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US History 2 AP Chapter 21 (The Rise of Progressivism) Review
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1Who were the progressives?
- AMostly middle-class female urban dwellers
- BMostly aristocratic male urban dwellers
- CMostly middle-class male farmers
2What were some goals of the progressives? Check all that apply.
- AHuman intervention in social & economic affairs
- BTo regulate and/or break up trusts
- CTo create more trusts
- DTo create longer working hours
3Who were the Muckrakers?
- AJournalists who exposed the evils and corruption of society through exploitative and dramatic writing
- BJournalists who wrote short pamphlets about how farmers were losing their freedom
- CFarmers who circulated journalism in their local communities
4What was the social gospel?
- APowerful Protestant movement whose main desire was to improve conditions in the cities
- BPowerful Catholic movement whose main desire was to improve conditions in the cities
- CPowerful Protestant movement whose main desire was to improve technology for rural farmers
5What types of demographics did settlement houses help, and how?
- AThey helped immigrants, women and children adjust to American life
- BThey helped women in their crusade for suffrage
- CThey helped poor people, but not immigrants find suitable housing
6What profession did settlement houses inspire?
- ASocial work
- BPsychology
- CProstitution
7What were some new reforms for professions? Check all that apply.
- AAmerican Medical Association (AMA) which put up rigid standards for who could practice medicine
- BState-established bar associations so that only those who passed an exam could become a lawyer
- CNational Farm Bureau Federation
- DKnights of Labor
- EFederation of Female Laborers
8What were the 3 most common professions for (middle class) women during the progressive era?
- ASettlement houses, teaching, social work
- BBusiness administrators, typists, secretaries
- CEngineers, mechanics, designers
9What were the 3 most female-dominated reform movements?
- ASettlement houses, temperance, and suffrage
- BLabor reform, profession reform, policy reform
- CSuffrage, temperance, and profession reform
10What were women's clubs and why were they significant?
- AThey were organizations where women could meet, and they helped pass child labor laws and prohibition laws
- BThey were organizations that opposed women in the progressive movement and believed in reverting back to traditional Republican motherhood
- CThey were organization where women could meet, and they attempted to revoke previously passed child labor laws
11What specific claim allowed the women's suffrage movement to gain more momentum?
- AWhen suffragists argued that the "separate spheres" would remain
- BWhen suffragists argued that the "separate spheres" would be abolished
- CWhen suffragists handed the control of their movement to men
12What was initiative, and what was referendum?
- AInitiative was when voters could propose legislation, referendum was when the final approval of laws could be approved by voters
- BInitiative was when the final approval of laws could be approved by voters, referendum was when voters could propose legislation
- CInitiative was when voters could propose the final approval of laws, referendum was when laws could be approved by voters
13What was the Secret Australian Ballot and why was it significant?
- AA process in which no one could see who a voter voted for, so it eliminated voter fraud
- BA process in which voting was public and everyone could see who the person next to them voted for, so it eliminated voter fraud
- CA process in which groups went and secretly stuffed ballot boxes to ensure certain victories, so it increased voter fraud
14What does the Seventeenth Amendment guarantee?
- ADirect election of US Senators by citizens, not state legislatures
- BDirect election of US Senators by state legislatures, not citizens
- CThe removal of the Senate from the bicameral legislature
15What were some reforms introduced by Wisconsin Governor/Senator Robert La Follette? Check all that apply.
- AIncome taxes on inheritances
- BInitiatives and referendums
- CRegulations on railroads and industries
- DIncome taxes on furniture
- EWomen's suffrage in the state of Wisconsin
16What was a major factor in the decline in voter turnout between 1900 and 1920?
- ADeclining influence of party bosses
- BRising influence of party bosses
- CThe elimination of party bosses altogether
17What is the significance of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
- AThe majority of deaths were women and young girls, most of which were immigrants
- BThe majority of deaths were young boys, most of which were not immigrants
- CThe majority of deaths were men, most of which were immigrants
18What were some things that W.E.B. DuBois believed/did that differed from the ideas of Booker T. Washington?
- ABlack people should not try to assimilate and conform to white society
- BBlack people should have full access to education, not just at black colleges
- CFormed the Niagara Movement which later merged into the NAACP
- DFormed the Seneca Movement which later merged into the NAACP
- EBlack people should not run for governmental office
19What was a large women's temperance organization, and what did they believe?
- AThe Women's Christian Temperance Union, who believed that drunkenness caused spousal abuse and industrial inefficiency
- BThe Men's Christian Temperance Union, who believed that drunkenness caused spousal abuse and industrial inefficiency
- CThe Women's Jewish Temperance Union, who believed that drunkenness cause spousal abuse and industrial inefficiency
20What did the Eighteenth Amendment ban?
- AThe production and sale of alcohol
- BThe production and sale of tobacco
- CThe production and sale of sugar
21Who was the first person to run for president from the American Socialist Party?
- AEugene V. Debs
- BTheodore Roosevelt
- CBernie Sanders
22What was the nickname of the International Workers of the World, and what were they known for?
- AThey were nicknamed the Wobblies, and were known for striking very often
- BThey were nicknamed the Wibblies, and were known for being very content in their jobs and never striking
- CThey were nicknamed the Wigglies, and were known for openly killing workers on strike
23What was considered to be the greatest threat to national economy?
- AExcessive centralized corporate power
- BExcessive decentralized corporate power
- CExcessive widely spread agrarian power
24What did the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Amendments decree respectively?
- AGraduated income tax, direct election of senators, prohibition of alcohol, women's suffrage
- BWomen's suffrage, graduated income tax, direct election of senators, prohibition of alcohol
- CDirect election of senators, graduated income tax, prohibition of alcohol, women's suffrage
25What were some problems that people thought immigration restriction would solve? Check all that apply.
- AOvercrowding
- BCultural tensions
- CSocial unrest
- DPoverty
- EThe Gold Standard
- FPolitical corruption
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- test your knowledge on the progressive era!! Labor unions! Temperance! Women's suffrage! Socialism! 4 Constitutional amendments in the span of 15 years!
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