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Progressivism Part 2
Part A: Short Answer: Instructions: Answer the questions below.
1. What was Prohibition and why did many women
support the movement?
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2. What were unions and how did they try to give
power to the common worker?
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3. How did Henry Ford’s use of the assembly line
change manufacturing forever?
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Part B: Fill in the blank: Instructions: Choose a word from the word bank that completes the sentences below.
Susan B. Anthony, capitalism, Henry Ford, initiatives, recall, Frances Willard
1. _________________________ was a prominent leader in the Women’s Suffrage Movement.
2. While many factories overworked their workers, _________________________ created an eight hour work
day at his company.
3. Eugene V. Debs and others opposed the economic system of ____________________.
4. ____________________________ helped lead the effort for women’s rights and taught alcohol abuse greatly
hurt women.
5. In order to give more power to the people, many Progressives wanted to have ____________________,
which were bills made by people,
6. If an elected leader faced a ___________________, then he or she would have to run for office again even if
the term for office was not over.
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ANSWERS:
Progressivism Part 2
Part A: Short Answer: Instructions: Answer the questions below.
1. What was Prohibition and why did many women
support the movement?
Prohibition was the banning of alcohol. Many people
felt a variety of social ills were impacted by alcohol.
Women in particular supported the movement due to
spouse abuse. Likewise, many women argued alcohol
abuse caused men to fail to fulfill their roles as fathers or
to hold steady jobs.
2. What were unions and how did they try to give
power to the common worker?
In this Progressive Era, the factory owners had
massive power due to their wealth. Many workers
were upset that they worked long hours for low
pay. Therefore, the workers tried to use their
strength in numbers to form unions. This way, they
could strive for power as a group instead of merely
as individuals. For instance, together, they could
go on strike to demand better pay.
3. How did Henry Ford’s use of the assembly line
change manufacturing forever?
The assembly line method gave each person a specific
job. This increased the amount of cars that could be
made in one day. This was a quicker and more efficient
way to make automobiles. This changed the way all
manufactured products were made and increased the
amount of products that could be produced for
manufactured goods.
Part B: Fill in the blank: Instructions: Choose a word from the word bank that completes the sentences below.
Susan B. Anthony, capitalism, Henry Ford, initiatives, recall, Frances Willard
1. Susan B. Anthony was a prominent leader in the Women’s Suffrage Movement.
2. While many factories overworked their workers, Henry Ford created an eight hour work day at his company.
3. Eugene V. Debs and others opposed the economic system of capitalism.
4. Frances Willard helped lead the effort for women’s rights and taught alcohol abuse greatly hurt women.
5. In order to give more power to the people, many Progressives wanted to have initiatives, which were bills
made by people,
6. If an elected leader faced a recall, then he or she would have to run for office again even if the term for office
was not over.
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All Rights Reserved.