Who is known as the father of progressive education?
A) John Dewey
B) Horace Mann
C) Maria Montessori
D) Friedrich Froebel
Answer: A) John Dewey
Which organization was founded in 1892 and advocated for the improvement of urban schools and the education of African Americans?
A) National Education Association (NEA)
B) American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
C) Tuskegee Institute
D) National Urban League
Answer: D) National Urban League
The 1917 Smith-Hughes Act provided federal funding for which type of education?
A) Vocational Education
B) Higher Education
C) Special Education
D) Arts Education
Answer: A) Vocational Education
What educational philosophy emphasizes the development of the whole child, including social and emotional aspects?
A) Behaviorism
B) Progressivism
C) Essentialism
D) Perennialism
Answer: B) Progressivism
Which reformer argued for the inclusion of vocational education in the curriculum to prepare students for practical skills?
A) Booker T. Washington
B) John Dewey
C) Jane Addams
D) W.E.B. Du Bois
Answer: A) Booker T. Washington
What is the focus of the Montessori method of education?
A) Creative expression
B) Play-based learning
C) Student-led learning and independence
D) Rote memorization
Answer: C) Student-led learning and independence
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote in 1920?
A) 18th Amendment
B) 19th Amendment
C) 20th Amendment
D) 21st Amendment
Answer: B) 19th Amendment
What was the purpose of the Morrill Land-Grant Acts passed in the 1860s and 1890s?
A) Funding for agricultural and mechanical colleges
B) Funding for public libraries
C) Funding for military academies
D) Funding for teacher training programs
Answer: A) Funding for agricultural and mechanical colleges
Who was a prominent advocate for the rights of disabled individuals and instrumental in the creation of special education programs?
A) Helen Keller
B) Clara Barton
C) Susan B. Anthony
D) Harriet Beecher Stowe
Answer: A) Helen Keller
Which educational theory emphasizes the importance of active, hands-on learning experiences?
A) Constructivism
B) Behaviorism
C) Humanism
D) Essentialism
Answer: A) Constructivism
The 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act aimed to protect public health by regulating which industry?
A) Automobiles
B) Food and Drugs
C) Tobacco
D) Alcohol
Answer: B) Food and Drugs
Who founded Hull House in Chicago, one of the most famous settlement houses of the Progressive Era?
A) Jane Addams
B) Ida B. Wells
C) Susan B. Anthony
D) Margaret Sanger
Answer: A) Jane Addams
Which Supreme Court case in 1896 upheld racial segregation in public facilities, including schools, under the doctrine of “separate but equal”?
A) Brown v. Board of Education
B) Plessy v. Ferguson
C) Roe v. Wade
D) Marbury v. Madison
Answer: B) Plessy v. Ferguson
What was the main goal of the Americanization movement during the Progressive Era?
A) Promoting cultural diversity
B) Preserving native languages
C) Assimilating immigrants into American culture
D) Advocating for bilingual education
Answer: C) Assimilating immigrants into American culture
Which organization was established in 1909 and advocated for the rights of African Americans, including educational equality?
A) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
B) National Urban League
C) American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
D) Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
Answer: A) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Who was a leading advocate for birth control education and women’s reproductive rights during the Progressive Era?
A) Margaret Sanger
B) Susan B. Anthony
C) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
D) Alice Paul
Answer: A) Margaret Sanger
What was the primary focus of the National Child Labor Committee, founded in 1904?
A) Workers’ rights
B) Women’s suffrage
C) Child labor reform
D) Public health
Answer: C) Child labor reform
In the context of education, what does the term “manual training” refer to?
A) Teaching students how to use machinery
B) Hands-on learning of practical skills
C) Computer programming education
D) Art and craft activities
Answer: B) Hands-on learning of practical skills
Which constitutional amendment, ratified in 1913, allowed for the direct election of U.S. senators by the people?
A) 16th Amendment
B) 17th Amendment
C) 18th Amendment
D) 19th Amendment
Answer: B) 17th Amendment
Who was a key leader of the women’s suffrage movement and co-founded the National Woman’s Party?
A) Susan B. Anthony
B) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C) Alice Paul
D) Lucy Stone
Answer: C) Alice Paul
The 1902 Newlands Reclamation Act focused on the development of which natural resources in the United States?
