Question

question 19 refers to the following map: railroad strikes - 1877 map of the united states with strike activity marked 19. according to the map above, the railroad unions in 1877 were (a) very active in the southern states (b) most active in the midwestern states (c) very active in the northern states (d) highly active in the pacific coast states 20. the muckraking journalists associated with the progressive era were known primarily for their (a) willingness to expose the corruption of us society (b) articles supporting the economic benefits of laissez - faire economics (c) use of the media to advocate the passage of the equal rights amendment (d) support for the formation of us military alliances with european countries 21. one difference between populists and progressives involves the fact that populists were mainly farmers. progressives, on the other hand, came mostly from the (a) ranks of political radicals, such as anarchists and socialists (b) politically conservative class, which wanted to maintain the status quo (c) middle class of teachers, reporters, social workers, and businessmen (d) irish and italian immigrants, who wanted political and economic equality 22. upton sinclair’s novel the jungle, published in 1906, led president theodore roosevelt and congress to approve (a) changes in the meatpacking industry with the passage of the pure food and drug act (b) federal laws designed to regulate the railroad companies (c) laws prohibiting the manufacture, distribution, or sale of alcoholic beverages (d) the creation of new national parks to save wilderness areas for future generations 23. in the political cartoon to the left, president theodore roosevelt is depicted opposing which group? (a) labor unions (b) political reformers (c) civil servants (d) corporate monopolies 24. the clayton anti - trust act of 1914 and the sherman anti - trust act both tried to (a) restrict labor unions (b) regulate foreign trade (c) restrict the power of big businesses (d) regulate the employment of children 25. in the 1880s, popular concern about railroad abuses such as price - fixing, kickbacks, and unfair freight rates led to the (a) pendleton civil service act (b) march of the unemployed (c) interstate commerce (d) haymarket square

Explanation:

1. Populists were mainly farmers, and Progressives came from the middle - class including teachers, reporters, etc.
2. Upton Sinclair's The Jungle led to the Pure Food and Drug Act to regulate the meat - packing industry.
3. President Theodore Roosevelt was known for opposing corporate monopolies as shown in the political cartoon.
4. The Clayton Anti - Trust Act of 1914 and the Sherman Anti - Trust Act aimed to restrict the power of big businesses.
5. Concerns about railroad abuses in the 1880s led to the Interstate Commerce Act.

Answer:

1. C. middle class of teachers, reporters, social workers, and businessmen
2. A. changes in the meat - packing industry with the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act
3. D. corporate monopolies
4. C. restrict the power of big businesses
5. C. Interstate Commerce Act