Question 1

"The betterment we seek must be accomplished…mainly through the National Government." This 1910 call for the expansion of federal power was made by progressive

Accepted Answer

A)  William McKinley. 
B)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
C)  William H. Taft. 
D)  William Jennings Bryan. 
A)  William McKinley. 
B)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
C)  William H. Taft. 
D)  William Jennings Bryan.

Question 2

As opposed to his successors from Hayes to McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt was

Accepted Answer

A)  dignified, soft-spoken, and passive. 
B)  energetic, aggressive, and outspoken. 
C)  uneducated, reticent, and impetuous. 
D)  sensitive, predictable, and apathetic. 
A)  dignified, soft-spoken, and passive. 
B)  energetic, aggressive, and outspoken. 
C)  uneducated, reticent, and impetuous. 
D)  sensitive, predictable, and apathetic.

Question 3

What is the definition of the following key term:
-Ashcan School :

Accepted Answer

Artists in the early twentieth

Question 4

On the national level, the Progressive Era saw the completion of the struggle for

Accepted Answer

A)  unemployment insurance. 
B)  black voting rights. 
C)  old age and survivor's insurance. 
D)  woman suffrage. 
A)  unemployment insurance. 
B)  black voting rights. 
C)  old age and survivor's insurance. 
D)  woman suffrage.

Question 5

When it came to non-whites, white progressives tended to be

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A)  firm defenders of their civil rights. 
B)  strongly prejudiced against them. 
C)  advocates of special job and welfare programs for them. 
D)  indifferent and unconcerned about them. 
A)  firm defenders of their civil rights. 
B)  strongly prejudiced against them. 
C)  advocates of special job and welfare programs for them. 
D)  indifferent and unconcerned about them.

Question 6

Roosevelt reacted to the creation of the Northern Securities Company by

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A)  suing to have it dissolved under the Sherman Antitrust Act. 
B)  summoning J. P. Morgan and James J. Hill to the White House for a tongue-lashing. 
C)  threatening to nationalize the railroads involved unless they voluntarily dissolved their merger. 
D)  hailing it as an example of responsible behavior by big business. 
A)  suing to have it dissolved under the Sherman Antitrust Act. 
B)  summoning J. P. Morgan and James J. Hill to the White House for a tongue-lashing. 
C)  threatening to nationalize the railroads involved unless they voluntarily dissolved their merger. 
D)  hailing it as an example of responsible behavior by big business.

Question 7

Prior to becoming president, Theodore Roosevelt had been a rancher in the Dakota Territory and had written several books about American history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Samuel M. "Golden Rule" Jones, Tom L. Johnson, and Seth Low were all

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A)  progressive mayors. 
B)  machine politicians. 
C)  progressive governors. 
D)  Greenwich Village intellectuals. 
A)  progressive mayors. 
B)  machine politicians. 
C)  progressive governors. 
D)  Greenwich Village intellectuals.

Question 9

Theodore Roosevelt handpicked ________ to succeed him and carry out his policies.

Accepted Answer

A)  William McKinley 
B)  Woodrow Wilson 
C)  Charles Evans Hughes 
D)  William Howard Taft 
A)  William McKinley 
B)  Woodrow Wilson 
C)  Charles Evans Hughes 
D)  William Howard Taft

Question 10

Many in the middle class were attracted to progressive reforms because they

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A)  sought to join conservative business forces in their triumph over working-class socialism. 
B)  feared that their sense of personal importance and ambitions were undermined by aggressive labor unions. 
C)  could make a pragmatic alliance with the "new" urban immigrants who were the backbone of new militant labor unions. 
D)  felt their ambitions and sense of importance were undermined by the new giant corporations. 
A)  sought to join conservative business forces in their triumph over working-class socialism. 
B)  feared that their sense of personal importance and ambitions were undermined by aggressive labor unions. 
C)  could make a pragmatic alliance with the "new" urban immigrants who were the backbone of new militant labor unions. 
D)  felt their ambitions and sense of importance were undermined by the new giant corporations.

Question 11

Theodore Roosevelt believed that the most effective means of dealing with big corporations was to

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A)  rely on the laws of supply and demand. 
B)  nationalize basic industries. 
C)  regulate rather than eliminate them. 
D)  take a hands-off approach. 
A)  rely on the laws of supply and demand. 
B)  nationalize basic industries. 
C)  regulate rather than eliminate them. 
D)  take a hands-off approach.

