8. From Lesson 3.1, 583, top of the page: "Progressive reformers aimed to regulate big business and end corruption in politics, and the years around 1900 are known as the Progressive Era. Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson were Progressive presidents."

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8. From Lesson 3.1, 583, top of the page: "Progressive reformers aimed to regulate big business and end corruption in politics, and the years around 1900 are known as the Progressive Era.  Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson were Progressive presidents."

Which belief did Presidents Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson share?

Grade 8 Social Studies Academic Standards & Disciplinary Concepts, History, H.5.8.6

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A. The federal government should not be involved in the "free enterprise," (free market) system.
A. The federal government should not be involved in the "free enterprise," (free market) system.

B. The federal government should "regulate," (make laws and rules) to stop unfair business practices.
B. The federal government should "regulate," (make laws and rules) to stop unfair business practices.

C.The federal government should supply jobs to the unemployed.
C.The federal government should supply jobs to the unemployed.

D. The federal government should support unions in labor disputes.

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The belief that Presidents Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson shared was:

B. The federal government should "regulate," (make laws and rules) to stop unfair business practices.

This reflects the Progressive movement's aim to address issues related to big business and corruption in politics during the Progressive Era.

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9. From lesson 3.2 p.596: "Some people looked for ways to help the poor. By the late 1800s, individuals began to organize settlement houses, community centers that offered services to the poor. The leading figure of the settlement house movement was a Chicago woman named Jane Addams."

What led Jane Addams to open, "Hull House?"

Grade 8 Social Studies Academic Standards & Disciplinary Concepts, History, H.5.8.5

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A. She believed in helping the urban poor, especially immigrants.
A. She believed in helping the urban poor, especially immigrants.

B. She believed people needed to know what the government was doing.
B. She believed people needed to know what the government was doing.

C. She believed that someone needed to help the clinically insane assimilate into society.
C. She believed that someone needed to help the clinically insane assimilate into society.

D. She believed big businesses operated under unfair practices.