Vocabulary

Question 1

Question. Who was the novelist whose 1906 book “The Jungle” depicted the unsanitary conditions at a meat packaging plant? Public outcry from the book led to consumer protection laws.

Answer 1

Answer. Upton Sinclair

Question 2

Question. This was a novel by Upton Sinclair, published in 1906, that portrays the dangerous and unhealthy conditions prevalent in the meatpacking industry at the time.

Answer 2

Answer. “The Jungle”

Question 3

Question. He was the 26th president of the US. He focused his efforts on trust-busting, environmental conservation, and strong foreign policy. Who is he?

Answer 3

Answer. Theodore Roosevelt

Question 4

Question. President Theodore Roosevelt’s program of progressive reforms designed to protect the common people against big business was called what?

Answer 4

Answer. The Square Deal

Question 5

Question. This law, enacted in 1906, established strict cleanliness requirements for meat packers and created a federal meat inspection program. What act is it?

Answer 5

Answer. The Meat Inspection Act

Question 6

Question. A law enacted in 1906 to halt the sale of contaminated foods and drugs and to ensure truth in labeling?

Answer 6

Answer. The Pure Food and Drug Act

Question 7

Question. The planned management of natural resources involving the protection of some wilderness areas and the development of others for the common good is called?

Answer 7

Answer. Conservation

Question 8

Question. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, an organization founded in 1909 to promote full racial equality, is known by what acronym?

Answer 8

Answer. NAACP

Question 9

Question. Conservationist who was chief of the Forest Service; under his leadership, millions of acres of conservation land were added as National Forests, Monuments, and Parks.

Answer 9

Answer. Gifford Pinchot

Question 10

Question. 27th president of the US; he angered progressives by moving cautiously toward reforms and by supporting the Payne-Aldrich Tariff?

Answer 10

Answer. William Howard Taft

Question 11

Question. A set of tax regulations enacted by Congress in 1909 that failed to significantly reduce tariffs on manufactured goods?

Answer 11

Answer. The Payne-Aldrich Tariff

Question 12

Question. A name given to the Progressive Party, formed to support Theodore Roosevelt’s candidacy for the presidency in 1912?

Answer 12

Answer. The Bull Moose Party

Question 13

Question. The 28th president of the US; he proposed the League of Nations, enacted reform legislation including direct election of senators, prohibition, child labor laws, and women’s suffrage, and created the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Trade Commission?

Answer 13

Answer. Woodrow Wilson

Question 14

Question. Women’s suffrage leader and activist; as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, she developed a plan for achieving women’s suffrage that helped lead to the passage of the 19th Amendment.

Answer 14

Answer. Carrie Chapman Catt

Question 15

Question. A law enacted in 1914 that made certain monopolistic business practices illegal and protected the rights of labor unions and farm organizations?

Answer 15

Answer. Clayton Antitrust Act

Question 16

Question. A federal agency established in 1914 to investigate and stop unfair business practices is known by what acronym?

Answer 16

Answer. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Question 17

Question. A national banking system, established in 1913, controls the US money supply and the availability of credit in the country. What is it called?

Answer 17

Answer. Federal Reserve System

Question 18

Question. An amendment to the US Constitution, adopted in 1920, that gives women the right to vote is known as what?

Answer 18

Answer. The 19th Amendment