Question 1

How did Wisconsin's Robert La Follette respond to American involvement in World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) He resigned as Senator and enlisted in the draft. 
B) He left politics and entered the profitable steel business. 
C) He boldly condemned American involvement. 
D) He returned to his home country of Germany. 
A) He resigned as Senator and enlisted in the draft. 
B) He left politics and entered the profitable steel business. 
C) He boldly condemned American involvement. 
D) He returned to his home country of Germany.

Question 2

Describe a typical progressive.

Accepted Answer

young, armed with ri

Question 3

What was the outcome of the federal case against Standard Oil?

Accepted Answer

A) After 10 years of litigation, the government lost the case. 
B) The Justice Department won the case, and Standard Oil dissolved for good. 
C) Standard Oil avoided a final verdict by moving its headquarters to the Bahamas. 
D) The Supreme Court upheld the government's case against the company, but Standard continued to thrive. 
A) After 10 years of litigation, the government lost the case. 
B) The Justice Department won the case, and Standard Oil dissolved for good. 
C) Standard Oil avoided a final verdict by moving its headquarters to the Bahamas. 
D) The Supreme Court upheld the government's case against the company, but Standard continued to thrive.

Question 4

Why did so few city governments respond to the solutions proposed by the National Housing Association?

Accepted Answer

A) They were unwilling to invest tax money for public housing. 
B) Most people in city government were convinced that no housing crisis existed. 
C) City governments formed task forces that came up with smarter solutions. 
D) Most mayors waited for state governments to step in and solve the problem. 
A) They were unwilling to invest tax money for public housing. 
B) Most people in city government were convinced that no housing crisis existed. 
C) City governments formed task forces that came up with smarter solutions. 
D) Most mayors waited for state governments to step in and solve the problem.

Question 5

At the height of the progressive era, the National Anti-Cigarette League had succeeded at banning cigarette smoking in

Accepted Answer

A) 16 states. 
B) the entire nation. 
C) the entire South. 
D) most states west of the Mississippi. 
A) 16 states. 
B) the entire nation. 
C) the entire South. 
D) most states west of the Mississippi.

Question 6

When did the United States pass the first law regulating child labor?

Accepted Answer

A) 1892 
B) 1898 
C) 1912 
D) 1916 
A) 1892 
B) 1898 
C) 1912 
D) 1916

Question 7

Which of the following was a uniquely American progressive reform movement?

Accepted Answer

A) workplace safety 
B) playgrounds 
C) public housing 
D) women's suffrage 
A) workplace safety 
B) playgrounds 
C) public housing 
D) women's suffrage

Question 8

Which of the following nations failed to implement pension reform for elderly citizens during the progressive era?

Accepted Answer

A) the United States 
B) France 
C) Germany 
D) Great Britain 
A) the United States 
B) France 
C) Germany 
D) Great Britain

Question 9

How did President Roosevelt address the issue of monopolies?

Accepted Answer

A) He sued every big business in the nation. 
B) He used the "bully pulpit" to attack big business. 
C) He threatened big corporations, but received millions in donations from them in secret. 
D) He praised monopolies as models of efficiency and a benefit to the consumer. 
A) He sued every big business in the nation. 
B) He used the "bully pulpit" to attack big business. 
C) He threatened big corporations, but received millions in donations from them in secret. 
D) He praised monopolies as models of efficiency and a benefit to the consumer.

Question 10

Conservationists like Theodore Roosevelt argued that natural resources should be

Accepted Answer

A) preserved. 
B) sold for private use. 
C) used but managed carefully. 
D) sold to foreign investors. 
A) preserved. 
B) sold for private use. 
C) used but managed carefully. 
D) sold to foreign investors.

Question 11

How did the Texas city of Galveston respond to the devastating hurricane of 1900?

Accepted Answer

A) It appealed to the federal government for construction of massive flood wall. 
B) It moved the city's entire infrastructure 15 miles inland, with most of the move funded by donations. 
C) The city never recovered from the storm and residents migrated to Houston and Corpus Christi. 
D) The city replaced its government with a special commission of expert managers who took charge of various city departments. 
A) It appealed to the federal government for construction of massive flood wall. 
B) It moved the city's entire infrastructure 15 miles inland, with most of the move funded by donations. 
C) The city never recovered from the storm and residents migrated to Houston and Corpus Christi. 
D) The city replaced its government with a special commission of expert managers who took charge of various city departments.

Question 12

Aside from the pressure suffragists exercised on politics, what else contributed to the passage of the 19th amendment?

