Midpoint Unit 8

One idea that both Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois supported is that

African Americans should have increased civil rights

Which idea led to the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Federal TradeCommission, and the Food and Drug Administration?

Business activity must sometimes be regulated in the public interest

Which development was a result of the Progressive movement?

Government increased its regulation of business practices.

What was one result of the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?

The "separate but equal" doctrine was established.

Which statement best summarizes the perspective of President Theodore Roosevelt concerning natural resources?

The federal government must protect the nation's lands from exploitation.

Which Progressive Era muckraker's book led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act?

Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

A major purpose of the Progressive Movement (1900-1917) was to

correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society.

Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were used in the South after 1890 to

deny suffrage rights to African Americans

In 1906, the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act were passed in an attempt to

ensure the safety of American consumers

Muckrakers contributed to the rise of Progressivism in the early years of the 20th century by

exposing widespread corruption in business and government

What was the purpose of states adopting initiative, referendum, and recall during the Progressive Era?

increasing the power of voters over the political process

• Overcrowding • High crime rate • Poor sanitation In the early 1900s, these problems were most directly a result of

rapid urbanization

The primary objective of the women's movement during the first two decades of the 20th century was to

secure full suffrage rights