Question 1

Hull House was founded in Chicago, in 1889, by _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Alice Paul 
B) Margaret Sanger 
C) Ida B. Wells-Barnett 
D) Charlotte Perkins Gilman 
E) Jane Addams 
A) Alice Paul 
B) Margaret Sanger 
C) Ida B. Wells-Barnett 
D) Charlotte Perkins Gilman 
E) Jane Addams E

Question 2

The Social Gospel movement stood in direct contrast with those advocating _____.

Accepted Answer

A) suffrage 
B) Americanization 
C) Social Darwinism 
D) racial integration 
E) Christian socialism 
A) suffrage 
B) Americanization 
C) Social Darwinism 
D) racial integration 
E) Christian socialism C

Question 3

Which of the following was a difference between the Anti-Saloon League and the Women's Christian Temperance League (WCTL)?

Accepted Answer

A) The WCTL was more interested in politics than the Anti-Saloon League. 
B) The WCTL had a higher profile than the Anti-Saloon League. 
C) The WCTL became the first single-issue lobbying group, whereas the Anti-Saloon league did not. 
D) The WCTL focused on female suffrage, whereas the Anti-Saloon League pushed for temperance education. 
E) The WTCL had no men in it, whereas the Anti-Saloon League was composed mostly of men. 
A) The WCTL was more interested in politics than the Anti-Saloon League. 
B) The WCTL had a higher profile than the Anti-Saloon League. 
C) The WCTL became the first single-issue lobbying group, whereas the Anti-Saloon league did not. 
D) The WCTL focused on female suffrage, whereas the Anti-Saloon League pushed for temperance education. 
E) The WTCL had no men in it, whereas the Anti-Saloon League was composed mostly of men. E

Question 4

The three main groups that challenged the society and politics of the Industrial Age were the Progressives, the Populists, and the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Direct Democrats 
B) capitalists 
C) labor unions 
D) Social Darwinists 
E) nationalists 
A) Direct Democrats 
B) capitalists 
C) labor unions 
D) Social Darwinists 
E) nationalists

Question 5

Which were the two main groups that furthered the cause of women's suffrage? Discuss some of their work.

Accepted Answer

The two main groups that furthered the c

Question 6

Which of the following Industrial giants did William Howard Taft bring down during his presidency?

Accepted Answer

A) Standard Oil Company 
B) General Electric 
C) Ford Motor Company 
D) Carnegie Steel 
E) Bayer AG 
A) Standard Oil Company 
B) General Electric 
C) Ford Motor Company 
D) Carnegie Steel 
E) Bayer AG

Question 7

Progressives argued that, in order for citizens to work better in their jobs and participate in politics, they did not need to be well educated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

President _________ was a distinguished lawyer and later chief justice of the Supreme Court. 
a. William Howard Taft 
B. Theodore Roosevelt 
C. Woodrow Wilson 
D. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Accepted Answer

The answer of President _________ was a distinguished lawyer and...

Question 9

_____ promoted the advertising and availability of contraception.

Accepted Answer

A) Charlotte Perkins Gilman 
B) Jane Addams 
C) Ida B. Wells-Barnett 
D) Alice Paul 
E) Margaret Sanger 
A) Charlotte Perkins Gilman 
B) Jane Addams 
C) Ida B. Wells-Barnett 
D) Alice Paul 
E) Margaret Sanger

Question 10

Which of the following books is NOT a classic in the muckraking tradition?

Accepted Answer

A) The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair 
B) Ragged Dick , by Horatio Alger 
C) The Shame of the Cities , by Lincoln Steffens 
D) How the Other Half Lives , by Jacob Riis 
E) The History of the Standard Oil Company, by Ida Tarbell 
A) The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair 
B) Ragged Dick , by Horatio Alger 
C) The Shame of the Cities , by Lincoln Steffens 
D) How the Other Half Lives , by Jacob Riis 
E) The History of the Standard Oil Company, by Ida Tarbell

Question 11

Which of the following natural disasters led to the reform of local and state politics in 1900?

Accepted Answer

A) The Galveston hurricane 
B) The Great Lakes storm 
C) The Tri-State Tornado 
D) The Okeechobee hurricane 
E) The La Plata Tornado 
A) The Galveston hurricane 
B) The Great Lakes storm 
C) The Tri-State Tornado 
D) The Okeechobee hurricane 
E) The La Plata Tornado

Question 12

Which of the following steps did Theodore Roosevelt take to protect the nation's dwindling natural preserves?

Accepted Answer

A) He prohibited any economic activity near national parks and forests. 
B) He introduced the first environmental regulation on industrial emissions. 
C) He drafted the Endangered Species Act. 
D) He created five national parks and fifty wildlife refuges. 
E) He founded the Sierra Club, an environmental organization. 
A) He prohibited any economic activity near national parks and forests. 
B) He introduced the first environmental regulation on industrial emissions. 
C) He drafted the Endangered Species Act. 
D) He created five national parks and fifty wildlife refuges. 
E) He founded the Sierra Club, an environmental organization.

