Question 1

Progressives generally believed in

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A) monopoly. 
B) individualism. 
C) tradition. 
D) efficiency. 
A) monopoly. 
B) individualism. 
C) tradition. 
D) efficiency.

Question 2

The southern born Democrat Woodrow Wilson

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A) racially integrated the federal government. 
B) hired more blacks into political leadership than any president in the 20th century. 
C) publicly protested the racism transparent in movies like Birth of a Nation. 
D) introduced segregation into the federal offices in Washington. 
A) racially integrated the federal government. 
B) hired more blacks into political leadership than any president in the 20th century. 
C) publicly protested the racism transparent in movies like Birth of a Nation. 
D) introduced segregation into the federal offices in Washington.

Question 3

What compelled progressives to seek a middle way to guarantee justice for America's workers?

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A) the shrinking power of corporations 
B) the overbearing nature of the federal government 
C) the appeals of the radical left 
D) the threat of fascism 
A) the shrinking power of corporations 
B) the overbearing nature of the federal government 
C) the appeals of the radical left 
D) the threat of fascism

Question 4

Progressive reformers saw their work as a matter of public interest. But did they sometimes go too far and violate individual rights for the "public good"? What examples come to mind? Should we judge progressives by their good intentions, or by the way their reforms affected others?

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Progressive reformers did indeed see the

Question 5

Why did the British lectures of Ida B Wells prompt Memphis city leaders to condemn lynching?

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A) They feared damage to their cotton exports to Britain. 
B) They depended heavily on British imports. 
C) They had been unaware of the lynching problem prior to these lectures. 
D) The federal government thought the lectures an international embarrassment and put pressure on the city of Memphis. 
A) They feared damage to their cotton exports to Britain. 
B) They depended heavily on British imports. 
C) They had been unaware of the lynching problem prior to these lectures. 
D) The federal government thought the lectures an international embarrassment and put pressure on the city of Memphis.

Question 6

Why was it so difficult for the city of San Francisco to turn the Hetch Hetchy valley into a water reservoir?

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A) The location turned out to be less than suitable for a dam. 
B) Conservationists fought the city of San Francisco in court. 
C) John Muir and the Sierra Club organized a campaign against the project. 
D) President Theodore Roosevelt was vehemently opposed to the destruction of the valley. 
A) The location turned out to be less than suitable for a dam. 
B) Conservationists fought the city of San Francisco in court. 
C) John Muir and the Sierra Club organized a campaign against the project. 
D) President Theodore Roosevelt was vehemently opposed to the destruction of the valley.

Question 7

Urban reformers formed national organizations such as the

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A) Urban League. 
B) NAACP. 
C) National Municipal League. 
D) IWW. 
A) Urban League. 
B) NAACP. 
C) National Municipal League. 
D) IWW.

Question 8

The meeting of the International Council of Women that Jane Addams and Julia Lathrop attended in Paris in 1900 stressed

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A) the responsibility of women to keep men away from liquor. 
B) women's duty to earn a living wage. 
C) the responsibility of women protect and educate society. 
D) women's right to join the military. 
A) the responsibility of women to keep men away from liquor. 
B) women's duty to earn a living wage. 
C) the responsibility of women protect and educate society. 
D) women's right to join the military.

Question 9

How did the United States Senate respond to the Treaty of Versailles?

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A) It rejected it. 
B) It approved it. 
C) Wilson never submitted it for ratification. 
D) It forced a number of amendments on the European allies. 
A) It rejected it. 
B) It approved it. 
C) Wilson never submitted it for ratification. 
D) It forced a number of amendments on the European allies.

Question 10

Why did children and teens often rebel at the progressive reforms they encountered?

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they disliked the supervision

Question 11

Identify who, what, where, when, and/or why the following are important:
1. International Council of Women
2. Rerum Novarum
3. "good government"
4. Mann Act
5. The Birth of a Nation
6. direct primary
7. American Socialist Party
8. Welfare capitalism
9. Conservationists
10. "red scare"

Accepted Answer

1. **International Council of Women (ICW

Question 12

The 17th amendment to the Constitution mandated

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A) women's right to vote. 
B) the direct election of senators. 
C) the prohibition of liquor. 
D) the federal income tax. 
A) women's right to vote. 
B) the direct election of senators. 
C) the prohibition of liquor. 
D) the federal income tax.

Question 13

By 1900, nearly every aspect of the American economy was dominated by

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A) foreign companies. 
B) unions. 
C) illegal immigrants. 
D) massive corporations. 
A) foreign companies. 
B) unions. 
C) illegal immigrants. 
D) massive corporations.

Question 14

What made World War I the death knell of progressivism?

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A) The blind bureaucracy of the selective service disillusioned Americans. 
B) The violent resistance of socialists against the war effort made progressivism impossible. 
C) President Wilson overreached when he boldly expanded federal power and the nation's global role in the war. 
D) The destruction of the war forced Americans to focus on the basics of life rather than matters of political reform. 
A) The blind bureaucracy of the selective service disillusioned Americans. 
B) The violent resistance of socialists against the war effort made progressivism impossible. 
C) President Wilson overreached when he boldly expanded federal power and the nation's global role in the war. 
D) The destruction of the war forced Americans to focus on the basics of life rather than matters of political reform.

