Question 1

In 1912 Woodrow Wilson became the first ____ elected to the presidency since the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A)  person born in the South 
B)  Democrat 
C)  college graduate 
D)  non-Civil War veteran 
E)  Presbyterian. 
A)  person born in the South 
B)  Democrat 
C)  college graduate 
D)  non-Civil War veteran 
E)  Presbyterian. A

Question 2

Woodrow Wilson won re-election in 1916 by gaining strong support from

Accepted Answer

A)  the East Coast. 
B)  the Midwest and West. 
C)  the business community. 
D)  prowar members of both parties. 
E)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
A)  the East Coast. 
B)  the Midwest and West. 
C)  the business community. 
D)  prowar members of both parties. 
E)  Theodore Roosevelt. B

Question 3

Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom platform in the 1912 presidential election advocated

Accepted Answer

A)  an active role for government in economic and social affairs. 
B)  dissolution of trusts and other forms of business monopoly. 
C)  racial integration. 
D)  social-welfare programs. 
E)  support for small business entrepreneurs. 
A)  an active role for government in economic and social affairs. 
B)  dissolution of trusts and other forms of business monopoly. 
C)  racial integration. 
D)  social-welfare programs. 
E)  support for small business entrepreneurs. A, B, E

Question 4

Upon becoming president, Woodrow Wilson launched an attack on the "triple wall of privilege," which included

Accepted Answer

A)  high tariffs. 
B)  racial discrimination. 
C)  powerful trusts. 
D)  uncontrolled private banking practices. 
E)  exclusive social clubs. 
A)  high tariffs. 
B)  racial discrimination. 
C)  powerful trusts. 
D)  uncontrolled private banking practices. 
E)  exclusive social clubs.

Question 5

In the Sussex pledge, Germany promised

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A)  not to sink passenger ships. 
B)  to maintain the territorial integrity of France. 
C)  to halt its naval blockade of Britain. 
D)  to halt all submarine warfare. 
E)  not to sink passenger ships without warning. 
A)  not to sink passenger ships. 
B)  to maintain the territorial integrity of France. 
C)  to halt its naval blockade of Britain. 
D)  to halt all submarine warfare. 
E)  not to sink passenger ships without warning.

Question 6

The major international deployment of American troops in Woodrow Wilson's first term came in

Accepted Answer

A)  Nicaragua. 
B)  France. 
C)  Cuba. 
D)  Mexico. 
E)  Germany. 
A)  Nicaragua. 
B)  France. 
C)  Cuba. 
D)  Mexico. 
E)  Germany.

Question 7

Which of the following American passenger liners was sunk by German submarines?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lusitania 
B)  Arabic 
C)  Sussex 
D)  Titanic 
E)  None of these was an American ship. 
A)  Lusitania 
B)  Arabic 
C)  Sussex 
D)  Titanic 
E)  None of these was an American ship.

Question 8

Match each 1912 presidential candidate below with his political party.

Accepted Answer

A)  A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3 
B)  A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2 
C)  A-4, B-3, C-2, D-l 
D)  A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4 
E)  A-2, B-4, C-3, D-l 
A)  A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3 
B)  A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2 
C)  A-4, B-3, C-2, D-l 
D)  A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4 
E)  A-2, B-4, C-3, D-l

Question 9

The 1912 presidential election was notable because it not only offered the voters a choice not merely of politics but

Accepted Answer

A)  it gave the voters a clear choice of political and economic philosophies. 
B)  personalities were the only issue of the campaign. 
C)  it was the first time women had the right to vote. 
D)  the Democratic party had split. 
E)  the Socialists competed as a serious third party. 
A)  it gave the voters a clear choice of political and economic philosophies. 
B)  personalities were the only issue of the campaign. 
C)  it was the first time women had the right to vote. 
D)  the Democratic party had split. 
E)  the Socialists competed as a serious third party.

Question 10

Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism

Accepted Answer

A)  pinned its economic faith on competition. 
B)  opposed consolidation of trusts and labor unions. 
C)  favored the free functioning of unregulated markets. 
D)  supported a broad program of federal regulation and social welfare. 
E)  favored state rather than federal government activism. 
A)  pinned its economic faith on competition. 
B)  opposed consolidation of trusts and labor unions. 
C)  favored the free functioning of unregulated markets. 
D)  supported a broad program of federal regulation and social welfare. 
E)  favored state rather than federal government activism.

Question 11

Congress passed the Underwood Tariff Bill in 1913 in order to

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A)  lower tariff rates. 
B)  raise tariff rates. 
C)  produce more revenue from the tariff. 
D)  help selected small businesses to grow. 
E)  provide tariff protection for American farmers as well as manufacturers. 
A)  lower tariff rates. 
B)  raise tariff rates. 
C)  produce more revenue from the tariff. 
D)  help selected small businesses to grow. 
E)  provide tariff protection for American farmers as well as manufacturers.

Question 12

The Federal Reserve Act gave the U.S. government the authority to

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A)  expand or contract the amount of money in circulation. 
B)  close weak banks. 
C)  borrow from private banks. 
D)  print paper currency. 
E)  take the United States off the gold standard. 
A)  expand or contract the amount of money in circulation. 
B)  close weak banks. 
C)  borrow from private banks. 
D)  print paper currency. 
E)  take the United States off the gold standard.

Question 13

The position Woodrow Wilson held just before he was elected President of the United States was

Accepted Answer

A)  a Presbyterian minister. 
B)  Governor of New Jersey. 
C)  President of Princeton University. 
D)  Professor of Political Science. 
E)  United States Senator. 
A)  a Presbyterian minister. 
B)  Governor of New Jersey. 
C)  President of Princeton University. 
D)  Professor of Political Science. 
E)  United States Senator.

