Poverty In The Early 1900's
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- 1.During the early 1900s, the term muckrakers was used to describe:
- A.
Pacifists who demonstrated against war
- B.
Writers who exposed the evils in American society
- C.
Newspaper columnists who reported on celebrities
- D.
Politicians who criticized Progressive Era presidents
- 2.The photographs of Jacob Riis are most closely associated with the:
- A.
Battlefields of the Civil War
- B.
Living conditions of the urban poor
- C.
Plight of sharecroppers in the South
- D.
Victims of the Dust Bowl on the Great Plains
- 3.Books such as Uncle Tom's Cabin, How the Other Half Lives, and the Feminine Mystique all show that literature can sometimes:
- A.
Expose government corruption
- B.
Cause violent revolution
- C.
Begin military conflict
- D.
Encourage social reform
- 4.The Progressive Movement (1900-1920) was primarily a response to problems created by:
- A.
Abolitionists
- B.
Nativists
- C.
Industrialization
- D.
Segregation
- 5.In his book, How the Other Half Lives, muckraker Jacob Riis exposed the:
- A.
Ruthlessness of the Standard Oil Company
- B.
Social ills of life in New York City's tenements
- C.
Unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry
- D.
Abuses of the railroad industry
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