Question 1

Despite Josephus Daniels's racist views, President Wilson still nominated Daniels for

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A)  secretary of state. 
B)  secretary of the navy. 
C)  secretary of war. 
D)  secretary of the interior. 
E)  secretary of transportation. 
A)  secretary of state. 
B)  secretary of the navy. 
C)  secretary of war. 
D)  secretary of the interior. 
E)  secretary of transportation.

Question 2

In what ways was the election of 1912 significant? As part of your response, discuss the candidates and issues that defined the election.

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The election of 1912 was significant for

Question 3

Contrary to his party's tradition, President Taft called for

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A)  a moderately high tariff. 
B)  no tariff. 
C)  a lower tariff. 
D)  a high tariff only on luxury items. 
E)  a drastically higher inheritance tax. 
A)  a moderately high tariff. 
B)  no tariff. 
C)  a lower tariff. 
D)  a high tariff only on luxury items. 
E)  a drastically higher inheritance tax.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of progressives' efforts to empower citizens' voices within politics?

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A)  the social gospel 
B)  eugenics 
C)  the direct primary 
D)  the poll tax 
E)  Prohibition 
A)  the social gospel 
B)  eugenics 
C)  the direct primary 
D)  the poll tax 
E)  Prohibition

Question 5

What did the Seventeenth Amendment do?

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A)  It authorized the popular election of U.S. senators. 
B)  It gave women the right to vote. 
C)  It called for direct primaries. 
D)  It authorized the federal income tax. 
E)  It made the production and distribution of alcohol illegal. 
A)  It authorized the popular election of U.S. senators. 
B)  It gave women the right to vote. 
C)  It called for direct primaries. 
D)  It authorized the federal income tax. 
E)  It made the production and distribution of alcohol illegal.

Question 6

Which policies of President Woodrow Wilson were influenced by the progressive movement? How and why did they differ from the policies of Roosevelt and Taft?

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President Woodrow Wilson's policies were

Question 7

What did the muckrakers consider their primary objective?

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A)  converting Americans to socialism 
B)  exposing social problems to the public 
C)  increasing the circulation of sensationalist newspapers 
D)  proposing detailed legislation 
E)  destroying the Republican party 
A)  converting Americans to socialism 
B)  exposing social problems to the public 
C)  increasing the circulation of sensationalist newspapers 
D)  proposing detailed legislation 
E)  destroying the Republican party

Question 8

In what ways is the rift between Roosevelt and Taft representative of larger trends of progressivism?

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The rift between Roosevelt and Taft is r

Question 9

The phrase "Square Deal" is associated with Theodore Roosevelt.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What changes did progressivism bring to America? How was America different in 1920 from what it had been in 1900 because of progressivism?

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Progressivism brought about significant

Question 11

What was Theodore Roosevelt's position on the matter of environmental conservation?

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A)  He believed strongly that natural resources should be preserved, but felt that this was a matter for state, not federal, action. 
B)  He angered many conservationists by his appointment of Gifford Pinchot, a businessman with no experience in conservation, as head of the Division of Forestry. 
C)  He believed in environmental preservation and, as a result, set aside federal land for conservation purposes created a number of national forests. 
D)  He was worried about what limits placed on logging and mining opportunities would do to the economy and large industries and, thus, attacked promoters of conservation. 
E)  He had spent little time outdoors himself and remained indifferent on the issue of conservation, leaving the matter entirely up to Congress. 
A)  He believed strongly that natural resources should be preserved, but felt that this was a matter for state, not federal, action. 
B)  He angered many conservationists by his appointment of Gifford Pinchot, a businessman with no experience in conservation, as head of the Division of Forestry. 
C)  He believed in environmental preservation and, as a result, set aside federal land for conservation purposes created a number of national forests. 
D)  He was worried about what limits placed on logging and mining opportunities would do to the economy and large industries and, thus, attacked promoters of conservation. 
E)  He had spent little time outdoors himself and remained indifferent on the issue of conservation, leaving the matter entirely up to Congress.

Question 12

Which of the following occurred during Taft's presidency?

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A)  He managed to unite a faction-ridden Republican party throughout his second term with his towering personality. 
B)  He opposed both the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments and actively delayed their becoming law. 
C)  He consistently catered to Big Business and had far fewer anti-trust suits than those prosecuted under Roosevelt 
D)  Like Roosevelt, he appointed a conservationist and preserved more public lands in four years than Roosevelt had in nearly eight. 
E)  He regained Roosevelt's trust while Roosevelt was away on safari through the selection of his cabinet. 
A)  He managed to unite a faction-ridden Republican party throughout his second term with his towering personality. 
B)  He opposed both the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments and actively delayed their becoming law. 
C)  He consistently catered to Big Business and had far fewer anti-trust suits than those prosecuted under Roosevelt 
D)  Like Roosevelt, he appointed a conservationist and preserved more public lands in four years than Roosevelt had in nearly eight. 
E)  He regained Roosevelt's trust while Roosevelt was away on safari through the selection of his cabinet.

Question 13

What did Roosevelt and Wilson have in common?

