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The Progressive Era
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1Is the Chinese Exclusion Act an example of open immigration or closed immigration?
- AOpen
- BClosed
2What was the nickname given journalists who attempted to expose problems in government and business?
- Amuckrakers
- Bimperialists
- Csocialists
- Dsharks
3Abundance of jobs
- APull factor
- BPush factor
4The main objectives of the [blank_start]progressive[blank_end] movement were eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and political corruption.
- Aprogressive
5[blank_start]progressives[blank_end] believed that the government had a responsibility to fix the problems caused by
industrialization.- Aprogressives
6An active member of the Progressive Movement in the early 1900's would be most likely to favor which of the following laws?
- AA law that aims to increase the value of public lands by allowing developers to build in the national forests.
- BA law that aims to increase the profits of restaurants by allowing them to distribute and sell alcohol.
- CA law that aims to attract businesses and factories to South Carolina
by decreasing government regulation. - DA law that aims to help the working class by creating a minimum
wage and a shorter work week.
7 Xenophobia is the strong dislike of people from [blank_start]foreign[blank_end] countries
- Aforeign
8Is Ellis Island and example of open immigration or closed immigration?
- AOpen
- BClosed
9Set standard for sanitation and water service throughout urban areas
- AJacob Riis
- BCol. George Waring
10the quota laws created an immigration [blank_start]limit[blank_end].
- Alimit
11Progressives believed that the [blank_start]government[blank_end] had a responsibility to fix the problems caused by industrialization.
- Agovernment
12All of these were progressive goals EXCEPT
- Asocial welfare
- Beconomic reform
- Cdownsizing government
- Dreforming government
13All of the following were popular topics for muckrakers EXCEPT
- AChild labor
- BChild abuse & domestic violence
- CGovernment corruption
- DSlums
14 Progressive Era is defined as a time period of
- Ashrinking of the US industrial economy
- Bgrowing support for overseas expansion
- Cshifting attitudes about civil rights for minorities
- Dchanging ideas about the functions of the US gov't
15 How did the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution give more political power to the individual voter?
- AIt allowed citizens to vote regardless of race, creed, or ethnicity.
- BIt established the direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote.
- CIt freed citizens to vote without paying a poll tax or passing a literacy test.
- DIt allowed for the number of senators per state to be determined by population.
16 Muckrakers were known during the Progressive Era for
- Aopposing political reforms.
- Bcreating a religious commune.
- Cidentifying problems within society.
- Dpromoting the interests of corporations.
17 Many U.S. citizens believed in nativism, and treated immigrants unfairly.
- ATrue
- BFalse
18 Which of the following best describes the purpose of "How the Other Half Lives" by Jacob Riis?
- Ato encourage African Americans to register to vote
- Bto expose corrupt politicians in America's urban areas
- Cto show wealthy Americans the living conditions of the urban poor
- Dthe expose the racial divide that still existed in the American South
- Eto fight for women's suffrage
19The Progressive Movement was opposed to gov't intervention to solve the social and economic problems caused by industrialization and urbanization
- ATrue
- BFalse
20 The Muckrakers are best described as investigative journalists who exposed the corruption and immorality of their society in articles in magazines and novels
- ATrue
- BFalse
21Muckrakers were important in the Progressive Movement b/c they publicized what they believed were the problems in American society
- ATrue
- BFalse
22The group of writers in the Progressive era who exposed corruption and other evils in American society were labeled "mugwumps" by T.R.
- ATrue
- BFalse
23freedom
- Apull factor
- Bpush factor
24poverty
- Apull factor
- Bpush factor
25isolation
- Apull factor
- Bpush factor
26political security
- Apull factor
- Bpush factor
27employment
- Apull factor
- Bpush factor
28urban facilities and way of life
- Apull factor
- Bpush factor
29discrimination
- Apull factor
- Bpush factor
30crime
- Apull factor
- Bpush factor
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- 8th grade Social Studies Quiz on The Progressive Era, created by Logan Pollack on 09/12/2018.
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