Question 1

Why did southern progressives support the disfranchisement and segregation of African Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  They argued it would lead to economic growth. 
B)  They were more racist than other political groups in the South. 
C)  They wanted protection from the Ku Klux Klan. 
D)  They believed it was necessary for political and social reform. 
A)  They argued it would lead to economic growth. 
B)  They were more racist than other political groups in the South. 
C)  They wanted protection from the Ku Klux Klan. 
D)  They believed it was necessary for political and social reform. D

Question 2

The 1903 "open shop" campaign was meant to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  eradicate unions altogether 
B)  punish stores that sold liquor 
C)  end racial discrimination in retail sales 
D)  prevent saloons and other establishments selling liquor from closing 
A)  eradicate unions altogether 
B)  punish stores that sold liquor 
C)  end racial discrimination in retail sales 
D)  prevent saloons and other establishments selling liquor from closing A

Question 3

Most Jewish immigrants were different from other groups of people who immigrated to the United States during the early twentieth century because they __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  came to the United States with the intention of living here permanently 
B)  came from the Middle East 
C)  were highly skilled laborers who quickly found high-paying jobs 
D)  settled in small towns and rural areas rather than large urban centers 
A)  came to the United States with the intention of living here permanently 
B)  came from the Middle East 
C)  were highly skilled laborers who quickly found high-paying jobs 
D)  settled in small towns and rural areas rather than large urban centers A

Question 4

President Theodore Roosevelt's support for the Hepburn Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act reflected his beliefs in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an economy based on a small competitive business 
B)  keeping government out of big business 
C)  the ability of big business to reform itself 
D)  government's duty to regulate big business 
A)  an economy based on a small competitive business 
B)  keeping government out of big business 
C)  the ability of big business to reform itself 
D)  government's duty to regulate big business

Question 5

How did machine politicians gain the votes of their constituencies in American cities at the turn of the century?

Accepted Answer

A)  by offering a variety of services 
B)  by promising tax cuts 
C)  by pushing for immigration quotas 
D)  by blackmailing community leaders 
A)  by offering a variety of services 
B)  by promising tax cuts 
C)  by pushing for immigration quotas 
D)  by blackmailing community leaders

Question 6

Progressives tended to see society's problems as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  structural in nature 
B)  the result of individual failures 
C)  stemming from a lack of moral virtue among the poor 
D)  the result of lax immigration laws 
A)  structural in nature 
B)  the result of individual failures 
C)  stemming from a lack of moral virtue among the poor 
D)  the result of lax immigration laws

Question 7

The Woman's Christian Temperance Union's efforts at prohibition and other social reforms allowed women to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fuse public concerns with moral guardianship 
B)  seek control without the vote 
C)  remove unwanted elements in society 
D)  keep wives and mothers in the home 
A)  fuse public concerns with moral guardianship 
B)  seek control without the vote 
C)  remove unwanted elements in society 
D)  keep wives and mothers in the home

Question 8

The right to hold a popular vote on proposed legislation is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a referendum 
B)  an open primary 
C)  a direct primary 
D)  the Australian ballot 
A)  a referendum 
B)  an open primary 
C)  a direct primary 
D)  the Australian ballot

Question 9

Progressive academics and legal scholars argued __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  that active intervention was required to improve social conditions 
B)  that precedents were everything to the preservation of society 
C)  that laws were immutable and could never be changed 
D)  that education was beneficial only for the elite 
A)  that active intervention was required to improve social conditions 
B)  that precedents were everything to the preservation of society 
C)  that laws were immutable and could never be changed 
D)  that education was beneficial only for the elite

Question 10

The Industrial Workers of the World differed from other labor organizations in embracing __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  racial harmony 
B)  socialism 
C)  Social Darwinism 
D)  nonviolent protest 
A)  racial harmony 
B)  socialism 
C)  Social Darwinism 
D)  nonviolent protest

Question 11

Between 1890 and World War I, American progressives could be found __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in all classes and regions and among all races 
B)  primarily among the wealthy monopolists of the Northeast 
C)  primarily among Catholic immigrants 
D)  primarily among African American farmers and businessmen 
A)  in all classes and regions and among all races 
B)  primarily among the wealthy monopolists of the Northeast 
C)  primarily among Catholic immigrants 
D)  primarily among African American farmers and businessmen

Question 12

Why did Booker T. Washington enjoy the financial backing and respect of white philanthropists and progressives?

Accepted Answer

A)  He urged African Americans to focus on self-improvement and self-reliance rather than on civil rights. 
B)  He was an articulate speaker who could persuade even a hostile audience. 
C)  He was an innovative businessman who made his friends and investors a fortune. 
D)  He argued for immediate political and social change. 
A)  He urged African Americans to focus on self-improvement and self-reliance rather than on civil rights. 
B)  He was an articulate speaker who could persuade even a hostile audience. 
C)  He was an innovative businessman who made his friends and investors a fortune. 
D)  He argued for immediate political and social change.