Question 13

Progressives supported the creation of a professional corps of administrators to:

Accepted Answer

A) solve legal matters quickly. 
B) ensure fair treatment of women in offices. 
C) to get rid of cronyism. 
D) ensure that ex-convicts would never hold a government job. 
E) prevent embezzlement of funds. 
A) solve legal matters quickly. 
B) ensure fair treatment of women in offices. 
C) to get rid of cronyism. 
D) ensure that ex-convicts would never hold a government job. 
E) prevent embezzlement of funds.

Question 14

Timothy was the owner of an oil company in the early 1900s. He wanted to merge his company with one of his competitors, American Oil Inc., to empower his business and cut down competition. Which of the following acts of Congress would hinder his intended merger?

Accepted Answer

A) The Federal Reserve Act 
B) The Sherman Antitrust Act 
C) The Clayton Antitrust Act 
D) The Hepburn Act 
E) The Sedition Act 
A) The Federal Reserve Act 
B) The Sherman Antitrust Act 
C) The Clayton Antitrust Act 
D) The Hepburn Act 
E) The Sedition Act

Question 15

Describe the four legislative devices that were used to democratize politics.

Accepted Answer

Initiative and the referendum together w

Question 16

The Keating-Owen Child Labor Act:

Accepted Answer

A) prevented the employment of children under the age of sixteen. 
B) cut work hours for those under eighteen to forty hours per week. 
C) was vetoed by President Woodrow Wilson. 
D) made it illegal to hire anyone under the age of eighteen. 
E) shielded immigrant children from bonded labor. 
A) prevented the employment of children under the age of sixteen. 
B) cut work hours for those under eighteen to forty hours per week. 
C) was vetoed by President Woodrow Wilson. 
D) made it illegal to hire anyone under the age of eighteen. 
E) shielded immigrant children from bonded labor.

Question 17

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's extensive writings exposed the inherent paternalism of early-twentieth-century America, especially in the organization of its economic life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Name a few of the women's activists and describe the work they did to bring about reforms.

Accepted Answer

Women were some of the most active refor

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true of the Underwood Tariff?

Accepted Answer

A) It was the first tariff reduction since the Civil War. 
B) It was an element of the Bureau of Corporations Act. 
C) It demonstrated Wilson's concern for American farmers. 
D) It raised the tariff on imported food products. 
E) It made America's industrialists even richer. 
A) It was the first tariff reduction since the Civil War. 
B) It was an element of the Bureau of Corporations Act. 
C) It demonstrated Wilson's concern for American farmers. 
D) It raised the tariff on imported food products. 
E) It made America's industrialists even richer.

Question 20

The idea of child-centered education was to force students to memorize a curriculum rather than allow them to pursue their own interests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: The Progressive ERA

Hull House was founded in Chicago, in 1889, by _____.

The Social Gospel movement stood in direct contrast with those advocating _____.

Which of the following was a difference between the Anti-Saloon League and the Women's Christian Temperance League (WCTL)?

The three main groups that challenged the society and politics of the Industrial Age were the Progressives, the Populists, and the _____.

Which were the two main groups that furthered the cause of women's suffrage? Discuss some of their work.

Which of the following Industrial giants did William Howard Taft bring down during his presidency?

Progressives argued that, in order for citizens to work better in their jobs and participate in politics, they did not need to be well educated.

President _________ was a distinguished lawyer and later chief justice of the Supreme Court. a. William Howard Taft B. Theodore Roosevelt C. Woodrow Wilson D. Franklin D. Roosevelt

_____ promoted the advertising and availability of contraception.

Which of the following books is NOT a classic in the muckraking tradition?

Which of the following natural disasters led to the reform of local and state politics in 1900?

Which of the following steps did Theodore Roosevelt take to protect the nation's dwindling natural preserves?

Progressives supported the creation of a professional corps of administrators to:

Timothy was the owner of an oil company in the early 1900s. He wanted to merge his company with one of his competitors, American Oil Inc., to empower his business and cut down competition. Which of the following acts of Congress would hinder his intended merger?

Describe the four legislative devices that were used to democratize politics.

The Keating-Owen Child Labor Act:

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's extensive writings exposed the inherent paternalism of early-twentieth-century America, especially in the organization of its economic life.

Name a few of the women's activists and describe the work they did to bring about reforms.

Which of the following statements is true of the Underwood Tariff?

The idea of child-centered education was to force students to memorize a curriculum rather than allow them to pursue their own interests.

Three Societies on the Verge of Contact

Contact and Settlement, 1492-1660

Expansion and Its Costs, 1660-1700

Expansion and Control, 1700-1763

Toward Revolution, 1763-1775

The Revolution

Confederation and Constitution, 1783-1789

Securing the New Nation, 1789-1800

Jeffersonian Democracy, 1800-1814

The Market Revolution

Politics of the Market Revolution

A Regionalized America, 1830-1860

The Continued Move West

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction, 1865-1877

The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Age: North, South, and West

Becoming a World Power

Prosperity and Change in the Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War II

Cold War America

The Sixties

The Age of Fracture: the 1970s

Reagans America

America in the Information Age

Globalization and Its

Filters