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A)  They were both laidback presidents who believed that those who governed best were those who governed least and left most political responsibility to the people. 
B)  They were both reserved presidents who rarely spoke to the public out of concern that they needed to focus on day-to-day tasks. 
C)  They excelled at working with people who disagreed with them and ushered in an era marked by profound bipartisanship. 
D)  They were both activist presidents who helped bring about the modern presidency by expanding the scope of the executive branch at the expense of Congress. 
E)  They both enjoyed Republican majorities in the House and Senate, but were unable to push through much legislation because of the distractions of war. 
A)  They were both laidback presidents who believed that those who governed best were those who governed least and left most political responsibility to the people. 
B)  They were both reserved presidents who rarely spoke to the public out of concern that they needed to focus on day-to-day tasks. 
C)  They excelled at working with people who disagreed with them and ushered in an era marked by profound bipartisanship. 
D)  They were both activist presidents who helped bring about the modern presidency by expanding the scope of the executive branch at the expense of Congress. 
E)  They both enjoyed Republican majorities in the House and Senate, but were unable to push through much legislation because of the distractions of war.

Question 14

How did William Howard Taft win the presidency?

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A)  Roosevelt urged the Republican party to nominate him as his successor, and he promised to continue the policies Roosevelt had begun. 
B)  He promised to expand the authority of the executive branch and to rethink the distribution of power among the other two government branches. 
C)  He had a "crusading spirit" that rivaled Roosevelt's and had held elected office for most of his career. 
D)  He was, in the Republican tradition, opposed to a lower tariff and promised to entirely dismantle the American system of capitalism. 
E)  He attacked Roosevelt's progressive policies, which appealed to the many political and business enemies Roosevelt had made. 
A)  Roosevelt urged the Republican party to nominate him as his successor, and he promised to continue the policies Roosevelt had begun. 
B)  He promised to expand the authority of the executive branch and to rethink the distribution of power among the other two government branches. 
C)  He had a "crusading spirit" that rivaled Roosevelt's and had held elected office for most of his career. 
D)  He was, in the Republican tradition, opposed to a lower tariff and promised to entirely dismantle the American system of capitalism. 
E)  He attacked Roosevelt's progressive policies, which appealed to the many political and business enemies Roosevelt had made.

Question 15

Match each description with the item below.
-Alice Paul

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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 16

Woodrow Wilson was a minister's son who grew up in the South.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The National Child Labor Committee pushed to

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A)  allow as many immigrant children to enter the workforce as possible. 
B)  open more technical schools. 
C)  create federal legislation allowing children to work more hours. 
D)  enact laws prohibiting the employment of young children. 
E)  grant employees' children scholarships. 
A)  allow as many immigrant children to enter the workforce as possible. 
B)  open more technical schools. 
C)  create federal legislation allowing children to work more hours. 
D)  enact laws prohibiting the employment of young children. 
E)  grant employees' children scholarships.

Question 18

Match each description with the item below.
-William H. Taft

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 19

Ultimately, what event led to the end of the organized progressive movement in the United States?

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A)  the election of 1920 
B)  the Great War 
C)  the election of Eugene V. Debs as president 
D)  the backlash against the first federal income tax 
E)  the Great Depression 
A)  the election of 1920 
B)  the Great War 
C)  the election of Eugene V. Debs as president 
D)  the backlash against the first federal income tax 
E)  the Great Depression

Question 20

What was the purpose of the Adamson Act of 1916?

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A)  It prohibited most forms of child labor. 
B)  It provided low-interest loans to farmers. 
C)  It provided federal funds to build highways. 
D)  It established the eight-hour day for railroad workers. 
E)  It made the consumption of alcohol legal for soldiers. 
A)  It prohibited most forms of child labor. 
B)  It provided low-interest loans to farmers. 
C)  It provided federal funds to build highways. 
D)  It established the eight-hour day for railroad workers. 
E)  It made the consumption of alcohol legal for soldiers.

Exam 21: The Progressive Era

Despite Josephus Daniels's racist views, President Wilson still nominated Daniels for

In what ways was the election of 1912 significant? As part of your response, discuss the candidates and issues that defined the election.

Contrary to his party's tradition, President Taft called for

Which of the following is an example of progressives' efforts to empower citizens' voices within politics?

What did the Seventeenth Amendment do?

Which policies of President Woodrow Wilson were influenced by the progressive movement? How and why did they differ from the policies of Roosevelt and Taft?

What did the muckrakers consider their primary objective?

In what ways is the rift between Roosevelt and Taft representative of larger trends of progressivism?

The phrase "Square Deal" is associated with Theodore Roosevelt.

What changes did progressivism bring to America? How was America different in 1920 from what it had been in 1900 because of progressivism?

What was Theodore Roosevelt's position on the matter of environmental conservation?

Which of the following occurred during Taft's presidency?

What did Roosevelt and Wilson have in common?

How did William Howard Taft win the presidency?

Match each description with the item below. -Alice Paul

Woodrow Wilson was a minister's son who grew up in the South.

The National Child Labor Committee pushed to

Match each description with the item below. -William H. Taft

Ultimately, what event led to the end of the organized progressive movement in the United States?

What was the purpose of the Adamson Act of 1916?

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