Exploring the Progressive Era and Upton Sinclair

What was one of the main driving forces behind the Progressive Movement?

• The urge to end social injustices

• The desire to expand industrialization

• The goal to reduce immigration

• The need to increase agricultural production

Who coined the term 'muckrakers' for the writers exposing social problems?

• Jacob Riis

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Upton Sinclair

• Jane Addams

What did Jacob Riis's photographs primarily focus on?

• Rural poverty

• Overcrowded tenements

• Factory conditions

• Political corruption

What was the primary goal of settlement houses?

• To support political campaigns

• To promote industrial growth

• To provide luxury housing for the wealthy

• To help immigrants adapt to life in the United States

Who was a prominent leader in the settlement house movement?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Lincoln Steffens

• Upton Sinclair

• Jane Addams

What industry did Upton Sinclair's novel 'The Jungle' expose?

• Railroad industry

• Textile industry

• Coal mining industry

• Meatpacking industry

What was a significant outcome of the public reaction to 'The Jungle'?

• Increased immigration restrictions

• The passage of the Meat Inspection Act

• The rise of political bosses

• The end of the Progressive Movement

Who was the first Progressive President of the United States?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

What was the aim of Theodore Roosevelt's 'Square Deal' program?

• To promote industrial monopolies

• To protect the middle and lower classes from the power of the wealthy

• To reduce government intervention in the economy

• To increase immigration

What was a key result of the Progressive Movement's efforts?

• The decline of urbanization

• The establishment of settlement houses

• Significant legislative changes and protections

• The end of political corruption