Progressivism+midterm+review


 * __ Chapter 22: Progressive Era __**
 * 1) Describe problems of cities existing at the end of the 1800s
 * 2) What was the most important problem of the late 1800s? Why?
 * 3) Who were the muckrakers?
 * 4) Describe the patronage system.
 * 5) What was the Pendleton Civil Service Act? Why was it created?
 * 6) Describe: Direct primary, initiative, referendum and recall
 * 7) What was the Sherman anti trust act?
 * 8) Describe some of Roosevelt’s conservation measures.
 * 9) Describe Upton Sinclair’s book//: The Jungle//

Problems that existed at the end of the 19th century included:
 * 1) Poverty
 * 2) Slums
 * 3) Poor conditions in factories
 * 4) All of the above
 * 5) None of the above

Rank the following problems in order from most important to least important
 * 1) Political problems
 * 2) Social problems
 * 3) Economic problems
 * 4) Environmental problems

Muckrakers
 * 1) Cleaned the sewers of New York
 * 2) Were journalist
 * 3) Created a public demand for reform
 * 4) Advertised for the Standard oil Company

Patronage is
 * 1) Praying to your patron saint
 * 2) Requiring people to take Civil Service exams
 * 3) Handing out government contracts in return for political support
 * 4) Promoting social welfare
 * 5) Creating economic reform

The Pendleton Civil Service Act
 * 1) Made it illegal for corporations to gain control of industries by forming trust
 * 2) Promoted Social Welfare
 * 3) Required people to take an exam to for government jobs
 * 4) None of the above
 * 5) All of the above

In a direct primary, voters: An initiative is A referendum is  A recall is
 * 1) Support the president with votes
 * 2) Allow voters to propose a law
 * 3) Vote on a reform
 * 4) Choose candidates rather than conventions
 * 5) Vote a candidate out of office
 * 1) Supporting the president with votes
 * 2) Allowing voters to propose a law
 * 3) Voting on a reform
 * 4) Choose candidates rather than conventions
 * 5) Vote a candidate out of office
 * 1) Support the president with votes
 * 2) Allow voters to propose a law
 * 3) Vote on a reform
 * 4) Choose candidates rather than conventions
 * 5) Vote a candidate out of office
 * 1) Supporting the president with votes
 * 2) Allowing voters to propose a law
 * 3) Voting on a reform
 * 4) Choosing candidates rather than conventions
 * 5) Voting a candidate out of office

The Sherman Anti- Trust act
 * 1) Made it illegal for corporations to gain control of industries by forming trust
 * 2) Promoted Social Welfare
 * 3) Required people to take an exam to for government jobs
 * 4) None of the above
 * 5) All of the above

Theodore Roosevelt (Choose 2) Roosevelt used the Sherman Anti Trust act to (choose 2 )
 * 1) Came to office by accident
 * 2) Was the first progressive president
 * 3) Had president McKinley assassinated
 * 4) Made the “Square Deal” Illegal
 * 1) End political problems
 * 2) Inspect meat processing plants
 * 3) break up the railroad trusts
 * 4) break up the Standard Oil Trust
 * 5) Create public parks

Upton Sinclair’s book, The Jungle was about
 * 1) voters pressuring their senators for more reforms
 * 2) Making big business a target of voters
 * 3) Poor sanitary conditions in meat packing plants
 * 4) Pushing for more Civil Rights for African Americans

Conservation is about
 * 1) voters pressuring their senators for more reforms
 * 2) Making big business a target of voters
 * 3) Poor sanitary conditions in meat packing plants
 * 4) Pushing for more Civil Rights for African Americans
 * 5) none of the above