Question 1

In his bid for the presidency in 1912, Eugene Debs proposed

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A)  collective ownership of large industries, banks and transportation systems. 
B)  a stronger Interstate Commerce Commission. 
C)  environmental conservation and reform. 
D)  the end of a graduated income tax. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  collective ownership of large industries, banks and transportation systems. 
B)  a stronger Interstate Commerce Commission. 
C)  environmental conservation and reform. 
D)  the end of a graduated income tax. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 2

According to John Dewey, schools need to

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A)  teach self-reliance, hard work, and honesty. 
B)  serve as the handmaidens of industry by teaching subjects that were most needed by the business world. 
C)  become the engines of social change. 
D)  preserve the role of the teacher as the unquestioned authority. 
E)  guard against experimentalism. 
A)  teach self-reliance, hard work, and honesty. 
B)  serve as the handmaidens of industry by teaching subjects that were most needed by the business world. 
C)  become the engines of social change. 
D)  preserve the role of the teacher as the unquestioned authority. 
E)  guard against experimentalism.

Question 3

Analyze the role of women in the Progressive era. What types of roles did they play? Did all classes of women play the same role? Explain. Overall, how important were women to the progressive period?

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During the Progressive era, women played

Question 4

Which of the following was an antiprostitution measure that prohibited transporting a woman across state lines for" immoral purposes?"

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A)  Mann-Elkins Act 
B)  Mann Act 
C)  Hepburn Act 
D)  Keating Owen Act 
E)  Adamson Act 
A)  Mann-Elkins Act 
B)  Mann Act 
C)  Hepburn Act 
D)  Keating Owen Act 
E)  Adamson Act

Question 5

In 1910, approximately what percentage of the nation's children between the ages of ten and fifteen worked outside the home?

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A)  1% 
B)  95% 
C)  15% 
D)  75% 
E)  50% 
A)  1% 
B)  95% 
C)  15% 
D)  75% 
E)  50%

Question 6

As progressivism became a national movement, what issues proved most important?

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As progressivism became a national movem

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Movies

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Movies are a form of visual storytelling

Question 8

What did the Hepburn act of 1906 do?

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A)  It empowered the Interstate Commerce Commission to set maximum railroad rates and to examine the financial records of railroad companies. 
B)  It reversed the breakup of the Standard Oil Company. 
C)  It made it a federal crime to transport a woman across a state line "for immoral purposes." 
D)  It instituted strict regulation of the meatpacking industry. 
E)  It established the Federal Reserve System. 
A)  It empowered the Interstate Commerce Commission to set maximum railroad rates and to examine the financial records of railroad companies. 
B)  It reversed the breakup of the Standard Oil Company. 
C)  It made it a federal crime to transport a woman across a state line "for immoral purposes." 
D)  It instituted strict regulation of the meatpacking industry. 
E)  It established the Federal Reserve System.

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
The Passing of the Great Race

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The Passing of the Great Race is a book

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
William James

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William James (January 11, 1842 – August

Question 11

Amusement parks were important to the urban poor because they

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A)  allowed the urban poor to be treated on the same terms as other economic classes. 
B)  provided an opportunity for a brief escape from life in the tenements. 
C)  showed the opportunities provided when you worked hard. 
D)  enabled female workers to escape from the control of their husbands. 
E)  provided construction and maintenance jobs for unemployed workers. 
A)  allowed the urban poor to be treated on the same terms as other economic classes. 
B)  provided an opportunity for a brief escape from life in the tenements. 
C)  showed the opportunities provided when you worked hard. 
D)  enabled female workers to escape from the control of their husbands. 
E)  provided construction and maintenance jobs for unemployed workers.

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

Accepted Answer

Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is a novel p

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Hetch Hetchy

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Hetch Hetchy is a valley located in Yose

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Progressive Movement

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The Progressive Movement was a social an

Question 15

Which of the following amendments is not accurately defined?

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A)  The Sixteenth Amendment permits Congress to apportion and collect income taxes. 
B)  The Seventeenth Amendment allows the direct election of members of the House of Representatives. 
C)  The Eighteenth Amendment prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol. 
D)  The Nineteenth Amendment guarantees the right to vote for women. 
E)  They are all accurately defined. 
A)  The Sixteenth Amendment permits Congress to apportion and collect income taxes. 
B)  The Seventeenth Amendment allows the direct election of members of the House of Representatives. 
C)  The Eighteenth Amendment prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol. 
D)  The Nineteenth Amendment guarantees the right to vote for women. 
E)  They are all accurately defined.

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Florence Kelley

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Florence Kelley was a social reformer an

Question 17

Among the political changes that reformers wished to bring to state government during the early years of the twentieth century was

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A)  giving voters the power to enact laws directly. 
B)  simplifying the procedure for voting by giving voters preprinted ballots bearing the name of a specific candidate. 
C)  ensuring the most qualified senators by shifting their election to the state legislatures. 
D)  having candidates for public office be selected by the party leadership rather than through the more cumbersome and time-consuming process of having all party members vote. 
E)  allowing two-term incumbents to move to a third term without an election. 
A)  giving voters the power to enact laws directly. 
B)  simplifying the procedure for voting by giving voters preprinted ballots bearing the name of a specific candidate. 
C)  ensuring the most qualified senators by shifting their election to the state legislatures. 
D)  having candidates for public office be selected by the party leadership rather than through the more cumbersome and time-consuming process of having all party members vote. 
E)  allowing two-term incumbents to move to a third term without an election.

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Seventeenth Amendment

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The Seventeenth Amendment to the United

Question 19

The Federal Reserve Act, signed into law by Woodrow Wilson, provided a banking system that was

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A)  under mixed public and private control. 
B)  completely in private hands but that was regulated by the government. 
C)  completely under government control. 
D)  decentralized, with private state banks that operated without federal regulation. 
E)  centralized, with private banks that had no branches. 
A)  under mixed public and private control. 
B)  completely in private hands but that was regulated by the government. 
C)  completely under government control. 
D)  decentralized, with private state banks that operated without federal regulation. 
E)  centralized, with private banks that had no branches.

Question 20

In John Muir's view, what benefits could the citizens of urban-industrial America gain from the nation's parks, forests, and wilderness areas? What steps did he believe were necessary to preserve the remaining wilderness areas?

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In John Muir's view, the citizens of urb

Exam 21: The Progressive Era

In his bid for the presidency in 1912, Eugene Debs proposed

According to John Dewey, schools need to

Analyze the role of women in the Progressive era. What types of roles did they play? Did all classes of women play the same role? Explain. Overall, how important were women to the progressive period?

Which of the following was an antiprostitution measure that prohibited transporting a woman across state lines for" immoral purposes?"

In 1910, approximately what percentage of the nation's children between the ages of ten and fifteen worked outside the home?

As progressivism became a national movement, what issues proved most important?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Movies

What did the Hepburn act of 1906 do?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. The Passing of the Great Race

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. William James

Amusement parks were important to the urban poor because they

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Hetch Hetchy

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Progressive Movement

Which of the following amendments is not accurately defined?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Florence Kelley

Among the political changes that reformers wished to bring to state government during the early years of the twentieth century was

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Seventeenth Amendment

The Federal Reserve Act, signed into law by Woodrow Wilson, provided a banking system that was

In John Muir's view, what benefits could the citizens of urban-industrial America gain from the nation's parks, forests, and wilderness areas? What steps did he believe were necessary to preserve the remaining wilderness areas?

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