What landmark legislation was passed in 1906 to regulate the food and drug industries, ensuring consumer safety?
A) Social Security Act
B) Pure Food and Drug Act
C) Sherman Antitrust Act
D) 19th Amendment
Answer: B) Pure Food and Drug Act
Who is credited with establishing the first modern nursing school in the United States during the Progressive Era?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Lillian Wald
C) Clara Barton
D) Mary Mahoney
Answer: B) Lillian Wald
Which organization was founded in 1912 to promote public health education and research, becoming a leading force in the Progressive Era public health reforms?
A) American Red Cross
B) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
C) American Public Health Association (APHA)
D) World Health Organization (WHO)
Answer: C) American Public Health Association (APHA)
What method of disease prevention focuses on removing or reducing factors in the environment that lead to illness?
A) Immunization
B) Quarantine
C) Vector control
D) Sanitation
Answer: D) Sanitation
Who was instrumental in improving urban sanitation and housing standards during the Progressive Era, leading to the creation of the first modern city planning commission in New York City?
A) Jane Addams
B) Frederick Law Olmsted
C) Jacob Riis
D) Robert Moses
Answer: C) Jacob Riis
The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 provided federal funding for what specific area of public health?
A) Maternal and child health
B) Tuberculosis prevention
C) Mental health services
D) Clean water initiatives
Answer: A) Maternal and child health
Which Progressive Era reformer is known for her advocacy of birth control and reproductive rights, leading to the founding of Planned Parenthood?
A) Margaret Sanger
B) Susan B. Anthony
C) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
D) Alice Paul
Answer: A) Margaret Sanger
The establishment of the National Park Service in 1916 marked a significant Progressive Era achievement in which area?
A) Environmental conservation
B) Public transportation
C) Healthcare reform
D) Education funding
Answer: A) Environmental conservation
What Progressive Era legislation aimed to regulate working conditions, including limiting working hours for women and children?
A) Wagner Act
B) Clayton Antitrust Act
C) Keating-Owen Act
D) National Labor Relations Act
Answer: C) Keating-Owen Act
Who was the leading figure in the Progressive Era’s mental health reform movement, advocating for the humane treatment of the mentally ill and the establishment of mental hospitals?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Sigmund Freud
C) John Dewey
D) Albert Einstein
Answer: A) Dorothea Dix
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified during the Progressive Era, granted women the right to vote?
A) 16th Amendment
B) 17th Amendment
C) 18th Amendment
D) 19th Amendment
Answer: D) 19th Amendment
What was the primary goal of the 18th Amendment, ratified in 1919, during the Progressive Era?
A) Prohibition of alcohol
B) Women’s suffrage
C) Abolition of slavery
D) Equal rights for minorities
Answer: A) Prohibition of alcohol
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911 led to increased focus on which aspect of worker safety during the Progressive Era?
A) Fire safety regulations
B) Workplace discrimination
C) Child labor laws
D) Occupational health standards
Answer: A) Fire safety regulations
Which Progressive Era reform aimed to regulate and limit the power of large corporations and monopolies?
A) Federal Reserve Act
B) Clayton Antitrust Act
C) Wagner Act
D) Social Security Act
Answer: B) Clayton Antitrust Act
What Progressive Era reform focused on providing financial assistance and support to elderly, disabled, and unemployed Americans?
A) Social Security Act
B) Wagner Act
C) Keating-Owen Act
D) Pure Food and Drug Act
Answer: A) Social Security Act
Which Progressive Era figure is known for her efforts to improve conditions for African Americans, women, and children, co-founding the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?
A) Ida B. Wells-Barnett
B) Susan B. Anthony
C) Alice Paul
D) Frances Perkins
Answer: A) Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Which Progressive Era reformer is associated with the conservation movement and the establishment of national parks and forests?
A) Theodore Roosevelt
B) William Howard Taft
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Upton Sinclair
Answer: A) Theodore Roosevelt
The 17th Amendment, ratified during the Progressive Era, changed the process for electing which government officials?
A) Senators
B) Presidents
C) Governors
D) Mayors
Answer: A) Senators
What Progressive Era reform aimed to improve the quality and safety of America’s food supply by regulating meatpacking plants?
A) Pure Food and Drug Act
B) Federal Reserve Act
C) Meat Inspection Act
D) Keating-Owen Act
Answer: C) Meat Inspection Act
Which Progressive Era reformer is known for her work in advocating for child labor laws and improving educational opportunities for children?
A) Jane Addams
B) Florence Kelley
C) Ida Tarbell
D) Upton Sinclair
Answer: B) Florence Kelley
The Mann-Elkins Act of 1910 empowered which government agency to regulate telephone and telegraph rates during the Progressive Era?
A) Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
B) Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
C) Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
D) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Answer: C) Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
Which Progressive Era reform aimed to eliminate corrupt practices in government, such as patronage and bribery?
A) Pendleton Act
B) Wagner Act
C) Keating-Owen Act
D) Pure Food and Drug Act
Answer: A) Pendleton Act
What was the primary focus of the Hepburn Act of 1906, a significant Progressive Era legislation concerning transportation?
A) Air travel regulations
B) Railroad and shipping regulations
C) Automobile safety standards
D) Public transportation funding
Answer: B) Railroad and shipping regulations
Who is known for her efforts in advocating for the conservation of natural resources and the creation of national parks, laying the foundation for future environmental protection efforts?
A) Susan B. Anthony
B) Rachel Carson
C) Jane Goodall
D) John Muir
Answer: D) John Muir
Which Progressive Era reform aimed to improve the living conditions in urban areas, focusing on issues such as housing, sanitation, and transportation?
A) New Deal programs
B) Great Society initiatives
C) Urban renewal projects
D) City Beautiful movement
Answer: D) City Beautiful movement
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 created which central banking system in the United States, aiming to provide financial stability and prevent future economic crises?
A) Federal Reserve Bank
B) Federal Savings and Loan Association
C) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
D) Federal Reserve System
Answer: D) Federal Reserve System
What Progressive Era reformer is known for her contributions to the suffrage movement and her role in organizing the Women’s Social and Political Union in the United States?
A) Alice Paul
B) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C) Susan B. Anthony
D) Carrie Chapman Catt
Answer: D) Carrie Chapman Catt
Which Progressive Era legislation aimed to regulate the financial industry and prevent fraudulent activities in the stock market?
A) Glass-Steagall Act
B) Securities Exchange Act
C) Federal Reserve Act
D) Emergency Banking Act
Answer: B) Securities Exchange Act
Who is credited with establishing the Hull House in Chicago, a settlement house that provided social and educational services to immigrants and the poor during the Progressive Era?
A) Lillian Wald
B) Jane Addams
C) Ida B. Wells-Barnett
D) Florence Kelley
Answer: B) Jane Addams
Which Progressive Era reformer is known for her investigative journalism and the publication of “The Jungle,” exposing the unsanitary and dangerous practices in the meatpacking industry?
A) Ida Tarbell
B) Upton Sinclair
C) Nellie Bly
D) Lincoln Steffens
Answer: B) Upton Sinclair
The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 established which agency to regulate unfair business practices and promote competition?
A) Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
B) Federal Reserve System
C) Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
D) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Answer: C) Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Which Progressive Era reformer is known for her advocacy of child labor laws, minimum wage regulations, and workplace safety standards?
A) Florence Kelley
B) Jane Addams
C) Ida Tarbell
D) Carrie Chapman Catt
Answer: A) Florence Kelley
The 16th Amendment, ratified during the Progressive Era, established what important source of government revenue?
A) Sales tax
B) Income tax
C) Property tax
D) Excise tax
Answer: B) Income tax
Which Progressive Era reformer is known for her work in advocating for animal rights and the prevention of cruelty to animals?
A) Jane Addams
B) Florence Kelley
C) Helen Keller
D) Louisa May Alcott
Answer: C) Helen Keller
The Adamson Act of 1916 established which important labor regulation during the Progressive Era?
A) Minimum wage laws
B) Eight-hour workday for railroad workers
C) Child labor restrictions
D) Workplace safety standards
Answer: B) Eight-hour workday for railroad workers
Which Progressive Era reform aimed to regulate and oversee the financial industry, particularly in areas such as banking and stock trading?
A) Federal Reserve Act
B) Securities Exchange Act
C) Glass-Steagall Act
D) Emergency Banking Act
Answer: A) Federal Reserve Act
Who is known for her contributions to the women’s suffrage movement and her efforts in organizing the Women’s Social and Political Union in the United Kingdom?
A) Susan B. Anthony
B) Emmeline Pankhurst
C) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
D) Carrie Chapman Catt
Answer: B) Emmeline Pankhurst
Which Progressive Era reform aimed to regulate the transportation industry, particularly focusing on railroad rates and practices?
A) Hepburn Act
B) Mann-Elkins Act
C) Interstate Commerce Act
D) Wagner Act
Answer: A) Hepburn Act
The Jones Act of 1916 granted what significant status to the residents of Puerto Rico during the Progressive Era?
A) U.S. citizenship
B) Independence
C) Dual citizenship (Puerto Rico and U.S.)
D) Permanent territorial status
Answer: A) U.S. citizenship
Which Progressive Era reformer is known for her efforts in improving education and advocating for the establishment of kindergarten programs in the United States?
A) Susan B. Anthony
B) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C) Margaret Sanger
D) Lillian Wald
Answer: D) Lillian Wald
