7.4 Progressivism

What was the period of social and political reform in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries known as?

• The Renaissance

• The Progressive Era

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Enlightenment

Who were the reform-minded journalists and writers during the Progressive Era known for exposing corruption and abuses of power?

• Yellow Journalists

• Muckrakers

• Sensationalists

• Propagandists

Which novel by Upton Sinclair exposed the unsanitary conditions in the Chicago meatpacking industry?

• The Grapes of Wrath

• The Jungle

• The Great Gatsby

• The Catcher in the Rye

What type of elections allow registered voters to directly vote for their preferred candidates in a general election?

• Indirect elections

• Caucuses

• Direct primary

• Electoral college

Which organization campaigned to end child labor and contributed to the passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938?

• National Child Labor Committee

• American Federation of Labor

• Industrial Workers of the World

• Knights of Labor

What was the name of the industrial disaster in 1911 that led to significant reforms in labor laws and workplace safety?

• Boston Molasses Disaster

• Triangle Shirtwaist fire

• Johnstown Flood

• Great Chicago Fire

Which domestic policy, championed by Theodore Roosevelt, aimed to balance the interests of business, labor, and the public?

• New Deal

• Fair Deal

• Square Deal

• Great Society

Who was the Roosevelt protégé and successor who ordered the prosecution of almost twice the number of antitrust cases as his predecessor?

• William Howard Taft

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• Eugene V. Debs

What amendment, ratified in 1913, grants Congress the power to levy and collect income taxes from any source without apportioning them among the states based on population?

• 16th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Who was the prominent American labor leader known for his role in the Pullman Strike and founding the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)?

• Eugene V. Debs

• Booker T. Washington

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Theodore Roosevelt