AnswersMO-US History II AEffects of Technology on 1800s Society

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In the early 1800s, female reformers focused on the issue(s) of:

A
temperance only.
B
women's access to health care and health education.
C
temperance, abolition, and women's access to education.
D
women's right to vote.
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Which of the following best describes how muckrakers brought about reform in the Progressive Era?

A
Muckrakers encouraged Americans to carry out their own investigations of questionable practices in industry and government.
B
Muckrakers presented Americans with facts about corruption in industry and government that prompted citizens to demand change of their lawmakers.
C
Muckrakers appealed to big businesses that wanted to improve their public perception, thus facing the public with an “honesty is the best policy” approach.
D
Muckrakers presented the American people with facts about different industries and placed the responsibility on future generations to change it.
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Read the quote from Applied Christianity: Moral Aspects of Social Questions by Washington Gladden.“In every community there are men of goodwill, who, if they had the money, could organize [efforts] among the [poorest] classes by which many of them could be saved...”Who are the “men of goodwill” that Gladden describes?

A
social Darwinists
B
wealthy people
C
immigrants
D
reformers
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Read the quotation from Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle . "There would be meat that had tumbled out on the floor, in the dirt and sawdust, where the workers had tramped and spit uncounted billions of consumptive germs." Which of the following best describes the American public's reaction to reading The Jungle?

A
The public looked for employment in the meat-packing industry in order to help improve conditions.
B
The public lobbied for meat-packing plants to close down in order to end the consumption of meat in America.
C
The public was outraged and demanded legislative reform from the government.
D
The public did not believe the details of the book and they turned against Sinclair.
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Read the quotation by Theodore Roosevelt..“There is filth on the floor, and it must be scraped up with the muck rake; and there are times and places where this service is the most needed of all the services that can be performed . . . The men with the muck rakes are often indispensable to the well-being of society.” According to this quotation, which of the following best describes Roosevelt's view on journalism?

A
Writers should be concerned about upsetting American political leaders.
B
Writers should not worry about upsetting the public.
C
Writers who expose corruption perform a vital service to America.
D
Writers should only expose corruption in certain industries.

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