Quiz 6: Progressive Era
All of the following were laws enacted at the national level during the Progressive Era EXCEPT ONE. Which of the following was not enacted during the Progressive Era?
F.D.I.C.
Progressives generally believed government should not interfere with big business.
False
The American city that first converted its elected local officials to unelected, professional commissioners was:
Galveston
WCTU:
stood for Women's Christian Temperance Union.
All of the following were quality of life improvements provided by towns and cities in the Progressive Era, EXCEPT ONE. Which of the following is the EXCEPTION?
workmen's compensation
When the 19th Amendment was passed, it meant that an otherwise qualified citizen of the United States could not be denied the right to vote on account of their gender.
True
The most likely reason why Woodrow Wilson won the presidential election of 1912 was because the Republican Party split in half, allowing Wilson and the Democrats into the White House.
True
A major factor in Woodrow Wilson's victory in the 1912 presidential campaign was the fact that:
the Republican party had split in two
The Seventeenth Amendment:
authorized the popular election of U.S. senators
The Progressive Era was clearly a movement ______________ the laissez-faire philosophy of government.
away from
All of the following below were presidents during the Progressive Era EXCEPT ONE. Which of the following WAS NOT president during the Progressive Era?
Warren G. Harding
In the area of conservation, Theodore Roosevelt:
used the Forest Reserve Act to protect over 170 million acres of forest.
William Howard Taft:
was Roosevelt's choice as his successor
The passage of the 18th Amendment made abortion illegal throughout all of the United States and territories.
False
Now that you have read a number of resources relating to the meat-packing practices of this era, what does this political cartoon tell us about sausage-making in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
Just about any ingredient could end up in a sausage product
The title of the novel that described the terrible conditions of the meatpacking industry was:
The Jungle