Progressive Reforms
What law required government jobs to be based on merit rather than political connections?
Pendleton Act
What invention made by Henry Ford sped up car production and lowered costs?
Assembly line
Which amendment granted women the right to vote in 1920?
Nineteenth Amendment
Which decade is often called the “Jazz Age”?
The 1920s
Which president was known as a “trust buster” and created the U.S. Forest Service?
Theodore Roosevelt
What voting reform allowed citizens to directly elect senators?
Seventeenth Amendment
Which tragic 1911 factory event led to new workplace safety laws?
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
What organization worked for African American civil rights and was formed during the Progressive Era?
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
Who were two famous jazz musicians during this time?
Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington
Which president succeeded Roosevelt but split the Republican Party due to his policies?
William Howard Taft
What process allows voters to remove an elected official from office through a special election?
Recall
Which journalist’s novel The Jungle exposed unsafe conditions in the meatpacking industry?
Upton Sinclair
What term describes the large movement of African Americans from the South to Northern cities during the early 1900s?
The Great Migration
Where was the Harlem Renaissance centered?
Harlem, New York City
True or False: The Progressive Era was one single, unified movement with one main goal.
False
Which Wisconsin governor introduced the direct primary, giving citizens more say in choosing candidates?
Robert La Follette
Which two laws were passed to protect consumers from unsafe food and medicine?
Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act
Name one reform area where women made major contributions during the Progressive Era.
child labor reform, temperance, settlement houses, public health
What made the Harlem Renaissance such an important movement?
It celebrated African American culture, art, music, and literature.
True or False: The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s targeted only African Americans.
False — they also targeted immigrants, Catholics, and Jews.
What three reforms helped make government more responsive to citizens during the Progressive Era?
Initiative, Referendum, and Recall
What social issue were muckrakers most known for exposing?
Corruption, poverty, and unsafe working conditions
Why was the Nineteenth Amendment significant beyond voting rights?
It symbolized broader social and political equality for women and inspired further activism.
Name one writer or poet associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude McKay
What did Roosevelt’s “Square Deal” aim to do?
Protect consumers, control corporations, and conserve natural resources.