Question 1

What role did Roosevelt play in the presidential election of 1912?

Accepted Answer

A)  Running against Taft of the Republican party and Woodrow Wilson of the Democratic party, Roosevelt created the Progressive party with a platform that revealed his liberalism. 
B)  Roosevelt was so desperate after it became clear that he would likely lose the Republican nomination that he rejected many of his earlier ideas such as a minimum "living wage." 
C)  Roosevelt decided to run as Taft's vice president because he had enough of the limelight but felt pressure to use the office to promote certain business interests. 
D)  Although he had lost most of his popularity and suffered for it during the party primaries, Roosevelt managed to win the nomination by appealing to party bosses as party leader. 
E)  Roosevelt proved victorious mostly due to the fact that the Democratic party had split in two due to the controversial platform of the southerner Woodrow Wilson. 
A)  Running against Taft of the Republican party and Woodrow Wilson of the Democratic party, Roosevelt created the Progressive party with a platform that revealed his liberalism. 
B)  Roosevelt was so desperate after it became clear that he would likely lose the Republican nomination that he rejected many of his earlier ideas such as a minimum "living wage." 
C)  Roosevelt decided to run as Taft's vice president because he had enough of the limelight but felt pressure to use the office to promote certain business interests. 
D)  Although he had lost most of his popularity and suffered for it during the party primaries, Roosevelt managed to win the nomination by appealing to party bosses as party leader. 
E)  Roosevelt proved victorious mostly due to the fact that the Democratic party had split in two due to the controversial platform of the southerner Woodrow Wilson. A

Question 2

What assumption did progressives share?

Accepted Answer

A)  Governments must become more active to address the problems created by rapid industrial and urban growth. 
B)  The Democratic party must once again hold national political power in order to meet the war head-on. 
C)  Racism was an injustice, and the law should not discriminate between African Americans and white Americans. 
D)  Women were equal to men in ability and should be afforded the same opportunities in professional and political spheres. 
E)  Society would only progress when competition was allowed to take place without governmental regulation. 
A)  Governments must become more active to address the problems created by rapid industrial and urban growth. 
B)  The Democratic party must once again hold national political power in order to meet the war head-on. 
C)  Racism was an injustice, and the law should not discriminate between African Americans and white Americans. 
D)  Women were equal to men in ability and should be afforded the same opportunities in professional and political spheres. 
E)  Society would only progress when competition was allowed to take place without governmental regulation. A

Question 3

Who was Frederick W. Taylor?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was a harsh critic of industrialization in general and publicly lamented the rise of capitalism and the monotonous work it brought. 
B)  He championed the idea of "scientific management," showing employers how to cut waste and improve productivity. 
C)  He was one of the leaders of the women's suffrage movement, insisting that it needed the help and voices of strong and able men. 
D)  He was founder of the National Child Labor Committee and successfully brought about legislation that only permitted those over the age of eighteen to work. 
E)  He was a popular congressman who authored the bill on reclamation for the western states and was a champion of Prohibition. 
A)  He was a harsh critic of industrialization in general and publicly lamented the rise of capitalism and the monotonous work it brought. 
B)  He championed the idea of "scientific management," showing employers how to cut waste and improve productivity. 
C)  He was one of the leaders of the women's suffrage movement, insisting that it needed the help and voices of strong and able men. 
D)  He was founder of the National Child Labor Committee and successfully brought about legislation that only permitted those over the age of eighteen to work. 
E)  He was a popular congressman who authored the bill on reclamation for the western states and was a champion of Prohibition. B

Question 4

Which of the following figures was considered the greatest champion of the social gospel movement and worked in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ida Tarbell 
B)  Walter Rauschenbusch 
C)  Washington Gladden 
D)  Jacob Riis 
E)  Upton Sinclair 
A)  Ida Tarbell 
B)  Walter Rauschenbusch 
C)  Washington Gladden 
D)  Jacob Riis 
E)  Upton Sinclair

Question 5

What contributions did Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft make to the progressive movement? How and why did these men come to disagree about the best ways to advance progressive ideals?

Accepted Answer

Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Willia

Question 6

Theodore Roosevelt considered the Federal Trade Commission to be the cornerstone of his program for Big Business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What was the significance of the events at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911?

