US History MCQs

US Progressive Era Reforms MCQs with Answer

Which reform aimed to eliminate corrupt practices in government and improve public administration during the Progressive Era?
A) Women’s Suffrage
B) Civil Rights Movement
C) Civil Service Reform
D) Prohibition
Answer: C) Civil Service Reform

What was the primary goal of the Temperance Movement in the Progressive Era?
A) Legalizing alcohol consumption
B) Regulating alcohol production
C) Limiting or banning alcohol consumption
D) Promoting responsible drinking
Answer: C) Limiting or banning alcohol consumption

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified during the Progressive Era, prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages?
A) 16th Amendment
B) 17th Amendment
C) 18th Amendment
D) 19th Amendment
Answer: C) 18th Amendment

What was the main objective of the Women’s Suffrage Movement in the Progressive Era?
A) Abolishing slavery
B) Gaining voting rights for women
C) Prohibiting child labor
D) Ensuring equal pay for equal work
Answer: B) Gaining voting rights for women

Which reform allowed citizens to directly propose and vote on laws without the involvement of the legislature?
A) Initiative
B) Referendum
C) Recall
D) Primary election
Answer: A) Initiative

Which Progressive Era reform aimed to protect consumers from unsafe products and false advertising?
A) Pure Food and Drug Act
B) Social Security Act
C) Federal Reserve Act
D) Wagner Act
Answer: A) Pure Food and Drug Act

Who was a prominent leader in the Progressive Era labor movement, advocating for workers’ rights, fair wages, and better working conditions?
A) Susan B. Anthony
B) Samuel Gompers
C) Booker T. Washington
D) W.E.B. Du Bois
Answer: B) Samuel Gompers

What organization was established to address urban poverty and improve living conditions for the poor in cities during the Progressive Era?
A) Salvation Army
B) Red Cross
C) NAACP
D) Hull House
Answer: D) Hull House

Which Progressive Era reform aimed to protect natural resources and wildlife by creating national parks and forests?
A) Pure Food and Drug Act
B) National Park Service Act
C) Sherman Antitrust Act
D) Federal Trade Commission Act
Answer: B) National Park Service Act

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

Which Progressive Era reform aimed to regulate big businesses and promote fair competition?
A) Pure Food and Drug Act
B) Social Security Act
C) Federal Trade Commission Act
D) Wagner Act
Answer: C) Federal Trade Commission Act

What was the purpose of the Federal Reserve Act, a major Progressive Era reform?
A) Regulating banks and managing the money supply
B) Regulating immigration
C) Ensuring workplace safety standards
D) Providing free education for all citizens
Answer: A) Regulating banks and managing the money supply

Which organization advocated for the rights of African Americans and fought against racial discrimination during the Progressive Era?
A) NAACP
B) ACLU
C) NOW
D) SNCC
Answer: A) NAACP

Which Progressive Era reform aimed to improve public health by setting standards for sanitation and food safety?
A) Pure Food and Drug Act
B) Social Security Act
C) Federal Reserve Act
D) Meat Inspection Act
Answer: D) Meat Inspection Act

What was the purpose of the Clayton Antitrust Act, passed during the Progressive Era?
A) Regulating monopolistic practices and promoting fair competition
B) Abolishing slavery
C) Regulating child labor
D) Ensuring workplace safety standards
Answer: A) Regulating monopolistic practices and promoting fair competition

Which reform allowed citizens to remove an elected official from office before the end of their term?
A) Initiative
B) Referendum
C) Recall
D) Primary election
Answer: C) Recall

What was the main objective of the Square Deal, an agenda promoted by President Theodore Roosevelt during the Progressive Era?
A) Promoting environmental conservation
B) Ensuring equal pay for equal work
C) Protecting consumers from unsafe products
D) Balancing the interests of corporations, consumers, and laborers
Answer: D) Balancing the interests of corporations, consumers, and laborers

Which reform aimed to address child labor and improve working conditions for children in factories and mines?
A) Pure Food and Drug Act
B) Keating-Owen Act
C) Federal Reserve Act
D) Wagner Act
Answer: B) Keating-Owen Act

Which Progressive Era reform focused on improving housing conditions for the urban poor?
A) Social Security Act
B) Meat Inspection Act
C) National Housing Act
D) Dawes Act
Answer: C) National Housing Act

Who was a prominent leader in the Women’s Suffrage Movement, advocating for women’s right to vote during the Progressive Era?
A) Susan B. Anthony
B) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C) Rosa Parks
D) Harriet Tubman
Answer: A) Susan B. Anthony

Which reform allowed citizens to vote directly on proposed laws or other governmental actions?
A) Initiative
B) Referendum
C) Recall
D) Primary election
Answer: B) Referendum

