unit 2 history test

Question 1

jane addams

Answer 1

opened hull house, provided care for the poor

Question 2

lincoln steffens

Answer 2

wrote on political corruption in local city gov., criticized the public for complacency

Question 3

upton sinclair

Answer 3

published The Jungle, exposed unsafe and unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry

Question 4

jacob riis

Answer 4

famous photographer whose photos depicted the lives of poor americans and promoted social change

Question 5

ida tarbell

Answer 5

exposed unethical tactics used by John Rockefeller and the oil trust in the book The History of the Standard Oil Company

Question 6

booker t washington

Answer 6

founded the tuskegee institute, advocated for harmony and understanding between black and white americans

Question 7

ida b wells

Answer 7

investigated lynchings of black americans and published findings in the book Southern Horrors

Question 8

w.e.b. dubois

Answer 8

founder of the NAACP, believed education was the key for the advancement of black americans

Question 9

these reformers sought to fix ____________

Answer 9

industrialization, urbanization, political corruption in state and local governments, and unethical business practices in big business

Question 10

what was the nickname that teddy roosevelt gave to journalists, writers, and photographers who investigated corruption?

Answer 10

muckrakers

Question 11

why were there so many casualties in the triangle shirtwaist factory fire in 1911 and how did gov. officials respond to this?

Answer 11

exits and stairwells were blocked to keep employees from taking breaks and leaving the building. this led to new safety codes and labor unions

Question 12

what impact did the publication of The Jungle have on the meatpacking industry?

Answer 12

it led to the passing of the meat inspection act and the pure food and drug act

Question 13

what were the goals of the social gospel movement?

Answer 13

churches wanted to stop problems such as drinking and gambling by applying christian teachings to society, and used social salvations

Question 14

which gov. policies were efforts to protect consumer health and safety?

Answer 14

pure food and drug act and meat inspection act

Question 15

what was the temperance movement and what was its greatest accomplishment during the progressive era?

Answer 15

the temperance movement wanted to ban drugs, alcohol, and gambling to improve morality. its greatest accomplishment was the 18th amendment

Question 16

4 political reforms implemented in state elections and what was the purpose?

Answer 16

direct primary, initiative, referendum, and recall. all these gave more power to the people

Question 17

recall

Answer 17

political

Question 18

prohibition

Answer 18

social

Question 19

women’s suffrage

Answer 19

both

Question 20

referendum

Answer 20

political

Question 21

safety codes in factories

Answer 21

social

Question 22

direct primary

Answer 22

political

Question 23

initiative

Answer 23

political

Question 24

programs for the poor

Answer 24

social

Question 25

what movement was susan b anthony and elizabeth cady stanton involved in and what were their contributions?

Answer 25

national women's suffrage susan - met with roosevelt and proposed the 19th amendment elizabeth - wrote the declaration of sentiments

Question 26

the system that ulitized both gold and silver is called?

Answer 26

bimetallic

Question 27

which movements were originally for farmers?

Answer 27

granger and populist

Question 28

what type of gov. was opposed by progressives and populists, national gov's traditional approach, and not utilized by progressive presidents?

Answer 28

laissez-faire

Question 29

what are the 3 c's of roosevelt's square deal?

Answer 29

conservation, consumer protection, and control of corporation

Question 30

who did roosevelt enlist in his conservation efforts?

Answer 30

john muir and gifford pinchot

Question 31

roosevelt and taft's disagreement on _______ led to a split in the _________ party

Answer 31

regulation of big business, republican

Question 32

why did woodrow wilson introduce the federal reserve system?

Answer 32

to maintain an adequate money supply

Question 33

roosevelt received the nickname ________ because of his efforts to break up monopolies

Answer 33

trust buster

Question 34

the __________ helped enforce the __________ by investigating illegal and unethical business practices

Answer 34

federal trade commission, sherman anti-trust act

Question 35

what did all 3 progressive presidents have in common?

Answer 35

broke away from laissez-faire economics

Question 36

16th amendment

Answer 36

gov. could collect income tax in order to build a stronger central gov

Question 37

17th amendment

Answer 37

created a direct election of senators to increase the political power of the people

Question 38

18th amendment

Answer 38

outlawed manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol to reduce moral depravity in society

Question 39

19th amendment

Answer 39

allowed women to vote to increase social and political equality