Ch. 20: The Progressives
Exam Review
Questions to Consider
What was the overall goal of the Progressive Movement? What specific goals, although not related or
unified, were included in the Progressive agenda?
Who were the muckrakers? What role did they play in the Progressive Movement?
Who were Lincoln Steffens? Upton Sinclair?
What was the impact of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire on the labor movement?
What was the role of women in the early 1900s?
What did the 18th Amendment do?
What problems did the women’s suffrage movement suffer from?
What did the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provide for?
Who was Robert M. La Follette? What state was he from?
What was the settlement house movement?
Who was Jane Addams & what was the Hull House?
What progressive electoral reform measures were passed during the Progressive Era? Define each.
What was the goal of the commission & city manager systems of municipal government?
What is a trust?
What difficulties did immigrants face in the U.S. during the Progressive Era?
Who were the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)? Who led them?
What impact did the Supreme Court’s decision in the Northern Securities case have on trusts?
What role did TR play in the Great Coal Strike of 1902?
Why was TR considered a “progressive” U.S. President?
Who were the candidates & their political parties in the 1912 Election? Who won the election?
Open-Ended Topics
Muckrakers & their role in the progressive movement
The Women’s Suffrage Movement: Its challenges & successes
President Theodore Roosevelt & Progressivism
The Temperance Movement & its supporters