Question 1

Why did Republican party disputes erupt when Taft took office?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taft began to side with conservative Republicans, emphasizing the differences between them and the Democrats. 
B)  Roosevelt's forceful personality had concealed or managed the conflicts, but when he left office, the conflicts reemerged. 
C)  Just before leaving office, Roosevelt had sown seeds of discontent with his conservation, employment, and education reforms. 
D)  Taft was an unlikable man who quickly created resentment from voters, even those who were in his own political party. 
E)  Taft was so strong-willed and opinionated that he alienated even members of his own party. 
A)  Taft began to side with conservative Republicans, emphasizing the differences between them and the Democrats. 
B)  Roosevelt's forceful personality had concealed or managed the conflicts, but when he left office, the conflicts reemerged. 
C)  Just before leaving office, Roosevelt had sown seeds of discontent with his conservation, employment, and education reforms. 
D)  Taft was an unlikable man who quickly created resentment from voters, even those who were in his own political party. 
E)  Taft was so strong-willed and opinionated that he alienated even members of his own party.

Question 2

The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution provided for________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  women's suffrage 
B)  prohibition 
C)  a federal income tax 
D)  direct election of senators 
E)  extending the franchise to 18-year-olds 
A)  women's suffrage 
B)  prohibition 
C)  a federal income tax 
D)  direct election of senators 
E)  extending the franchise to 18-year-olds

Question 3

The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution provided for________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  women's suffrage 
B)  prohibition 
C)  a federal income tax 
D)  direct election of senators 
E)  extending the franchise to 18-year-olds 
A)  women's suffrage 
B)  prohibition 
C)  a federal income tax 
D)  direct election of senators 
E)  extending the franchise to 18-year-olds

Question 4

Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom called for________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  the expansion of government 
B)  less government regulation 
C)  business competition and small government 
D)  government restraint of competition 
E)  civil rights for African Americans 
A)  the expansion of government 
B)  less government regulation 
C)  business competition and small government 
D)  government restraint of competition 
E)  civil rights for African Americans

Question 5

City governments became more like businesses during the early 1900s because they________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  became more corrupt, working for the wealthy and crushing the masses with unfair housing, tax, and employment laws 
B)  became more supportive of the masses, creating health, housing, and employment programs to help the poor 
C)  became balanced by competitive political parties and special interest groups, just as big businesses were balanced by unions versus management 
D)  created systems of managers (elected officials) supported by experts, stressing continuity, efficiency, and results 
E)  became so embroiled in bureaucracy and regulations that they could not function properly 
A)  became more corrupt, working for the wealthy and crushing the masses with unfair housing, tax, and employment laws 
B)  became more supportive of the masses, creating health, housing, and employment programs to help the poor 
C)  became balanced by competitive political parties and special interest groups, just as big businesses were balanced by unions versus management 
D)  created systems of managers (elected officials) supported by experts, stressing continuity, efficiency, and results 
E)  became so embroiled in bureaucracy and regulations that they could not function properly

Question 6

Theodore Roosevelt angered southerners by________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  dining with Booker T. Washington at the White House 
B)  stationing federal troops in southern states to supervise elections 
C)  threatening to ban college football unless it were made less dangerous 
D)  ordering the federal bureaucracy to be fully integrated 
E)  making sure that black athletes were included in the 1908 U.S. Olympic team 
A)  dining with Booker T. Washington at the White House 
B)  stationing federal troops in southern states to supervise elections 
C)  threatening to ban college football unless it were made less dangerous 
D)  ordering the federal bureaucracy to be fully integrated 
E)  making sure that black athletes were included in the 1908 U.S. Olympic team

Question 7

How did Theodore Roosevelt distinguish a "good" trust from a "bad" trust?

Accepted Answer

A)  A good trust stayed within reasonable bounds, whereas a bad trust hurt the general welfare of society. 
B)  A good trust donated money to Roosevelt's campaign, whereas bad trusts did not. 
C)  A good trust was well-organized and efficient, whereas a bad trust was cumbersome and inefficient. 
D)  A good trust employed the masses (immigrants, women, the poor, African Americans); a bad trust only employed white males. 
E)  A good trust developed products that contributed to society; a bad trust worked in mergers and acquisitions and did not produce any actual products. 
A)  A good trust stayed within reasonable bounds, whereas a bad trust hurt the general welfare of society. 
B)  A good trust donated money to Roosevelt's campaign, whereas bad trusts did not. 
C)  A good trust was well-organized and efficient, whereas a bad trust was cumbersome and inefficient. 
D)  A good trust employed the masses (immigrants, women, the poor, African Americans); a bad trust only employed white males. 
E)  A good trust developed products that contributed to society; a bad trust worked in mergers and acquisitions and did not produce any actual products.

Question 8

How did progressive attitudes affect the size of government during the Progressive Era?

Accepted Answer

A)  Progressives believed that local government could best conduct social reforms and supported agencies of experts, so small state and local governments grew. 
B)  Progressives believed that the federal government could best conduct social reforms and supported agencies of experts, so the national government grew. 
C)  All governments shrank because progressives believed that charities could best conduct social reforms and opposed agencies of experts. 
D)  Small state and local governments grew because progressives believed that most voters were too uneducated to understand national issues. 
E)  Progressives believed in the wisdom of the general masses, so all governments shrank while agencies run by nonpoliticians grew. 
A)  Progressives believed that local government could best conduct social reforms and supported agencies of experts, so small state and local governments grew. 
B)  Progressives believed that the federal government could best conduct social reforms and supported agencies of experts, so the national government grew. 
C)  All governments shrank because progressives believed that charities could best conduct social reforms and opposed agencies of experts. 
D)  Small state and local governments grew because progressives believed that most voters were too uneducated to understand national issues. 
E)  Progressives believed in the wisdom of the general masses, so all governments shrank while agencies run by nonpoliticians grew.

