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19. Most progressive reform activists were white and a. upper class. b. lower class. c. wokring class. d. middle class.; 20. The muckrakers were a. journalists committed to exposing the underside of capitalism. b. generally opposed to social reform. c. typically supported the Jim Crow system in the South. d. tried to overthrow the American government.; 21. Why were the muckrakers an important part of the progressive era? a. they subverted the democratic system. b. they defended the American system against criticism. c. they publicized what they believed were the problems in American society. d. they promoted a socialist revolution. e. they generally opposed social reform.; 22. The Progressive Era, for African Americans a. meant strong support from the executive branch. b. brought an end to segregation. c. coincided with the years of greatest segregation in the South. d. brought a second Reconstruction. e. All of these.; 23. The case of Sacco-Vanzetti revealed a. None of these. b. that these men were almost certainly guilty. c. a commitment by American political leaders to maintain justice and fairness despite public pressure for conviction. d. an unreasonable fear of immigrants and radicals. e. that these men were almost certainly innocent.; 24. In the campaign of 1932, Franklin Roosevelt approached the issues confronting the nation with ambiguity, which implies that Roosevelt: a. exhibited uncertainty about what policies he intended to support. b. planned on implementing policies that had worked in the past. c. took an elitist position toward presidential leadership. d. was indifferent to the suffering of the people. 25. During the 1930s, American writers: a. produced only works concerned with problems of the Depression. b. sought to promote American values at home and abroad. c. obtained no support from New Deal programs. d. often questioned the validity of the American dream.

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19. The correct answer is Option D. Most progressive reform activists were white and middle class.

20. The correct answer is Option A. The muckrakers were journalists committed to exposing the underside of capitalism.

21. The correct answer is Option C. The muckrakers were an important part of the progressive era because they publicized what they believed were the problems in American society.

22. The correct answer is Option C. The Progressive Era, for African Americans coincided with the years of greatest segregation in the South.

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