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U.S. History II

Ms. White

Name_______________________________________ Date_________________ Block_____

Directions: Carefully review Chapter 17 “The Progressive Era” pages 510-545.

VOCABULARY: Define the following vocabulary words.

1. Progressive movement-

2. Prohibition-

3. Muckraker-

4. Scientific management-

5. Initiative-

6. Referendum-

7. Recall-

8. Suffrage-

9. Conservation-

PEOPLE: Identify the significance of each of the following people.

10. Florence Kelly-

11. Robert M. La Follette-

12. Susan B. Anthony-

13. Upton Sinclair-

14. Theodore Roosevelt-

15. Gifford Pinchot-

16. William Howard Taft-

17. Woodrow Wilson-

18. Carrie Chapman Catt

LEGISLATION: Identify the importance of each of the following.

19. Meat Inspection Act-

20. Pure Food & Drug Act-

21. Clayton Antitrust Act-

22. Payne-Aldrich Tariff-

23. Muller v Oregon-

THINGS:

24. The Jungle-

25. Square Deal-

26. Federal Trade Commission-

27. Federal Reserve System-

GROUPS: Identify each of the following groups.

28. NACW-

29. NAWSA-

30. NAACP-

31. WCTU-

32. Bull Moose party-

AMENDMENTS: Identify each amendment.

33. Sixteenth Amendment-

34. Seventeenth Amendment-

35. Nineteenth Amendment-

QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions.

36. What were the 4 goals of the progressive reform movement?

37. What kind of labor laws resulted from progressives’ lobbying to protect workers?

38. How did government change during the Progressive Era? How were these changes important?

39. In the late 1890s, what job opportunities were available to uneducated without industrial skills?

40. Give two examples of national women’s organizations committed to social activism. Describe their progressive missions.

41. What scandalous practices did Upton Sinclair expose in his novel The Jungle? How did the American public, Roosevelt, and Congress respond.

           

42. How did Roosevelt earn his reputation as a trust buster?

43. As a progressive, how did Taft compare with Roosevelt?

44. Why did the Republican party split during Taft’s administration?

45. How did the Clayton Antitrust Act benefit labor?

46. Cite two examples of social welfare legislation that Wilson opposed during his presidency and the arguments he used to defend his position.

47. What are the similarities and differences between Roosevelt’s Square Deal and Wilson’s New Freedom?

48. What kinds of actions can bring about social change? How did Progressive era reformers recruit others? How did progressive reformers bring about changes in government? What did progressives do to bring about changes in business?