Progressive Era

fought for women's suffrage along side Elizabeth Cady Santon, creating the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

• Susan B. Anthony

• Sojourner Truth

• Lucretia Mott

• Alice Paul

Why did we want to get rid of political machines?

• It was too easy to be corrupt and it was considered to be undemocratic.

• They provided too much support for local businesses.

• They were essential for maintaining public order.

• They encouraged voter participation and engagement.

Who wrote The History of Standard Oil, a book which describes how John D. Rockefeller used ruthless business practices in the oil industry?

• Ida Tarbell

• Upton Sinclair

• Henry Ford

• John D. Rockefeller

Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?

• because of the negative impact of industrialization

• due to the rise of the internet

• as a result of the Cold War

• because of the expansion of the military

This U.S. president made significant contributions to breaking up big business during the Progressive Era:

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

People like W.E.B. du Bois participated in the movement against what?

• Racism

• Economic Inequality

• Gender Discrimination

• Environmental Pollution

creator of settlement houses to assist immigrants moving to the United States

• Jane Addams

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Dorothy Day

• Frances Perkins

This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s: Civil War Era, Industrialization Era, Reconstruction Era.

• Progressive Era

• Civil Rights Era

• Gilded Age

• New Deal Era

writers who raked up the 'muck' or dirt of American life.

• muckrakers

• journalists

• novelists

• biographers

Which of the following is an example of a federal reform made during the Progressive Era?

• taking over city utilities

• establishing national parks

• creating settlement houses in poor communities

• providing jobs for young, single men