of the 14th Amendment to corporations.
• Governmental efforts to break up monopolistic giants such as the Atlantic Telephone and Telegraph company (AT&T) or Standard Oil.
• Continued efforts to conserve natural resources in an attempt to further prevent climate change.
• Supreme Court decisions that applied the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to unions when the efforts of organized labor resulted in 'restraint of trade.'

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Governmental efforts to break up monopolistic giants such as the Atlantic Telephone and Telegraph company (AT&T) or Standard Oil.

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One major legacy of the Social Gospel Movement was

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a greater attention to the needs of the poor in industrial society

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Which of the following best completes the diagram? Assembly line, Mechanization of agriculture, Women's suffrage movement, Workplace reforms

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Workplace reforms

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According to the map, in which region of the United States did women receive the most support for equal suffrage before passage of the 19th amendment? Options: South, West, East, North

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West

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Major goal of Jane Addams's Settlement House movement in Chicago?

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The assimilation of immigrants

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Which statement best summarizes President Theodore Roosevelt's views about conservation?

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Wilderness areas and their resources should be protected.