A) Oil and Gas
B) Water and Land
C) Timber and Minerals
D) Coal and Iron
Answer: B) Water and Land
Which organization, founded in 1910, aimed to conserve natural resources and protect the environment for future generations?
A) Sierra Club
B) Greenpeace
C) Environmental Defense Fund
D) Nature Conservancy
Answer: A) Sierra Club
What was the primary goal of the Keating-Owen Act of 1916?
A) Regulation of child labor
B) Women’s suffrage
C) Prohibition of alcohol
D) Regulation of the meatpacking industry
Answer: A) Regulation of child labor
Who was a prominent African American educator, author, and advisor to presidents during the Progressive Era?
A) Booker T. Washington
B) W.E.B. Du Bois
C) Frederick Douglass
D) Marcus Garvey
Answer: A) Booker T. Washington
The 1914 Smith-Lever Act established cooperative extension services related to which area of education?
A) Agricultural and Home Economics
B) Science and Technology
C) Fine Arts and Humanities
D) Physical Education and Sports
Answer: A) Agricultural and Home Economics
Who was a prominent investigative journalist and author of “The Jungle,” exposing the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry?
A) Upton Sinclair
B) Ida Tarbell
C) Lincoln Steffens
D) Nellie Bly
Answer: A) Upton Sinclair
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1919, prohibited the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages?
A) 16th Amendment
B) 17th Amendment
C) 18th Amendment
D) 19th Amendment
Answer: C) 18th Amendment
What was the focus of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) during the Progressive Era?
A) Abolition of slavery
B) Women’s right to vote
C) Prohibition of alcohol
D) Workers’ rights
Answer: B) Women’s right to vote
Who was a leading figure in the conservation movement and served as the 26th president of the United States?
A) Woodrow Wilson
B) William Howard Taft
C) Theodore Roosevelt
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Answer: C) Theodore Roosevelt
The 1913 Federal Reserve Act established which financial institution in the United States?
A) Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
B) Federal Reserve System
C) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
D) Department of the Treasury
Answer: B) Federal Reserve System
Which reformer focused on improving public health and sanitation conditions in cities during the Progressive Era?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Lillian Wald
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Clara Barton
Answer: B) Lillian Wald
What was the main purpose of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) established in 1914?
A) Regulating the stock market
B) Enforcing antitrust laws and promoting fair competition
C) Regulating immigration
D) Regulating the banking industry
Answer: B) Enforcing antitrust laws and promoting fair competition
Who was a leader of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States and played a key role in the passage of the 19th Amendment?
A) Susan B. Anthony
B) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C) Alice Paul
D) Carrie Chapman Catt
Answer: D) Carrie Chapman Catt
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote nationwide?
A) 16th Amendment
B) 17th Amendment
C) 18th Amendment
D) 19th Amendment
Answer: D) 19th Amendment
Who was a pioneering African American educator and founder of Tuskegee Institute, emphasizing vocational education for African Americans?
A) W.E.B. Du Bois
B) Booker T. Washington
C) Frederick Douglass
D) Marcus Garvey
Answer: B) Booker T. Washington
The 1916 Keating-Owen Act was the first federal law regulating which aspect of labor?
A) Minimum wage
B) Child labor
C) Workplace safety
D) Workers’ unions
Answer: B) Child labor
Which social reformer campaigned for better housing conditions, women’s suffrage, and civil rights during the Progressive Era?
A) Ida B. Wells
B) Jane Addams
C) Susan B. Anthony
D) Margaret Sanger
Answer: B) Jane Addams
What was the purpose of the 1917 Espionage Act during World War I?
A) Prohibiting alcohol consumption
B) Regulating immigration
C) Suppressing anti-war dissent and espionage
D) Regulating child labor
Answer: C) Suppressing anti-war dissent and espionage
Who was a prominent leader of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States, arrested for protesting in front of the White House?
A) Susan B. Anthony
B) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C) Alice Paul
D) Lucy Burns
Answer: C) Alice Paul
Which organization, founded in 1910, aimed to protect consumers and promote fair and honest business practices?
A) Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
B) American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
C) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
D) National Consumers League
Answer: D) National Consumers League