Accepted Answer

A)  A strike resulted in the intervention of federal troops, representing the eagerness of the government to improve conditions. 
B)  The factory popularized the idea of scientific management principles because within one year of adopting them, its output had tripled. 
C)  It took the death of workers as a result of a tragic fire there to result in meaningful government regulation of dangerous workplaces. 
D)  The labor force was comprised almost entirely of American-born workers willing to work for low wages, which convinced similar companies to hire fewer immigrant workers. 
E)  The daily experiences of the workers there became the subject of Upton Sinclair's influential book The Jungle in which he interviewed textile sweatshop owners. 
A)  A strike resulted in the intervention of federal troops, representing the eagerness of the government to improve conditions. 
B)  The factory popularized the idea of scientific management principles because within one year of adopting them, its output had tripled. 
C)  It took the death of workers as a result of a tragic fire there to result in meaningful government regulation of dangerous workplaces. 
D)  The labor force was comprised almost entirely of American-born workers willing to work for low wages, which convinced similar companies to hire fewer immigrant workers. 
E)  The daily experiences of the workers there became the subject of Upton Sinclair's influential book The Jungle in which he interviewed textile sweatshop owners.

Question 8

Which of the following statements accurately describes the women's suffrage movement during the Progressive Era?

Accepted Answer

A)  The movement was successful not only in bringing the women's vote to all states in the matter of a year but also in staying free of social and ethnic prejudices. 
B)  Rather than being concerned with matters of federal law or directing attention toward the government, the movement focused on businesses' treatment of women workers. 
C)  Suffrage activists varied in their motivations and approaches, such as the range of issues they were willing to raise along with the women's vote. 
D)  African American women tended to be the leaders of suffrage organizations because the civil rights movement had erupted and made the two issues inseparable. 
E)  Since the Gilded Age had brought the right to vote to affluent women, suffragists used the energy of the Progressive Era to campaign to extend this right to women of all classes. 
A)  The movement was successful not only in bringing the women's vote to all states in the matter of a year but also in staying free of social and ethnic prejudices. 
B)  Rather than being concerned with matters of federal law or directing attention toward the government, the movement focused on businesses' treatment of women workers. 
C)  Suffrage activists varied in their motivations and approaches, such as the range of issues they were willing to raise along with the women's vote. 
D)  African American women tended to be the leaders of suffrage organizations because the civil rights movement had erupted and made the two issues inseparable. 
E)  Since the Gilded Age had brought the right to vote to affluent women, suffragists used the energy of the Progressive Era to campaign to extend this right to women of all classes.

Question 9

Where was the commission system of city government first adopted?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atlanta, Georgia 
B)  Durham, North Carolina 
C)  Galveston, Texas 
D)  Springfield, Missouri 
E)  Columbia, South Carolina 
A)  Atlanta, Georgia 
B)  Durham, North Carolina 
C)  Galveston, Texas 
D)  Springfield, Missouri 
E)  Columbia, South Carolina

Question 10

Alice Paul encouraged American suffragettes to use more aggressive approaches in their campaign for the vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Of the following, who eventually became chief justice of the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Jennings Bryan 
B)  Herbert Croly 
C)  Louis Brandeis 
D)  William Howard Taft 
E)  Gifford Pinchot 
A)  William Jennings Bryan 
B)  Herbert Croly 
C)  Louis Brandeis 
D)  William Howard Taft 
E)  Gifford Pinchot

Question 12

As president of the WCTU, Frances Willard lobbied for legislation that would ________ alcohol.

Accepted Answer

A)  change the minimum age to legally purchase 
B)  raise taxes on 
C)  reduce tariffs on 
D)  ban 
E)  regulate the manufacturing of 
A)  change the minimum age to legally purchase 
B)  raise taxes on 
C)  reduce tariffs on 
D)  ban 
E)  regulate the manufacturing of

Question 13

Progressivism faded as an organized political movement because international issues pushed aside domestic concerns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Roosevelt invited Booker T. Washington to the White House dinner but gave into the criticism of white southerners and never invited another black leader again.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Having been elected in his own right to a second term, Theodore Roosevelt set his sights on regulation and control of business. Trace his agenda in these endeavors. Was he successful?

Accepted Answer

After being elected to a second term, Th

Question 16

What was the issue that provoked an open break between Taft and Roosevelt?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taft supported higher tariffs, but lower tariffs had long been one of the primary focuses of Roosevelt's economic policies. 
B)  Taft reduced the size of the navy, which led Roosevelt to become deeply concerned about the future of national security. 
C)  Taft made an anti-trust suit against United States Steel Corporation, which was at odds with Roosevelt's business alliances. 
D)  Taft supported the federal income tax, whereas Roosevelt had long argued it would hurt common people and help corporations. 
E)  Taft fired Pinchot after he showed opposition to the Taft administrations' opening up protected federal lands to commercial development. 
A)  Taft supported higher tariffs, but lower tariffs had long been one of the primary focuses of Roosevelt's economic policies. 
B)  Taft reduced the size of the navy, which led Roosevelt to become deeply concerned about the future of national security. 
C)  Taft made an anti-trust suit against United States Steel Corporation, which was at odds with Roosevelt's business alliances. 
D)  Taft supported the federal income tax, whereas Roosevelt had long argued it would hurt common people and help corporations. 
E)  Taft fired Pinchot after he showed opposition to the Taft administrations' opening up protected federal lands to commercial development.

