1) The Progressive Era focuses on a) The problems of the Industrial Revolution b) The solutions to the Industrial Revolution c) The specific political problems d) Specific societal issues 2) This describes a reporter that exposes crime or corruption of the Industrial Revolution a) Journalist b) Muckraker c) Political Machine d) Segregationist 3) This describes a person that gets elected illegally, using bribes, or uses corruption to win the election a) Muckraker b) Political Boss c) Industrialist d) Robber Baron 4) This movement aimed to fix the issues of the Industrial Revolution a) Progressive Era b) Regressive Era c) Urban Areas d) Industrial Revolution 5) This person had a monopoly of the Steel business a) John Rockefeller b) Andrew Carnegie c) Cornelius Vanderbilt d) Henry Ford 6) This person had a monopoly of the oil business a) John Rockefeller b) Andrew Carnegie c) Cornelius Vanderbilt d) Henry Ford 7) This person controlled a large portion of the railroads and was a horrible person to be around. a) John Rockefeller b) Andrew Carnegie c) Cornelius Vanderbilt d) Henry Ford 8) This person was in control of the Ford Motor Company and created the Model T a) John Rockefeller b) Andrew Carnegie c) Cornelius Vanderbilt d) Henry Ford 9) These people had an insane amount of wealth and usually got it through exploitation and holding a monopoly in their industry a) Muckrakers b) Economists c) Government Workers d) Robber Barons 10) These groups aimed to help workers negotiate for better working conditions and wages a) Unions b) Robber Barons c) The Government d) Mr. Wayt 11) Which option is an example of a labor union? a) FDA b) AFL c) NFL d) NBA 12) What was "The Jungle?" a) A book about the meat packing industry b) A book about factories c) A book about how great factory workers had it d) A movie about a kid raised by wolves 13) What sort of things were being done to the meat that was sold to people? a) Rats were in it b) Poison was in it c) Water leaked on it d) People were touching it without washing hands e) Chemicals were injected into it f) All are correct 14) What was NOT an impact of the Jungle on society? a) The FDA was created to inspect food and medicine b) The Meat Inspection Act was passed to make sure meat was good c) Some factories were shut down until they fixed their problems d) Business owners protested the laws and the government changed them 15) Which economic system created the poor working conditions for workers? a) Socialism b) Capitalism c) Communism d) None of them 16) Having most of or total control of a market is called a) Muckraking b) Life c) Monopoly d) Sherman Anti-trust Act 17) What did the Sherman Anti-trust Act abolish? a) Trade b) Slavery c) Meat inspection d) Monopolies 18) What were some of the improvements to voting during the Progressive Era? a) Recall Elections b) Private voting c) Voter registration laws d) All are correct 19) What was a method workers would use to protest unfair working conditions? a) Strikes b) Strongly worded letters c) They would take their bosses to Taco Bell d) They would buy their bosses all the Crunch Wrap Supremes they could eat! 20) Click any answer that is an improvement during the Progressive Era a) Meat and food inspection b) Exposing corruption in elections c) Passing voting laws d) Passing child labor laws e) Getting safer working conditions f) Sending in the military to kill protesting workers 21) What was an issue that would be solved with Unions? a) Getting bad wages b) Getting new voting laws c) Getting new meat inspection laws d) Getting rid of corruption in elections 22) What is an issue that would be solved with voting laws? a) Political machine's influence in elections b) Getting new inspection laws c) Getting better working conditions d) Getting a new economic system 23) What issue would be solved with the FDA? a) Getting better working conditions b) Increasing wages c) Having spoiled food sold to me d) Having a corrupt election 24) What is an issue that the Sherman Anti-trust Act would solve? a) Robber Barons jacking up prices from their monopoly b) Rigging elections c) Increasing wages d) Bad working conditions 25) What is a NEGATIVE of Unions? a) Unions is too close to the word onions b) Unions have to protect everyone, even the bad workers c) Unions get workers better wages d) Unions get workers safer working conditions

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