Question

What were Progressives most concerned about in the late 1800s and early 1900’s?(1 point)
Responses

A) social problems created by factories and capitalism
A) social problems created by factories and capitalism

B) Invasion from France
B) Invasion from France

C) Problems faced by Freedmen at the end of the Civil War
C) Problems faced by Freedmen at the end of the Civil War

D) All of these
D) All of these
Question 2
What is MUCKRAKING?(1 point)
Responses

A) Practice to limit the number of immigrants entering the USA
A) Practice to limit the number of immigrants entering the USA

B) Trying to clean up waste from factories
B) Trying to clean up waste from factories

C) Newspapers publishing details of political and industrial abuses of power
C) Newspapers publishing details of political and industrial abuses of power

D) None of these
D) None of these
Question 3
Which of these BEST describes conditions in meat packing plants from the book The Jungle?(1 point)
Responses

A) clean and sanitary
A) clean and sanitary

B) unsafe for workers who had scars from working there
B) unsafe for workers who had scars from working there

C) a place where workers were treated fairly and with respect
C) a place where workers were treated fairly and with respect

D) None of these
D) None of these
Question 4
How much did Henry Ford pay his workers per day which was WAY above most others?(1 point)
Responses

A) $2 a day
A) $2 a day

B) $3 a day
B) $3 a day

C) $5 a day
C) $5 a day

D) $35 a day
D) $35 a day
Question 5
Which one was a concern that Progressives had about industrialization?(1 point)
Responses

A) child labor with low pay and long hours
A) child labor with low pay and long hours

B) exploiting workers with low pay and long hours
B) exploiting workers with low pay and long hours

C) concentration of wealth
C) concentration of wealth

D) all of the above
D) all of the above
Question 6
Which Amendment allowed US Senators to be elected by the people instead of chosen by politicians?(1 point)
Responses

A) 14th Amendment
A) 14th Amendment

B) 15th Amendment
B) 15th Amendment

C) 16th Amendment
C) 16th Amendment

D) 17th Amendment
D) 17th Amendment
Question 7
What were some initial reforms made in the 1870s though ‘90s?(1 point)
Responses

A) giving women the right to vote
A) giving women the right to vote

B) overturning Plessy v. Ferguson
B) overturning Plessy v. Ferguson

C) making civil service jobs based on merit
C) making civil service jobs based on merit

D) giving more power to railroad owners
D) giving more power to railroad owners
Question 8
What was one result of the book The Jungle which exposed problems in the meatpacking industry?(1 point)
Responses

A) people changed their diet to be vegan
A) people changed their diet to be vegan

B) the author became famous and ran for president
B) the author became famous and ran for president

C) The Food and Drugs Act was passed in 1906 to make things safer
C) The Food and Drugs Act was passed in 1906 to make things safer

D) none of these
D) none of these
Question 9
Why is Taylorism a good example of the nuances with Progressivism?(1 point)
Responses

A) it shows that Progressivism is based only on emotion
A) it shows that Progressivism is based only on emotion

B) it shows that Progressives only cared about politics
B) it shows that Progressives only cared about politics

C) it shows that Progressives used corruption to affect change
C) it shows that Progressives used corruption to affect change

D) it shows that Progressives sometimes ignored human costs to pursue scientific goals
D) it shows that Progressives sometimes ignored human costs to pursue scientific goals
Question 10
What was the main belief of Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal?(1 point)
Responses

A) that everyone deserved the same opportunity to succeed
A) that everyone deserved the same opportunity to succeed

B) that only working-class Americans deserved the opportunity to succeed
B) that only working-class Americans deserved the opportunity to succeed

C) that only business owners deserved the opportunity to succeed
C) that only business owners deserved the opportunity to succeed

D) that the government should become smaller
D) that the government should become smaller
Question 11
How did Taft split the Republican Party?(1 point)
Responses

