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Progressive Era Quiz

Authored by Egan Paul

Social Studies

8th Grade

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Progressive Era Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main focus of the Progressive Era?

Social and political reform

Colonization of new territories

Expansion of the military

Development of new technologies

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was a prominent muckraker known for exposing the Standard Oil Company?

Ida Tarbell

Upton Sinclair

Lincoln Steffens

Gifford Pinchot

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which president was associated with the 'Square Deal' domestic policies?

Calvin Coolidge

William Howard Taft

Woodrow Wilson

Theodore Roosevelt

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the initiative and referendum system?

To give political power to the working class

To establish a national bank

To promote international trade

To increase taxes on the wealthy

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which book by Upton Sinclair exposed the meatpacking industry?

The Jungle

The Shame of the Cities

The Brass Check

The History of the Standard Oil Company

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a key goal of the progressives regarding monopolies?

Nationalizing all industries

Eliminating all forms of competition

Regulating through trustbusting and antitrust laws

Encouraging monopolies to expand

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which amendment allowed for the direct election of Senators?

Nineteenth Amendment

Eighteenth Amendment

Sixteenth Amendment

Seventeenth Amendment

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