Question 1

In 1904, Ida Tarbell published a highly critical study on

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A)  the Carnegie Steel Company. 
B)  child industrial labor. 
C)  urban "boss rule." 
D)  the Standard Oil trust. 
E)  Congress. 
A)  the Carnegie Steel Company. 
B)  child industrial labor. 
C)  urban "boss rule." 
D)  the Standard Oil trust. 
E)  Congress.

Question 2

The major reform of the American banking system passed by Wilson was the ________.

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The answer of The major reform of the American banking...

Question 3

Analyze and assess the presidential election results of 1912.

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The presidential election of 1912 was a

Question 4

In his political program known as the "New Freedom," Woodrow Wilson believed trusts

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A)  needed to be tightly regulated by the federal government. 
B)  should be destroyed. 
C)  should exist only if they benefited the middle class. 
D)  should have the right to expand. 
E)  should exist only if they recognized labor's right to organize. 
A)  needed to be tightly regulated by the federal government. 
B)  should be destroyed. 
C)  should exist only if they benefited the middle class. 
D)  should have the right to expand. 
E)  should exist only if they recognized labor's right to organize.

Question 5

During the progressive era, significant voting rights for women were first won in

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A)  the mid-Atlantic states. 
B)  the South. 
C)  New England. 
D)  the Midwest. 
E)  the Far West. 
A)  the mid-Atlantic states. 
B)  the South. 
C)  New England. 
D)  the Midwest. 
E)  the Far West.

Question 6

The leader of the National Woman's Party, ________, did not think that the Nineteenth Amendment would be sufficient to protect women.

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The answer of The leader of the National Woman's Party,...

Question 7

"Big Bill" Haywood of the ________ called for the abolition of the "wage slave" system.

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Industrial

Question 8

The temperance crusade

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A)  first began to take shape during the progressive era. 
B)  was supported by business employers. 
C)  sought to curb prostitution. 
D)  found its greatest support among immigrants. 
E)  was wholeheartedly supported by urban political machines. 
A)  first began to take shape during the progressive era. 
B)  was supported by business employers. 
C)  sought to curb prostitution. 
D)  found its greatest support among immigrants. 
E)  was wholeheartedly supported by urban political machines.

Question 9

Progressive reformers tried to strengthen the power of the mayor over the city council.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What were the significant divisions within the progressive movement? What impact did these divisions have on the movement?

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The progressive movement of the late 19t

Question 11

As president, William Howard Taft

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A)  angered many conservatives with his activism. 
B)  generally pleased progressives. 
C)  managed to match Roosevelt's personal dynamism. 
D)  angered many conservatives with his activism, but generally pleased progressives. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  angered many conservatives with his activism. 
B)  generally pleased progressives. 
C)  managed to match Roosevelt's personal dynamism. 
D)  angered many conservatives with his activism, but generally pleased progressives. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 12

During the progressive era, clubs for African American women

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A)  differed sharply from white women's clubs in their structure. 
B)  often took anti-lynching and anti-segregation positions. 
C)  existed in large numbers despite the racial inclusiveness of white-founded women's clubs. 
D)  tried to ignore overtly racial issues such as segregation. 
E)  did not exist. 
A)  differed sharply from white women's clubs in their structure. 
B)  often took anti-lynching and anti-segregation positions. 
C)  existed in large numbers despite the racial inclusiveness of white-founded women's clubs. 
D)  tried to ignore overtly racial issues such as segregation. 
E)  did not exist.

Question 13

The Federal Trade Commission Act

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A)  defined the standard for "unfair trade practices." 
B)  helped businesses increase their trade markets. 
C)  failed to give the government new powers to investigate corporate behavior. 
D)  encouraged industries to write basic "codes" governing prices, hours, and wages across the board. 
E)  created an agency to determine whether business practices were acceptable to the government. 
A)  defined the standard for "unfair trade practices." 
B)  helped businesses increase their trade markets. 
C)  failed to give the government new powers to investigate corporate behavior. 
D)  encouraged industries to write basic "codes" governing prices, hours, and wages across the board. 
E)  created an agency to determine whether business practices were acceptable to the government.

Question 14

The ________ Tariff made progressives resentful of President Taft's passivity in challenging the congressional Old Guard.

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The answer of The ________ Tariff made progressives resentful of...

Question 15

The presidential candidate who was the victim of an assassination attempt in 1912 was ________.

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The answer of The presidential candidate who was the victim...

Question 16

The Supreme Court, in two rulings related to the 1916 Keating-Owen Act,

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A)  demonstrated its support for President Wilson's political agenda. 
B)  validated an expansion of congressional authority. 
C)  struck down reform legislation. 
D)  displayed support for using federal authority to create social change. 
E)  illustrated how quickly Justice Louis Brandeis had changed the Court. 
A)  demonstrated its support for President Wilson's political agenda. 
B)  validated an expansion of congressional authority. 
C)  struck down reform legislation. 
D)  displayed support for using federal authority to create social change. 
E)  illustrated how quickly Justice Louis Brandeis had changed the Court.

Question 17

Theodore Roosevelt did not run for another term as president in 1908 because

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A)  the Constitution prevented him from doing so. 
B)  he had lost much of his public popularity. 
C)  in 1904 he had promised not to run again. 
D)  he was denied the nomination of his party. 
E)  he felt he had accomplished everything he wanted to do as president. 
A)  the Constitution prevented him from doing so. 
B)  he had lost much of his public popularity. 
C)  in 1904 he had promised not to run again. 
D)  he was denied the nomination of his party. 
E)  he felt he had accomplished everything he wanted to do as president.

Question 18

What was Theodore Roosevelt's conception of the presidency, and how did his actions conform to that conception?

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Theodore Roosevelt's conception of the p

Question 19

Progressives tended to believe that the doctrine of Social Darwinism was the correct starting point for creating a better world.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

During his first three years in office, President Theodore Roosevelt was less concerned with reform than he was with not upsetting the conservative wing of his party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 20: The Progressives

In 1904, Ida Tarbell published a highly critical study on

The major reform of the American banking system passed by Wilson was the ________.

Analyze and assess the presidential election results of 1912.

In his political program known as the "New Freedom," Woodrow Wilson believed trusts

During the progressive era, significant voting rights for women were first won in

The leader of the National Woman's Party, ________, did not think that the Nineteenth Amendment would be sufficient to protect women.

"Big Bill" Haywood of the ________ called for the abolition of the "wage slave" system.

The temperance crusade

Progressive reformers tried to strengthen the power of the mayor over the city council.

What were the significant divisions within the progressive movement? What impact did these divisions have on the movement?

As president, William Howard Taft

During the progressive era, clubs for African American women

The Federal Trade Commission Act

The ________ Tariff made progressives resentful of President Taft's passivity in challenging the congressional Old Guard.

The presidential candidate who was the victim of an assassination attempt in 1912 was ________.

The Supreme Court, in two rulings related to the 1916 Keating-Owen Act,

Theodore Roosevelt did not run for another term as president in 1908 because

What was Theodore Roosevelt's conception of the presidency, and how did his actions conform to that conception?

Progressives tended to believe that the doctrine of Social Darwinism was the correct starting point for creating a better world.

During his first three years in office, President Theodore Roosevelt was less concerned with reform than he was with not upsetting the conservative wing of his party.

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Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

America and the Great War

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