Question 17

Match each description with the item below.
-"Colonel" Edward M. House

Accepted Answer

A) was Woodrow Wilson's closest adviser who worked behind the scenes to excite and mobilize others despite not holding an official government position 
B) ran in the election of 1912 as a socialist who promoted Christianity over Marxism and democracy over totalitarianism 
C) was an author and teacher who became a muckraker to call attention to abuses by oil companies and insisted it was up to the people to fix them 
D) endorsed a Square Deal for "every man, great or small, rich or poor" that featured the "Three Cs" marked by greater government control 
E) helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and questioned the idea of a "New Freedom" for white Americans and a "new slavery" for Afro-Americans
F)organized demonstrations on behalf of women's rights during Woodrow Wilson's presidency and went on a hunger strike while in prison
G)wrote Congressional Government and created the Federal Trade Commission to prevent the creation of monopolistic trusts
H)promoted the prohibition of alcohol as well as the creation of an eight-hour workday, the regulation of child labor, and government-funded kindergartens
I)served on the Ohio Supreme Court, was the first American governor-general of the Philippines, and was a cautious and conservative progressive
J)was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court who designed the New Freedom to be a means of restoring economic competition 
A) was Woodrow Wilson's closest adviser who worked behind the scenes to excite and mobilize others despite not holding an official government position 
B) ran in the election of 1912 as a socialist who promoted Christianity over Marxism and democracy over totalitarianism 
C) was an author and teacher who became a muckraker to call attention to abuses by oil companies and insisted it was up to the people to fix them 
D) endorsed a Square Deal for "every man, great or small, rich or poor" that featured the "Three Cs" marked by greater government control 
E) helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and questioned the idea of a "New Freedom" for white Americans and a "new slavery" for Afro-Americans
F)organized demonstrations on behalf of women's rights during Woodrow Wilson's presidency and went on a hunger strike while in prison
G)wrote Congressional Government and created the Federal Trade Commission to prevent the creation of monopolistic trusts
H)promoted the prohibition of alcohol as well as the creation of an eight-hour workday, the regulation of child labor, and government-funded kindergartens
I)served on the Ohio Supreme Court, was the first American governor-general of the Philippines, and was a cautious and conservative progressive
J)was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court who designed the New Freedom to be a means of restoring economic competition

Question 18

To what extent were progressives a unified group in the early twentieth century, and why? What differences kept them from forming a single, united force?

Accepted Answer

The progressives in the early twentieth

Question 19

Through the Federal Farm Loan Act, Wilson tried to pass the first federal legislation directed to assisting farmers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Who was Theodore Roosevelt's close friend Gifford Pinchot?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was the president's chief speechwriter. 
B)  He was a strict prohibitionist who pushed for the Seventeenth Amendment. 
C)  He was one of the most famous muckrakers. 
D)  He was the attorney general who broke up the Northern Securities Company. 
E)  He was a forestry expert and leading conservationist. 
A)  He was the president's chief speechwriter. 
B)  He was a strict prohibitionist who pushed for the Seventeenth Amendment. 
C)  He was one of the most famous muckrakers. 
D)  He was the attorney general who broke up the Northern Securities Company. 
E)  He was a forestry expert and leading conservationist.

Exam 21: The Progressive Era

What role did Roosevelt play in the presidential election of 1912?

What assumption did progressives share?

Who was Frederick W. Taylor?

Which of the following figures was considered the greatest champion of the social gospel movement and worked in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York?

What contributions did Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft make to the progressive movement? How and why did these men come to disagree about the best ways to advance progressive ideals?

Theodore Roosevelt considered the Federal Trade Commission to be the cornerstone of his program for Big Business.

What was the significance of the events at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the women's suffrage movement during the Progressive Era?

Where was the commission system of city government first adopted?

Alice Paul encouraged American suffragettes to use more aggressive approaches in their campaign for the vote.

Of the following, who eventually became chief justice of the Supreme Court?

As president of the WCTU, Frances Willard lobbied for legislation that would ________ alcohol.

Progressivism faded as an organized political movement because international issues pushed aside domestic concerns.

Roosevelt invited Booker T. Washington to the White House dinner but gave into the criticism of white southerners and never invited another black leader again.

Having been elected in his own right to a second term, Theodore Roosevelt set his sights on regulation and control of business. Trace his agenda in these endeavors. Was he successful?

What was the issue that provoked an open break between Taft and Roosevelt?

Match each description with the item below. -"Colonel" Edward M. House

To what extent were progressives a unified group in the early twentieth century, and why? What differences kept them from forming a single, united force?

Through the Federal Farm Loan Act, Wilson tried to pass the first federal legislation directed to assisting farmers.

Who was Theodore Roosevelt's close friend Gifford Pinchot?

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