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100

Which one of these guys was drawn as a vulture because he was a bad guy?

a. Theodore Roosevelt

b. Joe Momma

c. Boss Tweed

c. Boss Tweed

100

NAACP

An organization, started by W.E.B. DuBois, that fought for African American rights

100

To stop Chinese immigrants from coming to America, the government passed the

a. Americans First, Americans Only Act

b. Chinese Exclusion Act

c. Anti-China Act

b. Chinese Exclusion Act

100

To end the spoils system, _____________ were created to give jobs to qualified people.

a. Civil Service Tests

b. Literacy Tests

c. IQ Tests

a. Civil Service Tests

100

What is today's date?

::::

200

Ida B. Wells, through her writing, inspired the Sherman Anti-Trust Act when she exposed the cutthroat business practices of:

a. Carnegie Steel

b. Standard Oil

c. The Monopoly Man

d. Google

b. Standard Oil

200

Suffrage

The right to vote

200

Theodore Roosevelt was against Asian segregation in San Francisco schools, especially since Japan was a growing naval power. What did he do about it?

He spoke out against it

200

Which of these progressive ideas did President Taft support?

a. Paid vacations

b. 10 sick days a year for teachers

c. Safety rules in mines

c. Safety rules in mines

200

December 7th is the anniversary of which attack?

a. 9/11

b. Pearl Harbor

c. Boston Massacre

d. Fort Sumter

b. Pearl Harbor

300

What did Upton Sinclair do?

a. Fought for women's suffrage

b. Wrote, "The Jungle," to expose how terrible the conditions were in the meat packing industry

c. Made a picture book about how badly African Americans were treated in America

b. Wrote, "The Jungle," to expose how terrible the conditions were in the meat packing industry

300

Muckraker

Someone that exposes bad things/corruption
300

The Society of American Indians lost support because it:

a. Educated people about Native culture

b. Shared delicious buffalo recipes with non-Natives

c. Supported policies that encouraged Natives to give up their culture to be more "American"

c. Supported policies that encouraged Natives to give up their culture to be more "American"

300

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act worked to shut down ___

a. Dirty Taco Bells

b. Monopolies

c. Schools with bad test scores

b. Monopolies

300

Sing the last line of this song:

"Don't you ever say I just walked away. I will always want you. I can't live a lie running for my life. I will always want you. I came in like a ______________"

wrecking ball!

400

Who became the President after Roosevelt decided to run against Taft?

a. Woodrow Wilson

b. Herbert Hoover

c. Theodore Roosevelt

a. Woodrow Wilson

400

18th Amendment

Made alcohol/liquor illegal

400

Besides suffrage, many women also fought for:

an end to child labor

400

What jobs/degrees were women finally allowed to get during the Progressive Era?

Doctors / Lawyers

400

What was Pixar's first movie?

Toy Story

500

Jacob Riis' picture book, How the Other Half Lives, was helpful because...

It showed people how bad the living conditions were for the poor/immigrants living in tenements

500

Square Deal

All sides, including businesses and consumers, deserve to be treated fairly

500

Even though Black Americans faced discrimination, why wasn't progress made to improve things?

a. Every single President was racist

b. Politicians were afraid they would lose support if they fought for black rights

c. Booker T. Washington told politicians that black people will be patient so they didn't have to rush progress

b. Politicians were afraid they would lose support if they fought for black rights

500

What does the FDA do?

a. Inspect the quality of food and drugs

b. Forensics, Defense, and Action

c. Inspect electronic shipments coming from China and Japan

a. Inspect the quality of food and drugs

500

Who shot Alexander Hamilton?

a. George Washington

b. Thomas Jefferson

c. Hercules Mulligan

d. Aaron Burr

d. Aaron Burr