Question 15

Who opposed the reform efforts of the National Child Labor Committee?

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A) unions 
B) parents 
C) African-Americans 
D) socialists 
A) unions 
B) parents 
C) African-Americans 
D) socialists

Question 16

How did the National Consumers' League try to improve the lives of workers?

Accepted Answer

A) They created co-op grocery stores in working-class neighborhoods. 
B) They used the clout of buying power to effect change. 
C) They recruited labor lawyers to negotiate better contracts. 
D) They registered members of the working-class to vote. 
A) They created co-op grocery stores in working-class neighborhoods. 
B) They used the clout of buying power to effect change. 
C) They recruited labor lawyers to negotiate better contracts. 
D) They registered members of the working-class to vote.

Question 17

What happened at Ludlow (CO) in 1914?

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company guards and the state m

Question 18

Assess the legacies of the Progressive movement. How did Progressives change forever American views on government, individual rights, and the benefits and hazards of capitalism?

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The Progressive movement had a lasting i

Question 19

President Theodore Roosevelt departed from other Gilded Age presidents by

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A) using federal troops to crush strikers. 
B) using the power of the state to mediate labor conflict. 
C) playing federal troops against companies. 
D) enforcing civil rights with the threat of police and military force. 
A) using federal troops to crush strikers. 
B) using the power of the state to mediate labor conflict. 
C) playing federal troops against companies. 
D) enforcing civil rights with the threat of police and military force.

Question 20

According to reformer Frederick C. Howe, what was the biggest challenge in the progressive era?

Accepted Answer

A) the city 
B) the family 
C) the countryside 
D) foreign affairs 
A) the city 
B) the family 
C) the countryside 
D) foreign affairs

Exam 20: An Age of Progressive Reform, 1890-1920

Progressives generally believed in

The southern born Democrat Woodrow Wilson

What compelled progressives to seek a middle way to guarantee justice for America's workers?

Progressive reformers saw their work as a matter of public interest. But did they sometimes go too far and violate individual rights for the "public good"? What examples come to mind? Should we judge progressives by their good intentions, or by the way their reforms affected others?

Why did the British lectures of Ida B Wells prompt Memphis city leaders to condemn lynching?

Why was it so difficult for the city of San Francisco to turn the Hetch Hetchy valley into a water reservoir?

Urban reformers formed national organizations such as the

The meeting of the International Council of Women that Jane Addams and Julia Lathrop attended in Paris in 1900 stressed

How did the United States Senate respond to the Treaty of Versailles?

Why did children and teens often rebel at the progressive reforms they encountered?

Identify who, what, where, when, and/or why the following are important: 1. International Council of Women 2. Rerum Novarum 3. "good government" 4. Mann Act 5. The Birth of a Nation 6. direct primary 7. American Socialist Party 8. Welfare capitalism 9. Conservationists 10. "red scare"

The 17th amendment to the Constitution mandated

By 1900, nearly every aspect of the American economy was dominated by

What made World War I the death knell of progressivism?

Who opposed the reform efforts of the National Child Labor Committee?

How did the National Consumers' League try to improve the lives of workers?

What happened at Ludlow (CO) in 1914?

Assess the legacies of the Progressive movement. How did Progressives change forever American views on government, individual rights, and the benefits and hazards of capitalism?

President Theodore Roosevelt departed from other Gilded Age presidents by

According to reformer Frederick C. Howe, what was the biggest challenge in the progressive era?

North America Encounters the Atlantic World

Colonists on the Margins, 1565-1640

Forging Tighter Bonds, 1640 to the 1690s

Accelerating the Pace of Change, c. 1690-1730

Battling for Souls, Minds, and the Heart

Empire and Resistance, 1763-1776

A Revolutionary Nation, 1776-1789

A New Nation Facing a Revolutionary World 1789-1815

American Peoples on the Move, 1789-1824

Market Revolutions and the Rise of Democracy 1789-1832

New Boundaries, New Roles- 1820-1856

Religion and Reform, 1820-1850

A House Dividing, 1844-1860

The Civil War

Reconstructing America, 1865-1877

Forging a Transcontinental Nation, 1877-1900

A New Industrial and Labor Order, 1877-1900

Cities, Immigrants, Culture, and Politics, 1877-1900

The US Expands Its Reach, 1892-1912

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A New ERA, 1920-1930

A New Deal for Americans, 1931-1939

Arsenal of Democracy- the World at War, 1931-1945

Prosperity and Liberty Under the Shadow

The Dynamic 1950s

The Optimism and Anguish of the 1960s

The Vietnam ERA, 1961-1975

Conservatism Resurgent, 1974-1989

After the Cold War, 1988-2000

Twenty-First Century Dangers and Promises

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