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Chapter 7 Section 1 and 2 The Progressive Movement and Women and Progressives
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1. Fighting Corruption and Fighting the Political Machines When did Americans call for reform? a)Early 1700’s b)Late 1900’s c)Late 1800’s d)Early1900’s
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2. Fighting Corruption and Fighting the Political Machines How did corrupt politicians find money? a)They accepted bribes b)They took campaign contributions c)They took kickbacks d)All of the above
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3. Fighting Corruption and Fighting the Political Machines What were political machines? a)Robots that control the government b)Powerful organizations that linked to Political parties c)Machines that politicians use d)None of the above
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4. Fighting the Spoils System Under which president was the Pendleton Act? a)Andrew Jackson b)Rutherford B. Hayes c)James Garfield d)Chester A. Author
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5. Fighting the Spoils System What was the Spoils System? (Multiple answers) a)A system where political supporters were rewarded with jobs and favors b)A system of selling spoils of war c)A system that is found at all levels of the government d)A system that was started by Abraham Lincoln
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6. Controlling Business What was the purpose of the Sherman anti-trust act? A. To increase the popularity of monopolies B. To emphasize the government’s power C. To control trusts and monopolies D. To emphasize the government’s like of monopolies
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7. Controlling Business Why was the Interstate Commerce Act created? A. To require railroads to charge and publish reasonable and just rates B. To try and lower the costs of railroads C. To try and increase railroad rates D. To publicize the inconsistent rates of railroad
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8. Controlling Business Voters opposing high tariffs sent who to congress? A. Republicans B. Democrats C. Federalists D. liberals
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9. The New Reformers 9. Who were the people who had new ideas to solve social problems and end in justice? A] Muckrakers B] Reformers C] American Social Party D] Progressives
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10. The New Reformers 10. What was the progressives objective? A] Helping people who don’t have wealth or power B] They wanted the government to be influenced by powerful business C] Helping people who did have wealth and power D] They wanted the government to regulate industries
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11. Muckrakers Expose Problems and the Seventeenth Amendment
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12. Muckrakers Expose Problems and the Seventeenth Amendment
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13. Muckrakers Expose Problems and the Seventeenth Amendment
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14. The Oregon System 14. What did Oregon reform? A] Businesses B] Social problems C] Power and wealth D] Voters could place an issue on the ballot in a state election
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15. Women’s Roles Change Since family’s moved from farms to citys… a)They had more free time b)Children went to school c)Men worked at home d)Technology made house work harder e)All of the above are true
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16. Women’s Roles Change Many leaders of urban reform were… a)Women of the low class b)Men of the middle class c)Women of the middle class d)Men of the low class e)None of the above
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17. Women’s Roles Change What were the professional careers of women? a)Teachers b)Dance teachers c)Nurses d)Medicine e)Other fields f)All of the above
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18. The Fight for Suffrage and Opposition Between 1910 and 1913 how many states adopted women suffrage? a)2 b)5 c)8 d)4
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19. The Fight for Suffrage and Opposition On March 3 rd 1913 the day before President Wilson’s inauguration suffragists marched on… a)Washington D.C. b)Illinois c)Washington d)Indiana
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20. The Fight for Suffrage and Opposition By 1917 the National American Women Suffrage Association had... a)200 members b)More than 2 million members c)1 million members d)Less than 2 million members
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21. Continuing the Fight and Women Vote Nationally What year did Alice Paul meet the president? A. 1903 B. 1906 C. 1917 D. 1945
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22. Continuing the Fight and Women Vote Nationally Why were the Woman protesters outside the white house sent to jail? A. Disturbing the peace B. Being on government property C. Noise complaints D. They were blocking the sidewalk
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23. Continuing the Fight and Women Vote Nationally
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24. Women and Social Reform True or false: During the Progressive Era, women were not involved in reform movements.
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25. Women and Social Reform How did women help improve others’ lives? Select the false statement a)Helped working class people and immigrants and society as a whole b)They raised money for many charities c)The women supported and staffed libraries, schools, and settlement houses d)They helped wounded soldiers
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26. Women and Social Reform All are false about the WCTU except… a)They called for temperance, urging individuals to stop drinking b)Carry Nation was the head of WCTU c)They supported prohibition- men and women who fought for women suffrage d)Congress passed the Prohibition Law in 1874
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