HIS 144 Legacy Of The Progressive Era
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Which of the following was a political and social movement intended to address
problems associated with urbanization and industrialization? ANS✔✔ the
progressive movement
What muckraker influenced regulation of the meatpacking industry? ANS✔✔ Upton
Sinclair
Which of the following was a cause of the labor movement? ANS✔✔ unsafe working
conditions
Which of the following women was an African American activist who advocated for
racial equality and women's right to vote? ANS✔✔ Mary Church Terrell
Which African American leader helped found the Niagara Movement? ANS✔✔ W.E.B.
Du Bois
Which statement best describes Marcus Garvey? ANS✔✔ Garvey advocated for
racial for pride and for black people to live separately from white people
What is a primary goal of conservationism? ANS✔✔ to protect natural resources
drag and put it the right section. ANS✔✔ Northern Securities Co v. United States
(1904)-the case upheld breaking up the monopoly controlling railroad lines from
Chicago to the Pacific Northwest
, Standard Oil Co v. United States (1911)-The case dissolved a monopoly of the oil
industry that had engaged in abusing business practices
Lochner v. New York (1905)-The case founded that state limitations on workers'
hours violates their "freedom to contract"
Which statement best describes the impact of the election of 1912 ANS✔✔ The
Democrats won the presidency due to the split in the Republican Party
Which progressive reform did Woodrow Wilson endorse? ANS✔✔ regulating big
business
Which amendment established a federal income tax? ANS✔✔ Sixteenth Amendment
Describe the progressive movement. What was the goal of the progressive
movement? ANS✔✔ a political and social movement intended to address the
problems caused by the rapid growth of cities and industries
List the most important muckrakers and what they exposed to the public. ANS✔✔
Ida Tarbell~an investigative journalist known for her work exposing the unfair
business practices of the Standard Oil Company
Lincoln Steffens~an investigative journalist known for his work uncovering political
corruption
Upton Sinclair~an American writer known for his novel The Jungle, and his book
highlighted the unsanitary and unsafe conditions in the meatpacking industry.
What were the causes of the labor movement? ANS✔✔ The working poor faced a
number of disadvantages at the end of the nineteenth century, like low wages, long
hours, and unsafe working conditions. Women and children faced especially
deplorable conditions.
Why was Jane Addams an important Progressive Era reformer? ANS✔✔ actively
supported women's rights and fair working conditions
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