Question

crash course progressive era

1. true or false: progressives were most concerned with economic problems of their age.
2. what was the form of journalism that progressive reporters used to uncover or try to bring up the truth about government and business institutions?
3. what book led to the creation of the pure food and drug act?
4. these organizations of workers helped workers pool strength and so they could improve wages and working conditions.
5. how was taylorism brought into the public school classroom?
6. what did the 17th amendment do?
7. what were some of the progressive government political ideas put in place by california citizens?
8. what supreme court case ruled the idea of separate but equal being okay?
9. who created the tuskegee institute?
10. true or false: it is hard to politically mobilize an ethnically diverse nation like the united states?

Explanation:

1. Progressives were concerned with a wide - range of issues including social, political and economic ones, not just economic. So the answer is False.
2. Muckraking was the form of journalism used by progressive reporters to expose corruption in government and business.
3. "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair led to the creation of the Pure Food and Drug Act as it exposed the unsanitary conditions in the meat - packing industry.
4. Labor unions helped workers pool strength to improve wages and working conditions.
5. Taylorism was brought into the public school classroom through the adoption of efficiency - based management principles, such as standardizing teaching methods and measuring student performance.
6. The 17th Amendment provided for the direct election of U.S. senators by the people of the states.
7. California citizens put in place progressive government political ideas such as the initiative, referendum, and recall.
8. The Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case ruled that the idea of "separate but equal" was okay.
9. Booker T. Washington created the Tuskegee Institute.
10. It is indeed hard to politically mobilize an ethnically diverse nation like the United States due to differences in interests, values, and backgrounds. So the answer is True.

Answer:

1. False
2. Muckraking
3. "The Jungle"
4. Labor unions
5. Through adoption of efficiency - based management principles
6. Provided for direct election of U.S. senators by state citizens
7. Initiative, referendum, recall
8. Plessy v. Ferguson
9. Booker T. Washington
10. True