Question

32.
Choose the best answer.

The _____ Age was a time of great growth and prosperity in the United States.

Golden

Gilded

Roaring
33.
Match these people with their contributions.

wrote The Jungle, exposing the meatpacking industry
exposed mistreatment of the mentally ill
34.
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The ____ is what Black historians call the Compromise of 1877.

Great Compromise

Great Betrayal

Great Reconstruction

Great Administration
35.
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Which of the following describes the goals and purpose of Progressivism?

Progressivism sought to improve the social, political, economic, and educational life of citizens through increased government involvement. Progressives believed individuals had a responsibility to protect rights, protect the environment, and provide education and other services.

Progressivism sought to improve the social, political, economic, and educational life of citizens through increased government involvement. Progressives believed government had a responsibility to protect rights, protect the environment, and provide education and other services.

Progressivism sought to improve the social, political, economic, and educational life of citizens through decreased government involvement. Progressives believed government had a responsibility to protect rights, protect the environment, and provide education and other services.

Progressivism sought to improve the social, political, economic, and educational life of citizens through decreased government involvement. Progressives believed individuals had a responsibility to protect rights, protect the environment, and provide education and other services.
36.
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The Great ______ Fire led to improved building codes and firefighting techniques.

Chicago

New York

Brooklyn

Atlanta
37.
Match these people with their contributions.

naval commander who secured the Philippines
led decisive charge up San Juan Heights
38.
Match the people with their contributions.

lost election because of illegal electoral votes
sought economic stability for African Americans
39.
Choose the best answer.

_____ was the first state to grant suffrage to women.

Maine

Wyoming

Washington

New York
40.
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The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 ____.

resulted in higher wages for the striking workers

forced many railroads out of business

began when Union Pacific engineers walked off the job

increased awareness of poor working conditions
41.
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The _____ defined America's desire to police Latin America.

Washington Treaty

Spanish-American War

Roosevelt Corollary
42.
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Chester Arthur helped pass the _____, ending patronage.

Federal Organization Act of 1890

Spoils System Nullification Act

Bureaucracy Reform Act

Pendleton Civil Service Act

Answer 1

32. Gilded

33. Upton Sinclair — wrote The Jungle, exposing the meatpacking industry
Dorothea Dix — exposed mistreatment of the mentally ill

34. Great Betrayal

35. Progressivism sought to improve the social, political, economic, and educational life of citizens through increased government involvement. Progressives believed government had a responsibility to protect rights, protect the environment, and provide education and other services.

36. Chicago

37. George Dewey — naval commander who secured the Philippines
Theodore Roosevelt — led decisive charge up San Juan Heights

38. Samuel Tilden — lost election because of illegal electoral votes
Booker T. Washington — sought economic stability for African Americans

39. Wyoming

40. increased awareness of poor working conditions

41. Roosevelt Corollary

42. Pendleton Civil Service Act