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The Progressive Era
Test Description: Progressive Era
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1) As a part of his attempt to expand political and economic rights for African Americans, W.E.B. DuBois and other prominent Progressive leaders founded the —
A
Freedman’s Journal (FJ)
B
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
C
League of United African American Voters (LUAAV)
D
United Negro Alliance (UNA)
2) What was the ultimate aim of W.E.B. DuBois and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) when he helped found it in 1909?
A
Nothing less than full equality among the races
B
Helping its members acquire useful labor skills to prove their economic value to society
C
Passage of Anti-lynching laws
D
Enforcing the separate but equal doctrine from Plessy v. Ferguson
3) How does the 19th Amendment contribute to the expansion of Civil Rights in the United States?
A
It opens the selection of Senators to more voters.
B
It protects the right of African-American men to vote.
C
It officially ends slavery.
D
It removes gender-based barriers to voting rights.
4) How did the Progressive Era reforms like initiative, referendum, and recall impact American society?
A
They shifted power into the hands of corrupt political machines.
B
They promoted state level administration of schools for immigrants.
C
They encouraged the redistribution of the tax burden from the poor to the wealthy.
D
They expanded opportunities for citizens to participate in the government.
5) Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
A
Ida Tarbell
B
Jacob Riis
C
Upton Sinclair
D
Lewis Hines
6) Members of the Progressive Movement generally supported the idea that the federal government should -
A
prevent unfair business practices
B
reduce the number of small farms
C
restrict immigration to the United States
D
abolish private property ownership
7) In the early 1900s, Progressive Era reformers sought to increase public participation in government by supporting the --
A
direct election of U.S. Senators
B
expansion of the spoils system
C
formation of the Federal Reserve system
D
creation of the Electoral College
8) To guarantee an adequate money supply in the national economy, President Wilson introduced --
A
limits on foreign investments
B
insurance for all bank deposits
C
the Federal Reserve System
D
an end to the gold standard
9) During the Progressive Era, public demands for direct consumer protection resulted in passage of the --
A
Interstate Commerce Commission
B
Pure Food and Drug Act
C
Pendleton Act
D
Federal Reserve Act
10) Progressive reformers attacked political machines because they often --
A
wasted money on military spending
B
stole public money through overpriced contracts
C
denied voting rights to the poor
D
discriminated against migrant workers
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