What was the purpose of the Keating-Owen Act, a federal law passed during the Progressive Era?
A) Regulating monopolies
B) Regulating child labor and setting minimum working age and hours
C) Regulating immigration
D) Promoting racial equality
Answer: B) Regulating child labor and setting minimum working age and hours

Which organization was founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr and provided social and educational opportunities for immigrants and the urban poor?
A) Salvation Army
B) Red Cross
C) Hull House
D) NAACP
Answer: C) Hull House

What was the primary goal of the Federal Trade Commission Act, passed during the Progressive Era?
A) Regulating banks
B) Regulating child labor
C) Regulating big businesses and preventing unfair business practices
D) Regulating immigration
Answer: C) Regulating big businesses and preventing unfair business practices

Which Progressive Era reform aimed to protect workers by establishing minimum wage, maximum work hours, and workplace safety standards?
A) Wagner Act
B) Social Security Act
C) Fair Labor Standards Act
D) Civil Rights Act
Answer: C) Fair Labor Standards Act

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified during the Progressive Era, 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

What was the purpose of the Mann-Elkins Act, a federal law passed during the Progressive Era?
A) Regulating child labor
B) Regulating the railroads and strengthening the Interstate Commerce Commission
C) Regulating immigration
D) Regulating monopolies
Answer: B) Regulating the railroads and strengthening the Interstate Commerce Commission

Which reform focused on improving the quality and safety of food and drugs in the United States during the Progressive Era?
A) Pure Food and Drug Act
B) Social Security Act
C) Federal Reserve Act
D) Meat Inspection Act
Answer: A) Pure Food and Drug Act

Which Progressive Era reform aimed to address corruption in local governments by implementing nonpartisan, professional city management?
A) Initiative
B) Referendum
C) Recall
D) Commission Plan
Answer: D) Commission Plan

What was the purpose of the Dawes Act, passed during the Progressive Era?
A) Regulating banks
B) Regulating child labor
C) Assimilating Native Americans into mainstream American society by distributing reservation land to individual Native American families
D) Regulating immigration
Answer: C) Assimilating Native Americans into mainstream American society by distributing reservation land to individual Native American families

Which Progressive Era reform aimed to protect workers injured on the job by providing financial compensation and medical benefits?
A) Wagner Act
B) Social Security Act
C) Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
D) Fair Labor Standards Act
Answer: C) Federal Employees’ Compensation Act

What was the purpose of the Smith-Lever Act, a federal law passed during the Progressive Era?
A) Regulating child labor
B) Promoting agricultural education and cooperative extension services in rural areas
C) Regulating immigration
D) Regulating monopolies
Answer: B) Promoting agricultural education and cooperative extension services in rural areas

Which reform focused on improving the quality of education and increasing school attendance for children during the Progressive Era?
A) Pure Food and Drug Act
B) Keating-Owen Act
C) Mann-Elkins Act
D) Smith-Lever Act
Answer: B) Keating-Owen Act

What was the main objective of the National Woman’s Party, a women’s suffrage organization in the Progressive Era?
A) Promoting women’s rights through peaceful protests and civil disobedience
B) Lobbying for women’s suffrage at the state and national levels
C) Encouraging women to pursue higher education
D) Promoting women’s rights through armed resistance
Answer: B) Lobbying for women’s suffrage at the state and national levels

Which Progressive Era reform aimed to address racial discrimination in the Southern United States by banning literacy tests and poll taxes?
A) 14th Amendment
B) 15th Amendment
C) 16th Amendment
D) 17th Amendment
Answer: B) 15th Amendment

What was the purpose of the Mann Act, passed during the Progressive Era?
A) Regulating child labor
B) Regulating the sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages
C) Regulating immigration
D) Regulating prostitution and the transportation of women across state lines for immoral purposes
Answer: D) Regulating prostitution and the transportation of women across state lines for immoral purposes

Which Progressive Era reform aimed to regulate the banking system, stabilize the economy, and prevent financial panics?
A) Pure Food and Drug Act
B) Federal Reserve Act
C) Social Security Act
D) Wagner Act
Answer: B) Federal Reserve Act

What was the purpose of the Mann Act, passed during the Progressive Era?
A) Regulating child labor
B) Regulating the sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages
C) Regulating immigration
D) Regulating prostitution and the transportation of women across state lines for immoral purposes
Answer: D) Regulating prostitution and the transportation of women across state lines for immoral purposes

Which Progressive Era reform focused on improving public health and reducing the spread of diseases by ensuring clean water and proper sewage systems?
A) Meat Inspection Act
B) Pure Food and Drug Act
C) Public Health Service Act
D) Federal Water Pollution Control Act
Answer: C) Public Health Service Act

What was the purpose of the Adamson Act, a federal law passed during the Progressive Era?
A) Regulating child labor
B) Regulating immigration
C) Establishing an eight-hour workday and overtime pay for railroad workers
D) Regulating monopolies
Answer: C) Establishing an eight-hour workday and overtime pay for railroad workers

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