Question

16.   Reformers tried to promote social welfare by

  a.  convincing people to leave the cities and move to rural towns.

  b.  creating tenement housing for city dwellers.

  c.  lessening the problems of city life.

  d.  All of the above.

17.   Women in the workforce were outraged because

  a.  they wanted to stay at home with their families.

  b.  they were given lower wages than immigrants.

  c.  they typically held the least skilled positions and were paid only half as much as men.

  d.  All of the above.

18.   Muckrakers were journalists who

  a.  were jailed for exposing business secrets.

  b.  wrote stories about corruption and unfair practices in business.

  c.  spread rumors about successful companies.

  d.  fought to help corrupt companies succeed.

19.   President Roosevelt’s Square Deal referred to

  a.  a program that kept immigrants and women from enjoying social reform.

  b.  a program that provided work at equal pay to women.

  c.  a program of progressive reforms sponsored by his administration.

  d.  a program that provided food and housing for city dwellers.

20.   Roosevelt pushed for the passage of what legislation?

  a.  Food and Drug Administration and the Stamp Act

  b.  The New Deal and The Food and Drug Deal

  c.  The Meat Inspection Act and the Food and Drug Act

  d.  The Anti-Monopoly Act and the Union Act

Answer 1

16. The correct answer is Option C. Reformers tried to promote social welfare by lessening the problems of city life.

17. The correct answer is Option C. Women in the workforce were outraged because they typically held the least skilled positions and were paid only half as much as men.

18. The correct answer is Option B. Muckrakers wrote wrote stories about corruption and unfair practices in business.

19. The correct answer is Option C. President Roosevelt’s Square Deal referred to a program of progressive reforms sponsored by his administration.

20. The correct answer is Option C. Roosevelt pushed for the passage of the Meat Inspection Act and the Food and Drug Act.