Chapter 19: Political Reform and the Progressive Era

1. Chapter 19: Political Reform and the Progressive Era Test Review

2. the right to vote Choices: -muckraker -civil service -primary -trustbuster -conservation -suffrage -prohibition -anti-semitism

3. System that includes most government jobs Choices: -muckraker -civil service -primary -trustbuster -conservation -suffrage -prohibition -anti-semitism

4. The protection of natural resources Choices: -muckraker -civil service -primary -trustbuster -conservation -suffrage -prohibition -anti-semitism

5. A crusading journalist Choices: -muckraker -civil service -primary -trustbuster -conservation -suffrage -prohibition -anti-semitism

6. Person who worked to destroy trusts and monopolies Choices: -muckraker -civil service -primary -trustbuster -conservation -suffrage -prohibition -anti-semitism

7. An election in which voters choose their party’s candidate for an election Choices: -muckraker -civil service -primary -trustbuster -conservation -suffrage -prohibition -anti-semitism

8. Prejudice against Jews. Choices: -muckraker -civil service -primary -trustbuster -conservation -suffrage -prohibition -anti-semitism

9. The total ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol. Choices: -muckraker -civil service -primary -trustbuster -conservation -suffrage -prohibition -anti-semitism

10. A “trustbuster.” He also supported the conservationist cause by creating new national parks. • Choices: • Upton Sinclair • Carrie Chapman Catt • W.E.B. DuBois • Booker T. Washington • Teddy Roosevelt • William Howard Taft • Woodrow Wilson

11. Educator and founder of the Tuskegee Institute, and African American college, in 1881. • Choices: • Upton Sinclair • Carrie Chapman Catt • W.E.B. DuBois • Booker T. Washington • Teddy Roosevelt • William Howard Taft • Woodrow Wilson

12. Led the nation during World War I. He hoped to restore free competition among American corporation. • Choices: • Upton Sinclair • Carrie Chapman Catt • W.E.B. DuBois • Booker T. Washington • Teddy Roosevelt • William Howard Taft • Woodrow Wilson

13. President of the United States from 1909-1913. He established reforms and broke up many monopolies. • Choices: • Upton Sinclair • Carrie Chapman Catt • W.E.B. DuBois • Booker T. Washington • Teddy Roosevelt • William Howard Taft • Woodrow Wilson

14. Women’s rights leader who helped bring about the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920. • Choices: • Upton Sinclair • Carrie Chapman Catt • W.E.B. DuBois • Booker T. Washington • Teddy Roosevelt • William Howard Taft • Woodrow Wilson

15. Helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which worked for equal rights for African Americans. • Choices: • Upton Sinclair • Carrie Chapman Catt • W.E.B. DuBois • Booker T. Washington • Teddy Roosevelt • William Howard Taft • Woodrow Wilson

16. Muckraking journalist whose book “The Jungle” exposed the grisly (horrible) truth about the meat-packing industry. • Choices: • Upton Sinclair • Carrie Chapman Catt • W.E.B. DuBois • Booker T. Washington • Teddy Roosevelt • William Howard Taft • Woodrow Wilson

17. How did muckrakers stir public opinion?They published articles, books, and photographs exposing corruption, poverty, and other problems.

18. Tell us about the 19th Amendment:-When was it passed?-What did it do?-What was the importance of it?-Was passed in 1920-Allowed women the right to vote in ALL future elections

19. How did the Primary put power back into the hands of voters?It let voters choose who they wanted to run for a political office

20. Describe the main idea behind the Square Deal.Everyone from farmers and consumers to workers and owners should have the same opportunity to succeed.

21. Name 3 new opportunities for women in the early 1900s.-Ability to vote -Entered graduate schools-Became lawyers and doctors

22. Describe the challenges faced by African Americans. -Segregation-Discrimination-Lynchings

23. Which view displays W.E.B. DuBois view on segregation?A. He urged blacks to fight discrimination rather than patiently submit to it. OR B. He advised African Americans to learn trades and seek to move up gradually in society. A

24. What problems did Jews and Catholics face?American Jews and Catholics faced discrimination in jobs, housing, and education.

25. Why did emigration from Mexico rise after 1910?-revolution-famine

26. Which President was a member of the Progressive party? He also said, “I feel as strong as a bull moose” when he accepted the Progressive nomination.A. William Howard TaftB. Woodrow WilsonC. Teddy RooseveltC.

27. Which President was a member of the Republican party? He broke up more trusts than any other president.A. William Howard TaftB. Woodrow WilsonC. Teddy RooseveltA.

28. Which President was a member of the Democratic party? He served as president of Princeton University and governor of New Jersey.A. Teddy Roosevelt B. William Howard Taft C. Woodrow WilsonC.

29. How did Teddy Roosevelt feel about “bad trusts”?-He felt that bad trusts took advantage of workers, cheated the public, and should be broken up.

30. By creating national parks and urging loggers to replant trees, what cause did Roosevelt support?-conservation

31. What did Taft do to “bad trusts”?-he broke them up(more than Roosevelt!)

32. Which President restored competition through a program called the “New Freedom”?-Woodrow Wilson

33. How did Woodrow Wilson regulate banking?-created the Federal Trade Commission that regulated interest rates and amountof money available

34. How did Taft help workers?-He supported an 8 hour work day- Supported new safety rules for miners