Progressive Era Review 2022

A journalist who exposed government abuses & big business to readers

• Muckraker
• Mudwriter
• Dirt Dobber
• None of the Above

The muckraker who was the author of "The Jungle" was -

• Sinclair Lewis
• Upton Sinclair
• Ida Wells
• Theodore Roosevelt

This enabled voters to remove public officials from elected positions

• Recall
• Referendum
• Initiative
• 19th Amendment

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 16
• 17
• 18
• 19

The purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act was to

• Eliminate unfair business practices
• reduce imports from foreign nations
• Reduce the power of unions
• increase the power of local governments 

How did muckrakers prepare the way for political reforms?

• they organized labor strikes
• they testified in Senate hearings
• they exposed corruption by writing about it.
• they hired lawyers to settle disputesabout safety

Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

• Workers secured a greater share of company profits
• The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced
• The federal government could dissolve business monopolies
• Businesses were requied to pay fees to open overseas locations

Which factor contribued MOST to these changes?

• The rising cost of national defense
• Threats posed by immigrant radicals
• Abuses of the spoils system by political machines
• The inefficiency of large corporations

This President was a "trust buster" who became a political enemy of Teddy Roosevelt.

• William Howard Taft
• Benjamin Harrison
• Woodrow Wilson
• William McKinnley

The Progressive Era is defined as a historical era because the time period is characterized by --

• Shrinking of the U.S. industrial economy
• Growing support for overseas expansion
• Shifting attitudes about civil rights for minorities
• Changing ideas about the functions of U.S. government