Question

1. which of the following was a permanent reform made by the progressives during the early 1900s?
2. they established a representative form of government.
3. they prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
4. they made america the worlds greatest industrial power.
5. they made america more democratic by extending the right to vote to women.

Explanation:

1. Representative government in the U.S. was established long before the early 1900s (dating to the colonial era and the Constitution).
2. Prohibition (ban on alcohol) was enacted via the 18th Amendment (1919) but was repealed in 1933 with the 21st Amendment, so it was not permanent.
3. America became the world's leading industrial power in the late 1800s, prior to the Progressive Era.
4. The 19th Amendment (1920), a key Progressive reform, permanently granted women the right to vote in the U.S.

Answer:

1. They made America more democratic by extending the right to vote to women.