Progressive Era Assessment

What does "Progressive" mean?

• moving forward for positive change

• Getting worse

• Staying the same

• Car insurance

Who were the Progressives?

• People who believed that new ideas and honest, efficient government could bring about reform that would improve society.

• People who believed that traditional ideals were the best way to run a society.

• People who wanted to keep the power for the Robber Barons and Monopoly owners.

Who was the photographer that published the book "How the Other Half Lives" to show what life was like for people in New York City?

• Upton Sinclair

• Jacob Riis

• John D Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

Which of these was NOT a result of the Industrial Revolution?

• Child Labor

• New Inventions

• More Farms

• Increased Immigration

Which term paints Big Businessmen as corrupt and shameless villains whose unfair business practices took advantage of the unregulated market?

• Captains of Industry

• Monopoly

• Corporation

• Robber Barons

Which term for Big Businessmen painted them as self-made men whose vision and drive encouraged the Second Industrial Revolution and transformed the US economy?

• Monopoly

• Captains of Industry

• Robber Barons

• Corporations

What is the term for when one company is the only company producing or selling a product?

• vertical integration

• trust

• monopoly

• corporation

Who was the social activist and muckraker who wrote "The Jungle?"

• Upton Sinclair

• Jacob Riis

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

What was "The Jungle" about?

• How workers were treated by the Standard Oil company

• Dangerous conditions in meatpacking plants during the Industrial Revolution

• Life in the Amazon rainforest

• Robber Barons and Captains of Industry

As a result of "The Jungle" being written, what changes occured?

• People stopped listening to the muckrakers and voted to support Robber Barons.

• People started protesting to save the rainforests.

• Laws were passed to ensure safety in meatpacking plants for workers and consumers.

• Nothing changed-- meatpacking plants continued to be run exactly the same way as before.