Question 13

Progressive reformers looked to the public school primarily as an agent of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Americanization 
B)  standardization 
C)  gentrification 
D)  pacification 
A)  Americanization 
B)  standardization 
C)  gentrification 
D)  pacification

Question 14

The battle to ban alcohol that took place between opponents of alcohol, known as "pietists," and opponents of prohibition, known as "ritualists," revealed that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic and cultural divides shaped the debate over alcohol 
B)  evangelical Protestants were divided over the issue of banning alcohol 
C)  recent immigrants to the United States favored a ban on alcohol 
D)  divisions over the issue of alcohol were mainly between rural and urban communities 
A)  ethnic and cultural divides shaped the debate over alcohol 
B)  evangelical Protestants were divided over the issue of banning alcohol 
C)  recent immigrants to the United States favored a ban on alcohol 
D)  divisions over the issue of alcohol were mainly between rural and urban communities

Question 15

Which positive action was taken because of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Safety conditions were improved, and work hours for women and children were limited. 
B)  Women were allowed to unionize. 
C)  Large annual bonuses were given to women workers. 
D)  Women received health care and paid vacations. 
A)  Safety conditions were improved, and work hours for women and children were limited. 
B)  Women were allowed to unionize. 
C)  Large annual bonuses were given to women workers. 
D)  Women received health care and paid vacations.

Question 16

As a new kind of reform community, the Henry Street settlement was essentially a community of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  bohemian radicals who worked to change the political system 
B)  college-educated women who helped to solve the problems of modern urban life 
C)  artisans gathered in a communal factory 
D)  machine politicians delivering essential services to immigrant communities 
A)  bohemian radicals who worked to change the political system 
B)  college-educated women who helped to solve the problems of modern urban life 
C)  artisans gathered in a communal factory 
D)  machine politicians delivering essential services to immigrant communities

Question 17

Theodore Roosevelt liked to preach the virtues of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  "the strenuous life" 
B)  "equality of outcomes" 
C)  social control 
D)  Social Darwinism 
A)  "the strenuous life" 
B)  "equality of outcomes" 
C)  social control 
D)  Social Darwinism

Question 18

The Uprising of the 20,000 illustrated the collective power of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  working-class miners 
B)  working-class women and middle-class reformers and suffragists 
C)  the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the Anti-Saloon League 
D)  residents of company towns 
A)  working-class miners 
B)  working-class women and middle-class reformers and suffragists 
C)  the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the Anti-Saloon League 
D)  residents of company towns

Question 19

How did Florence Kelley shape the lives of working women in Illinois?

Accepted Answer

A)  Her report on dismal conditions in sweatshops became the basis for the state law mandating an eight-hour workday for women. 
B)  Her work as a factory inspector gave her insight into the workplaces of women, where she was able to offer comfort and support to them. 
C)  Her knowledge of the layout of factories and sweatshops allowed her to design improved shop floors and sell the plans to employers. 
D)  On her tours through factories, she was able to recruit a number of women for the union movement. 
A)  Her report on dismal conditions in sweatshops became the basis for the state law mandating an eight-hour workday for women. 
B)  Her work as a factory inspector gave her insight into the workplaces of women, where she was able to offer comfort and support to them. 
C)  Her knowledge of the layout of factories and sweatshops allowed her to design improved shop floors and sell the plans to employers. 
D)  On her tours through factories, she was able to recruit a number of women for the union movement.

Question 20

During the 1910s, radicals and bohemians were attracted to and lived in an unconventional community in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Greenwich Village, New York 
B)  San Francisco, California 
C)  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 
D)  Harlem, New York 
A)  Greenwich Village, New York 
B)  San Francisco, California 
C)  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 
D)  Harlem, New York

Exam 21: Urban America and the Progressive Era

Why did southern progressives support the disfranchisement and segregation of African Americans?

The 1903 "open shop" campaign was meant to __________.

Most Jewish immigrants were different from other groups of people who immigrated to the United States during the early twentieth century because they __________.

President Theodore Roosevelt's support for the Hepburn Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act reflected his beliefs in __________.

How did machine politicians gain the votes of their constituencies in American cities at the turn of the century?

Progressives tended to see society's problems as __________.

The Woman's Christian Temperance Union's efforts at prohibition and other social reforms allowed women to __________.

The right to hold a popular vote on proposed legislation is called __________.

Progressive academics and legal scholars argued __________.

The Industrial Workers of the World differed from other labor organizations in embracing __________.

Between 1890 and World War I, American progressives could be found __________.

Why did Booker T. Washington enjoy the financial backing and respect of white philanthropists and progressives?

Progressive reformers looked to the public school primarily as an agent of __________.

The battle to ban alcohol that took place between opponents of alcohol, known as "pietists," and opponents of prohibition, known as "ritualists," revealed that __________.

Which positive action was taken because of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire?

As a new kind of reform community, the Henry Street settlement was essentially a community of __________.

Theodore Roosevelt liked to preach the virtues of __________.

The Uprising of the 20,000 illustrated the collective power of __________.

How did Florence Kelley shape the lives of working women in Illinois?

During the 1910s, radicals and bohemians were attracted to and lived in an unconventional community in __________.

A Continent of Villages

When Worlds Collide

Planting Colonies in North America

Slavery and Empire

The Cultures of Colonial North America

From Empire to Independence

The American Revolution

The New Nation

An Empire for Liberty

The South and Slavery

The Growth of Democracy

Industry and the North

Immigration

The Territorial Expansion of the United States

The Coming Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction

The Trans-Mississippi West

Production and Consumption in the Gilded Age

Democracy and Empire

The United States in the Era of the Great War

The Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War Ii

The Cold War Begins

America at Mid-Century

The Civil Rights Movement

War Abroad

The Conservative Ascendancy

Inequality in the Global Age

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