Accepted Answer

A) Over 1 million women had labored in war industries. 
B) Women had served bravely on the front lines in Europe. 
C) Sobered by their war experiences, returning veterans realized the value and quality of women. 
D) Women organizations have used their war time savings to push advocates of suffrage into political leadership. 
A) Over 1 million women had labored in war industries. 
B) Women had served bravely on the front lines in Europe. 
C) Sobered by their war experiences, returning veterans realized the value and quality of women. 
D) Women organizations have used their war time savings to push advocates of suffrage into political leadership.

Question 13

What made the election of 1912 the pinnacle of the progressive era?

Accepted Answer

A) Women were allowed to vote for the first time. 
B) Americans voted for the 19th amendment, prohibition. 
C) Three progressive candidates vied for the presidency. 
D) Federal observers secured black voting rights in the South for the first time. 
A) Women were allowed to vote for the first time. 
B) Americans voted for the 19th amendment, prohibition. 
C) Three progressive candidates vied for the presidency. 
D) Federal observers secured black voting rights in the South for the first time.

Question 14

How did Southern white progressives excuse the practice of black disfranchisement?

Accepted Answer

A) They insisted that race had nothing to do with it. 
B) They claimed that these reforms would reduce fraud. 
C) They argued that restricting elections was a matter of fiscal responsibility. 
D) They announced that they would let white women vote instead. 
A) They insisted that race had nothing to do with it. 
B) They claimed that these reforms would reduce fraud. 
C) They argued that restricting elections was a matter of fiscal responsibility. 
D) They announced that they would let white women vote instead.

Question 15

How did President Woodrow Wilson describe World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) the mother of all wars 
B) a war to make the world safe for democracy 
C) a crushing defeat for fascism 
D) an arsenal for democracy 
A) the mother of all wars 
B) a war to make the world safe for democracy 
C) a crushing defeat for fascism 
D) an arsenal for democracy

Question 16

Which state came to epitomize progressive state politics?

Accepted Answer

A) Arizona 
B) Wisconsin 
C) Mississippi 
D) Connecticut 
A) Arizona 
B) Wisconsin 
C) Mississippi 
D) Connecticut

Question 17

What propelled women into the public arena during the progressive era?

Accepted Answer

A) home economics 
B) the defense of the household and children 
C) stock market reform 
D) currency politics 
A) home economics 
B) the defense of the household and children 
C) stock market reform 
D) currency politics

Question 18

Which of the following was one of the unintended consequences of the Muller v. Oregon decision of 1908?

Accepted Answer

A) Bakeries turned to immigrants for labor. 
B) Female business owners lost customers. 
C) Immigrant families lost the extra income their children provided. 
D) Employers readily fired their female employees. 
A) Bakeries turned to immigrants for labor. 
B) Female business owners lost customers. 
C) Immigrant families lost the extra income their children provided. 
D) Employers readily fired their female employees.

Question 19

What was the Triangle Waist Company fire and what were its consequences?

Accepted Answer

over 140 mostly young female i

Question 20

What did the "Wobblies" think of AFL leader Samuel Gompers?

Accepted Answer

A) They considered him a class collaborator. 
B) They envied his success. 
C) That admired his radicalism. 
D) They feared his power. 
A) They considered him a class collaborator. 
B) They envied his success. 
C) That admired his radicalism. 
D) They feared his power.

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

How did Wisconsin's Robert La Follette respond to American involvement in World War I?

Describe a typical progressive.

What was the outcome of the federal case against Standard Oil?

Why did so few city governments respond to the solutions proposed by the National Housing Association?

At the height of the progressive era, the National Anti-Cigarette League had succeeded at banning cigarette smoking in

When did the United States pass the first law regulating child labor?

Which of the following was a uniquely American progressive reform movement?

Which of the following nations failed to implement pension reform for elderly citizens during the progressive era?

How did President Roosevelt address the issue of monopolies?

Conservationists like Theodore Roosevelt argued that natural resources should be

How did the Texas city of Galveston respond to the devastating hurricane of 1900?

Aside from the pressure suffragists exercised on politics, what else contributed to the passage of the 19th amendment?

What made the election of 1912 the pinnacle of the progressive era?

How did Southern white progressives excuse the practice of black disfranchisement?

How did President Woodrow Wilson describe World War I?

Which state came to epitomize progressive state politics?

What propelled women into the public arena during the progressive era?

Which of the following was one of the unintended consequences of the Muller v. Oregon decision of 1908?

What was the Triangle Waist Company fire and what were its consequences?

What did the "Wobblies" think of AFL leader Samuel Gompers?

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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