Progressive Era Reforms
What was the main goal of Progressive reformers?
To fix problems caused by industrialization and corruption.
Which naval officer encouraged the U.S. to build a stronger navy?
Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan.
What event sparked the start of World War I?
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Who revolutionized manufacturing with the assembly line?
Who is Henry Ford.
What happened when people rushed to withdraw money from banks?
What are bank failures
Name one of the two laws that were passed to regulate food and drugs after The Jungle was published?
The Pure Food and Drug Act, and the Meat inspection Act
What island nation did the U.S. annex for its strategic location in the Pacific?
What is Hawaii.
What ship’s sinking angered Americans and pushed the U.S. closer to war?
What is the Lusitania.
What were young, independent women of the 1920s called?
What are flappers.
What was FDR’s plan to fight the Great Depression called?
What is the New Deal.
What Supreme Court case established “separate but equal”?
Plessy v. Ferguson.
Name one territory the U.S. gained after the Spanish‑American War.
What are Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Philippines.
What message encouraged Mexico to attack the U.S. in exchange for land?
What is the Zimmermann Telegram.
What migration saw millions of African Americans move north for better opportunities?
What is the Great Migration.
What does the FDIC do?
What is protects bank deposits.
What three reforms gave citizens more direct power in government?
What are initiative, referendum, and recall.
What major construction project connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
What is the Panama Canal.
What was one major effect of trench warfare?
What is long stalemates on the Western Front.
What financial behavior contributed to the stock market crash?
What is overspeculation.
What was FDR’s “court‑packing” plan?
What is adding justices to support New Deal laws.
Answer both parts of the question
What amendment prohibited the manufacture and selling of alcohol?
Why was Prohibition difficult to enforce?
What is i
18th Amendment
it led to speakeasies, bootlegging, and increased organized crime.
How did imperialism contribute to U.S. economic growth?
What is it provided access to new markets and natural resources.
What law limited free speech during WWI?
What is the Espionage and Sedition Acts.
Describe one positive and a negative effect of mass production and consumption of the American economy during the 1920s?
What is
positive - availability of products and lower prices, instalment plans... or other that qualifies
Negative - indebtedness, overconsumption... or other that qualifies
How did the New Deal change the role of the federal government?
What is it expanded government responsibility for economic stability and welfare.