Question 14

German submarines began sinking unarmed and unresisting merchant and passenger ships without warning

Accepted Answer

A)  when the United States entered the war. 
B)  in retaliation for the British naval blockade of Germany. 
C)  in an effort to keep the United States out of the war. 
D)  because international law now allowed this new style of warfare. 
E)  in a last-ditch effort to win the war. 
A)  when the United States entered the war. 
B)  in retaliation for the British naval blockade of Germany. 
C)  in an effort to keep the United States out of the war. 
D)  because international law now allowed this new style of warfare. 
E)  in a last-ditch effort to win the war.

Question 15

President Wilson insisted that he would hold ____ to "strict accountability" for ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain; repaying the loans made to it by American bankers 
B)  Britain; the disruption of American trade with the European continent 
C)  Germany; starting the war 
D)  Germany; fair treatment of civilians in Belgium 
E)  Germany; the loss of American ships and lives to submarine warfare 
A)  Britain; repaying the loans made to it by American bankers 
B)  Britain; the disruption of American trade with the European continent 
C)  Germany; starting the war 
D)  Germany; fair treatment of civilians in Belgium 
E)  Germany; the loss of American ships and lives to submarine warfare

Question 16

Woodrow Wilson's political philosophy included all of the following except

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A)  faith in the masses. 
B)  the necessity of bargaining and compromise in politics. 
C)  a belief that the president should provide leadership for Congress. 
D)  a belief that the president should appeal over the heads of legislators to the sovereign people. 
E)  a belief in bringing a strong sense of morality to politics. 
A)  faith in the masses. 
B)  the necessity of bargaining and compromise in politics. 
C)  a belief that the president should provide leadership for Congress. 
D)  a belief that the president should appeal over the heads of legislators to the sovereign people. 
E)  a belief in bringing a strong sense of morality to politics.

Question 17

Woodrow Wilson's early efforts to conduct a non-imperialistic foreign policy were first undermined when he

Accepted Answer

A)  sought support from jingoist publisher William Randolph Hearst. 
B)  prohibited other great powers from using the Panama Canal. 
C)  sent American marines to Haiti. 
D)  revoked promises to grant independence to the Philippines. 
E)  dispatched American forces to protect U.S. missionaries in China. 
A)  sought support from jingoist publisher William Randolph Hearst. 
B)  prohibited other great powers from using the Panama Canal. 
C)  sent American marines to Haiti. 
D)  revoked promises to grant independence to the Philippines. 
E)  dispatched American forces to protect U.S. missionaries in China.

Question 18

Congress passed the Underwood Tariff because

Accepted Answer

A)  farmers and workers demanded its passage. 
B)  President Wilson provided dramatic public leadership on its behalf. 
C)  inflation was pricing many consumers out of buying imported goods. 
D)  a deal was struck linking it to passage of the graduated income tax. 
E)  Wilson gained Western support for tariff reduction. 
A)  farmers and workers demanded its passage. 
B)  President Wilson provided dramatic public leadership on its behalf. 
C)  inflation was pricing many consumers out of buying imported goods. 
D)  a deal was struck linking it to passage of the graduated income tax. 
E)  Wilson gained Western support for tariff reduction.

Question 19

Woodrow Wilson's approach to American foreign policy could best be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  imperialist. 
B)  moralistic. 
C)  realistic. 
D)  balance-of-power. 
E)  isolationist. 
A)  imperialist. 
B)  moralistic. 
C)  realistic. 
D)  balance-of-power. 
E)  isolationist.

Question 20

The Progressive "Bull Moose" party died when

Accepted Answer

A)  Theodore Roosevelt refused to run as the party's presidential candidate in 1916. 
B)  the Progressives united with the Socialist party. 
C)  the United States entered World War I. 
D)  the Republican candidate, Charles Evans Hughes, advocated the same programs as Roosevelt. 
E)  Woodrow Wilson won over most Bull Moose voters. 
A)  Theodore Roosevelt refused to run as the party's presidential candidate in 1916. 
B)  the Progressives united with the Socialist party. 
C)  the United States entered World War I. 
D)  the Republican candidate, Charles Evans Hughes, advocated the same programs as Roosevelt. 
E)  Woodrow Wilson won over most Bull Moose voters.

Exam 29: Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad

In 1912 Woodrow Wilson became the first ____ elected to the presidency since the Civil War.

Woodrow Wilson won re-election in 1916 by gaining strong support from

Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom platform in the 1912 presidential election advocated

Upon becoming president, Woodrow Wilson launched an attack on the "triple wall of privilege," which included

In the Sussex pledge, Germany promised

The major international deployment of American troops in Woodrow Wilson's first term came in

Which of the following American passenger liners was sunk by German submarines?

Match each 1912 presidential candidate below with his political party.

The 1912 presidential election was notable because it not only offered the voters a choice not merely of politics but

Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism

Congress passed the Underwood Tariff Bill in 1913 in order to

The Federal Reserve Act gave the U.S. government the authority to

The position Woodrow Wilson held just before he was elected President of the United States was

German submarines began sinking unarmed and unresisting merchant and passenger ships without warning

President Wilson insisted that he would hold ____ to "strict accountability" for ____.

Woodrow Wilson's political philosophy included all of the following except

Woodrow Wilson's early efforts to conduct a non-imperialistic foreign policy were first undermined when he

Congress passed the Underwood Tariff because

Woodrow Wilson's approach to American foreign policy could best be described as

The Progressive "Bull Moose" party died when

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