Question 12

In 1912 the breakup of the Republican party produced an independent third party, the Progressives, led by

Accepted Answer

A)  Louis Brandeis. 
B)  William Howard Taft. 
C)  Albert J. Beveridge. 
D)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
A)  Louis Brandeis. 
B)  William Howard Taft. 
C)  Albert J. Beveridge. 
D)  Theodore Roosevelt.

Question 13

The organization formed in 1909 by a group of liberal whites and blacks to eradicate racial discrimination was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 
B)  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 
C)  Urban League. 
D)  Congress of Racial Equality. 
A)  Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 
B)  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 
C)  Urban League. 
D)  Congress of Racial Equality.

Question 14

A major economic development between 1897 and 1904 was the

Accepted Answer

A)  devaluation of the dollar. 
B)  acceleration of the tendency toward industrial concentration. 
C)  successful unionization of basic industries such as steel. 
D)  major depression brought on by Cleveland's tight money policies. 
A)  devaluation of the dollar. 
B)  acceleration of the tendency toward industrial concentration. 
C)  successful unionization of basic industries such as steel. 
D)  major depression brought on by Cleveland's tight money policies.

Question 15

Social and economic changes in the late nineteenth century led the progressives to value efficiency and careful organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

One of the most prominent black militants of the Progressive Era was

Accepted Answer

A)  Booker T. Washington. 
B)  W. E. B. Du Bois. 
C)  Oswald Garrison Villard. 
D)  William English Walling. 
A)  Booker T. Washington. 
B)  W. E. B. Du Bois. 
C)  Oswald Garrison Villard. 
D)  William English Walling.

Question 17

Most states that did not have woman suffrage by 1914 and opposed the Nineteenth Amendment in the House of Representatives were in the

Accepted Answer

A)  South. 
B)  Midwest. 
C)  North. 
D)  far West. 
A)  South. 
B)  Midwest. 
C)  North. 
D)  far West.

Question 18

Theodore Roosevelt called the progressive-era journalists who investigated corruption and fraud in American business and politics

Accepted Answer

A)  muckrakers. 
B)  yellow journalists. 
C)  paper tigers. 
D)  whistle blowers. 
A)  muckrakers. 
B)  yellow journalists. 
C)  paper tigers. 
D)  whistle blowers.

Question 19

"Big Bill" Haywood led the Industrial Workers of the World, the strongly anti-capitalist union formed in 1905.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In his first term as president, Woodrow Wilson

Accepted Answer

A)  used his power imaginatively and aggressively. 
B)  courageously fought against racial segregation. 
C)  failed to achieve most of his goals because of congressional opposition. 
D)  was an inept and uninspiring leader. 
A)  used his power imaginatively and aggressively. 
B)  courageously fought against racial segregation. 
C)  failed to achieve most of his goals because of congressional opposition. 
D)  was an inept and uninspiring leader.

Exam 21: The Age of Reform

"The betterment we seek must be accomplished…mainly through the National Government." This 1910 call for the expansion of federal power was made by progressive

As opposed to his successors from Hayes to McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt was

What is the definition of the following key term: -Ashcan School :

On the national level, the Progressive Era saw the completion of the struggle for

When it came to non-whites, white progressives tended to be

Roosevelt reacted to the creation of the Northern Securities Company by

Prior to becoming president, Theodore Roosevelt had been a rancher in the Dakota Territory and had written several books about American history.

Samuel M. "Golden Rule" Jones, Tom L. Johnson, and Seth Low were all

Theodore Roosevelt handpicked ________ to succeed him and carry out his policies.

Many in the middle class were attracted to progressive reforms because they

Theodore Roosevelt believed that the most effective means of dealing with big corporations was to

In 1912 the breakup of the Republican party produced an independent third party, the Progressives, led by

The organization formed in 1909 by a group of liberal whites and blacks to eradicate racial discrimination was the

A major economic development between 1897 and 1904 was the

Social and economic changes in the late nineteenth century led the progressives to value efficiency and careful organization.

One of the most prominent black militants of the Progressive Era was

Most states that did not have woman suffrage by 1914 and opposed the Nineteenth Amendment in the House of Representatives were in the

Theodore Roosevelt called the progressive-era journalists who investigated corruption and fraud in American business and politics

"Big Bill" Haywood led the Industrial Workers of the World, the strongly anti-capitalist union formed in 1905.

In his first term as president, Woodrow Wilson

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