The Progressive Era

Question 0

The progressives focused primarily on?

Answer 0

Fighting corruption in government, worker’s and women rights, conservation, and public health.

Question 1

The progressives were?

Answer 1

Reformers who were offended by the poverty and corruption of post-Civil War American.

Question 2

Not all progressives agreed on what were the most important issues of the day. Some were more conservative and wanted

Answer 2

Gradual changes with little government interference, some wanted total government reforms and control.

Question 3

Some reform groups were ______ _________

Answer 3

Labor Unions

Question 4

The Great Uprising of 1877 started with ______ _________ and ________ when militia fired on demonstrators

Answer 4

RR strikes and violence

Question 5

The K of Labor 1819 had ________ hour work days, was open to all workers _______ or _______ black and white, and _________ strikes

Answer 5

8 hour work days
Open to all workers skilled or unskilled
Opposed strikes

Question 6

The Haymarket Square Bombing of 1886 scared nation that labor organizers were ____________ and __________

Answer 6

Anarchists and socialists

Question 7

AFL ( American Federation of Labor) replaced Knights of Labor by 1890 and began

Answer 7

1. ) unionism
2. ) collective bargaining
3. ) eliminated unskilled and blacks
4. ) selectively backed strikes

Question 8

WEB Dubois went to what college? (Hint: it is a famous ivy league school very common not Preston)

Answer 8

Harvard.

Question 9

Booker T Washington went to what college?

Answer 9

Tuskegee institute

Question 10

Dubois Niagara movement became known as the _______

Answer 10

NAACP

Question 11

Booker T Washington says accept ________ now and work for _______ and _______ in the future.

Answer 11

Accept segregation now and work for education and rights for the future.

Question 12

What was the Atlanta compromise?

Answer 12

Both men come together and agree to disagree on tactics

Question 13

The Plessy vs Fergueson case of 1896 did what

Answer 13

Legalize separate but equal.

Question 14

The social gospel movement believed the answer was with?

Answer 14

Individuals practicing Christianity in their daily affairs with their neighbors.

Question 15

What are muckrakers?

Answer 15

They are investigative journalist and authors who exposed public corruption and the abuses of big business.

Question 16

Who were investigative journalists and authors that expose corruption and abuse in big business.

Answer 16

Muckrakers

Question 17

The National child Labor committee lobbied for laws restricting the use of _____ _______

Answer 17

Child labor

Question 18

The National American Woman Suffrage Association led the movement to get women ____________

Answer 18

The right to vote.

Question 19

How did the National American Women Suffrage Association gain women the right to vote? (Hint: think about Martin Luther King Jr. )

Answer 19

Through protest marches, hunger strikes, and sometime violent demonstrations.

Question 20

The Municipal reformers led the movement to reform ___________ and ___________ city government.

Answer 20

Corruption and inefficient

Question 21

Conservatives favor the efficient ________ and __________ of the nation’s natural resources

Answer 21

Management and regulation

Question 22

Socialists promotes government?

Answer 22

Ownership of industry and workers control over business

Question 23

Anti-Imperialism opposed the?

Answer 23

US acquiring colonies.

Question 24

The 16th amendment established? (hint: they take to much out of your check)

Answer 24

Federal income tax so the federal government could better intervene in the affairs of the country.

Question 25

17th amendment allowed for the direct election of?

Answer 25

US senators by the electoral vote.

Question 26

The 18th Amendment outlawed? (Hint: Travis got in trouble for this )

Answer 26

The manufacture and distribution of alcoholic beverages.

Question 27

The 19th Amendment gave what to women?

Answer 27

The right to vote

Question 28

What two amendments was the platform of the populist party?

Answer 28

The 16th and 17th amendment.

Question 29

The populist movement help to institute?

Answer 29

Political reform that gave more power to the electoral vote.

Question 30

Recall is what?( hint: we should have done this with president George bush)

Answer 30

Undo the election of an official and remove him from office because he is not following the will of his people.

Question 31

What is Referendum? (Hint it’s our governtment way of electing)

Answer 31

The most democratic form of voting.

Question 32

What is the Australian Ballot?

Answer 32

Provided for secret voting.

Question 33

Civil service was based upon _________

Answer 33

Patronage

Question 34

President Garfield assassination on 1881 brought upon what?

Answer 34

The Pendleton Civil Service Act

Question 35

The Pendleton Civil Service Act was brought on by the

Answer 35

Assisnation of president Garfield On 1881

Question 36

What was the yellow dog contract?

Answer 36

Agreement by workers not to unionize

Question 37

13th amendment?

Answer 37

Abolished slavery

Question 38

14th amendment?

Answer 38

Equal protection of the law

Question 39

15th amendment?

Answer 39

Gave ALL men the right to vote

Question 40

16th amendment?

Answer 40

Collect federal income tax

Question 41

17th amendment?

Answer 41

Senators would be directly elected.

Question 42

18th amendment?

Answer 42

Prohibition of alcohol

Question 43

19th amendment?

Answer 43

Gave women the right to vote