A) he pushed TR’s policies to their extremes
A) he pushed TR’s policies to their extremes

B) he completely abandoned all of TR’s policies
B) he completely abandoned all of TR’s policies

C) he followed TR’s policies in a different way because he believed in a slower, legalistic approach to governing
C) he followed TR’s policies in a different way because he believed in a slower, legalistic approach to governing

D) he ran with Woodrow Wilson for President in 1912
D) he ran with Woodrow Wilson for President in 1912
Question 12
How did Wilson pursue a Progressive agenda?(1 point)
Responses

A) he advocated for equality in civil rights
A) he advocated for equality in civil rights

B) he pushed for more government regulation of business
B) he pushed for more government regulation of business

C) he pushed against government regulation of business
C) he pushed against government regulation of business

D) he did not pursue a Progressive agenda
D) he did not pursue a Progressive agenda
Question 13
Which Progressive President set up the National Parks?(1 point)
Responses

A) Teddy Roosevelt
A) Teddy Roosevelt

B) William Howard Taft
B) William Howard Taft

C) Woodrow Wilson
C) Woodrow Wilson

D) None of these
D) None of these
Question 14
Who created the Bull Moose Party that called for women’s right to vote and labor laws?(1 point)
Responses

A) Teddy Roosevelt
A) Teddy Roosevelt

B) William Howard Taft
B) William Howard Taft

C) Woodrow Wilson
C) Woodrow Wilson

D) None of these
D) None of these
Question 15
Which of these BEST describes Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy to influence foreign nations?(1 point)
Responses

A) Send in troops to help U.S.businesses
A) Send in troops to help U.S.businesses

B) Put pictures of foreign leaders on U.S. money
B) Put pictures of foreign leaders on U.S. money

C) Invest in other nations and offer them loans
C) Invest in other nations and offer them loans

D) Use the U.S. Navy to blockade trade ports

Answers

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Here are the answers to your questions based on historical context from the late 1800s to early 1900s:

**Question 1:** What were Progressives most concerned about in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
**Answer:** A) social problems created by factories and capitalism

**Question 2:** What is MUCKRAKING?
**Answer:** C) Newspapers publishing details of political and industrial abuses of power

**Question 3:** Which of these BEST describes conditions in meat packing plants from the book The Jungle?
**Answer:** B) unsafe for workers who had scars from working there

**Question 4:** How much did Henry Ford pay his workers per day which was WAY above most others?
**Answer:** C) $5 a day

**Question 5:** Which one was a concern that Progressives had about industrialization?
**Answer:** D) all of the above

**Question 6:** Which Amendment allowed US Senators to be elected by the people instead of chosen by politicians?
**Answer:** D) 17th Amendment

**Question 7:** What were some initial reforms made in the 1870s though ‘90s?
**Answer:** C) making civil service jobs based on merit

**Question 8:** What was one result of the book The Jungle which exposed problems in the meatpacking industry?
**Answer:** C) The Food and Drugs Act was passed in 1906 to make things safer

**Question 9:** Why is Taylorism a good example of the nuances with Progressivism?
**Answer:** D) it shows that Progressives sometimes ignored human costs to pursue scientific goals

**Question 10:** What was the main belief of Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal?
**Answer:** A) that everyone deserved the same opportunity to succeed

**Question 11:** How did Taft split the Republican Party?
**Answer:** C) he followed TR’s policies in a different way because he believed in a slower, legalistic approach to governing

**Question 12:** How did Wilson pursue a Progressive agenda?
**Answer:** B) he pushed for more government regulation of business

**Question 13:** Which Progressive President set up the National Parks?
**Answer:** A) Teddy Roosevelt

**Question 14:** Who created the Bull Moose Party that called for women’s right to vote and labor laws?
**Answer:** A) Teddy Roosevelt

**Question 15:** Which of these BEST describes Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy to influence foreign nations?
**Answer:** C) Invest in other nations and offer them loans

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