Question 9

Why were businessmen, such as J. P. Morgan, glad to see Roosevelt leave the United States after his White House years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Like him, they believed in America's involvement in World War I. 
B)  They were tired of his meddling in big business. 
C)  They hoped he would open new markets for their products in Africa and Europe. 
D)  They wanted to build support for a different presidential candidate. 
E)  Like him, they believed in securing more land in the Pacific. 
A)  Like him, they believed in America's involvement in World War I. 
B)  They were tired of his meddling in big business. 
C)  They hoped he would open new markets for their products in Africa and Europe. 
D)  They wanted to build support for a different presidential candidate. 
E)  Like him, they believed in securing more land in the Pacific.

Question 10

What role did President Theodore Roosevelt play in the great coal strike of 1902?

Accepted Answer

A)  He played no role at all in settling the dispute. 
B)  He sympathized completely with the company owners. 
C)  He decided to support the Pure Food and Drug Act. 
D)  He essentially decided to support the coal miners. 
E)  He shut down the mines for two months. 
A)  He played no role at all in settling the dispute. 
B)  He sympathized completely with the company owners. 
C)  He decided to support the Pure Food and Drug Act. 
D)  He essentially decided to support the coal miners. 
E)  He shut down the mines for two months.

Question 11

What did progressive reformers of the cities believe were especially crucial to the success of their causes?

Accepted Answer

A)  trained experts 
B)  bankers 
C)  politicians 
D)  basic scientists 
E)  mayors 
A)  trained experts 
B)  bankers 
C)  politicians 
D)  basic scientists 
E)  mayors

Question 12

Compared to Roosevelt, William Howard Taft________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  was an activist 
B)  had less faith in the government's ability to impose reform 
C)  did not act as aggressively against the trusts 
D)  had fewer real problems to confront 
E)  was a more dynamic politician 
A)  was an activist 
B)  had less faith in the government's ability to impose reform 
C)  did not act as aggressively against the trusts 
D)  had fewer real problems to confront 
E)  was a more dynamic politician

Question 13

In the Brownsville incident, Roosevelt________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  demonstrated disrespect for African Americans and their service in war by dismissing the soldiers without investigating the incident 
B)  exhibited his bias for military personnel when he ruled in favor of the soldiers without investigating their conduct 
C)  showed that holding to his beliefs was more important to him than reelection 
D)  revealed that he was a true pragmatist, able to live in a world with no easy answers, when he dismissed loyal soldiers from the army 
E)  demonstrated his progressive spirit by seeking the most efficient and systematic removal of the involved soldiers 
A)  demonstrated disrespect for African Americans and their service in war by dismissing the soldiers without investigating the incident 
B)  exhibited his bias for military personnel when he ruled in favor of the soldiers without investigating their conduct 
C)  showed that holding to his beliefs was more important to him than reelection 
D)  revealed that he was a true pragmatist, able to live in a world with no easy answers, when he dismissed loyal soldiers from the army 
E)  demonstrated his progressive spirit by seeking the most efficient and systematic removal of the involved soldiers

Question 14

In what way was Theodore Roosevelt not conservation-minded?

Accepted Answer

A)  He approved using federal land preserves in Alaska for coal mining. 
B)  He supported coal strip mining, which he knew damaged the environment. 
C)  He preserved federal lands but less so than any other president. 
D)  He hunted and killed big game, which, even in his time, were becoming scarce. 
E)  He supported the meatpacking industry's mistreatment of cows. 
A)  He approved using federal land preserves in Alaska for coal mining. 
B)  He supported coal strip mining, which he knew damaged the environment. 
C)  He preserved federal lands but less so than any other president. 
D)  He hunted and killed big game, which, even in his time, were becoming scarce. 
E)  He supported the meatpacking industry's mistreatment of cows.

Exam 23: From Roosevelt to Wilson in the Age of Progressivism, 1900-1920

Why did Republican party disputes erupt when Taft took office?

The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution provided for________ .

The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution provided for________ .

Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom called for________ .

City governments became more like businesses during the early 1900s because they________ .

Theodore Roosevelt angered southerners by________ .

How did Theodore Roosevelt distinguish a "good" trust from a "bad" trust?

How did progressive attitudes affect the size of government during the Progressive Era?

Why were businessmen, such as J. P. Morgan, glad to see Roosevelt leave the United States after his White House years?

What role did President Theodore Roosevelt play in the great coal strike of 1902?

What did progressive reformers of the cities believe were especially crucial to the success of their causes?

Compared to Roosevelt, William Howard Taft________ .

In the Brownsville incident, Roosevelt________ .

In what way was Theodore Roosevelt not conservation-minded?

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Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society, 1619 - 1692

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth-Century America, 1680 - 1763

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt, 1763-1783

The Republican Experiment, 1783-1788

Democracy and Dissent: the Violence of Party Politics, 1788-1800

Republican Ascendancy: the Jeffersonian Vision, 1800-1814

Nation Building and Nationalism, 1815-1825

The Triumph of White Mens Democracy, 1824-1840

Slaves and Masters, 1793-1861

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An Age of Expansionism, 1830-1861

The Sectional Crisis, 1846-1861

Secession and the Civil War, 1860-1865

The Agony of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

The West: Exploiting an Empire, 1849-1902

The Industrial Society, 1850-1901

Toward an Urban Society, 1877-1900

Political Realignments, 1876-1901

Toward Empire, 1865-1902

The Progressive Era, 1895-1917

The Nation at War, 1901-1920

Transition to Modern America, 1919-1928

Franklin D Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America and the World, 1921-1945

The Onset of the Cold War, 1945-1960

Affluence and Anxiety, 1945-1960

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