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PROGRESSIVE ERA UNIT TEST 2025 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS
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Progressive Era - (answer)Time at the turn of the 20th century in which groups
sought to reform America to fix the problems presented during the Gilded Age.
Progressives - (answer)A group of reformers who worked to solve problems
caused by the Gilded Age
Muckraker - (answer)A journalist who uncovers the issues of society.
Jacob Riis - (answer)Early 1900's muckraker who exposed the poor conditions
of the poor tenements in NYC. His photos led to change in laws regarding living
conditions in tenements.
Upton Sinclair - (answer)Muckraker who shocked the nation when he
published The Jungle, a novel that revealed gruesome details about the meat
packing industry in Chicago. The book was fiction but based on the things
Sinclair had seen.
The Jungle - (answer)This 1906 work by Upton Sinclair pointed out the abuses
of the meat packing industry. The book led to the passage of the 1906 Meat
Inspection Act.
Initiative - (answer)A bill started by the people
Referendum - (answer)People vote on the initiative
PROGRESSIVE ERA UNIT TEST 2025 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS
•
Progressive Era - (answer)Time at the turn of the 20th century in which groups
sought to reform America to fix the problems presented during the Gilded Age.
Progressives - (answer)A group of reformers who worked to solve problems
caused by the Gilded Age
Muckraker - (answer)A journalist who uncovers the issues of society.
Jacob Riis - (answer)Early 1900's muckraker who exposed the poor conditions
of the poor tenements in NYC. His photos led to change in laws regarding living
conditions in tenements.
Upton Sinclair - (answer)Muckraker who shocked the nation when he
published The Jungle, a novel that revealed gruesome details about the meat
packing industry in Chicago. The book was fiction but based on the things
Sinclair had seen.
The Jungle - (answer)This 1906 work by Upton Sinclair pointed out the abuses
of the meat packing industry. The book led to the passage of the 1906 Meat
Inspection Act.
Initiative - (answer)A bill started by the people
Referendum - (answer)People vote on the initiative
