Quiz Me! - Era: Progressive Era

Test your knowledge about the Progressive Era!

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This militant suffragist alienated some suffragists with more moderate views by actions such as burning President Woodrow Wilson’s speeches, a daily picket in front of the White House and beginning a H unger strike while she was in jail for a peaceful march for Women’s suffrage.

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Women’s suffrage was granted in 1920 with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment during this president’s administration.

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Why was Theodore Roosevelt’s run for president as a third-party candidate in 1912 significant?

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President Theodore Roosevelt read this fictional account about the meat-packing industry and ordered inspections of the industry. Congress then passed the Pure Food and Drugs Act and the Meat Inspection Act. The title of this novel is

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Jane Addams created a settlement house to help poor immigrants who had come to Chicago. This settlement house provided education, day and after-school care for children of working mothers among other things such as an art gallery and library to name a few.  This facility was known as -

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This 1895 report was written by Ida B. Wells and became the first documented statistical report about the crime of lynching.

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Which of the following novels was a major catalyst for the Meat Inspection Act.?

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Which of the following laws was the 1st consumer protection law?

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Who is this past president whose motto “Speak softly and carry a big stick. ” described his philosophy on foreign policy?

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This notable woman was the first woman awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting the rights of children, African Americans, and women and her work in the peace movement during World War I.

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