Progressive Era

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These were journalists who wrote book and articles that exposed corruption in business and government:
Options: Progressives, Muckrakers, Sensationalists, Investigative reporters

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Muckrakers

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This U.S. president made significant contributions to breaking up big business during the Progressive Era:
- Howard Taft
- Woodrow Wilson
- William McKinley
- Theodore Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?

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because of the negative impact of industrialization

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What were people supporting by trying to get the 19th Amendment passed?

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Right to vote for women

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What did Jacob Riis reveal to the public through his book, How The Other Half Lives?

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living conditions of the tenement buildings in New York

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What do you call a change to the Constitution?

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amendment

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Why was the 16th Amendment created?

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American citizens who earn more money should pay taxes at higher rates.

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A major purpose of the Progressive movement (1900-1917) was to...

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correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society

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In the cartoon above, President Theodore Roosevelt is depicted doing which of the following?

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Enforcing the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

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17th Amendment

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Direct Election of Senators