31.Reformers who focused on ending child labor faced resistance from big business and a.the American Federation of Labor. b.some poor parents who needed the extra income. c.believers in the Social Gospel Movement. d.leaders of the settlement-house movement. 32.By 1900, legislative acts that regulated the horrors of child labor were a.successful at ending the practice in the United States. b.passed by state legislatures in 90 percent of the states. c.supported by most industrialists in the East. d.not effectively enforced by authorities. 33.In which of the following years was the percentage of employed children between 10 and 15 the highest? a.1900 b.1910 c.1920 d.1930 34.In general, American reforms that addressed awful working and living conditions were a.far less effective than social reforms passed in western Europe. b.successful at ending urban poverty before 1920. c.responsible for making the abolition of child labor the first victory of labor unions. d.opposed by Eugene Debs as conforming to capitalism. 35.John Dewey and Jacob Riis were activists in the move to make progressive reforms a.in the Protestant Church. b.that would provide national health insurance. c.in public education. d.designed to enhance the profits of big corporations. 36.All of the following statements about Margaret Sanger are true EXCEPT a.she was indicted for distributing reformist literature. b.women failed to follow up on the cause she championed. c.she was viewed as controversial by fundamentalists. d.she fled to Europe to avoid legal pressure from authorities. 37.Reforms in rural areas during the early 1900s achieved all of the following aims EXCEPT a.increasing the number of agricultural colleges in the South. b.improving roads and communication in remote regions. c.managing to stop rural people from being drawn to urbanization trends. d.creating more consolidated school districts in rural areas. 38.Many progressive reformers supported prohibition legislation because a.prohibition laws had succeeded at reducing alcoholism in western Europe. b.they believed alcohol was a cause of poverty and many other social problems. c.they wished to break monopolies controlled by liquor manufacturers. d.it was a major aspect of the Socialist Party’s platform. 39.The Harrison Act a.criminalized gambling across the nation. b.denied labor unions the right to collective bargaining. c.restricted the distribution and use of narcotics. d.created minimum-wage requirements for women. 40.Prohibition went into effect in a.1916. b.1920. c.1926.