Question 1

In the progressive period:

Accepted Answer

A)  reformers were generally pessimistic about finding solutions to social ills 
B)  voter turnout increased 
C)  many groups-blacks, the poor, the unorganized-had little influence 
D)  conservative politicians destroyed any semblance of a welfare state 
E)  Roosevelt proved that the president ultimately has his hands tied 
A)  reformers were generally pessimistic about finding solutions to social ills 
B)  voter turnout increased 
C)  many groups-blacks, the poor, the unorganized-had little influence 
D)  conservative politicians destroyed any semblance of a welfare state 
E)  Roosevelt proved that the president ultimately has his hands tied

Question 2

Progressives generally believed government should not interfere with big business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Clayton Anti-Trust Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  was more lenient toward big business than was the Sherman Anti-Trust Act 
B)  outlawed price discrimination and interlocking directorates 
C)  was originally opposed by labor union leaders 
D)  was considered by Theodore Roosevelt the crowning achievement of his administration 
E)  made it possible for corporate officials to be held responsible for violations 
A)  was more lenient toward big business than was the Sherman Anti-Trust Act 
B)  outlawed price discrimination and interlocking directorates 
C)  was originally opposed by labor union leaders 
D)  was considered by Theodore Roosevelt the crowning achievement of his administration 
E)  made it possible for corporate officials to be held responsible for violations

Question 4

Match between columns
                        Premises: Alton B. Parker
Lincoln Steffens
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Frederick W. Taylor
Eugene V. Debs
Herbert Croly
Woodrow Wilson
Upton Sinclair
Louis D. Brandeis

Accepted Answer

The Answer of was the original "efficiency expert" and wrote is...

Question 5

Woodrow Wilson was elected president in 1908.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Describe the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Show how the two men eventually found themselves running against each other for president.

Accepted Answer

Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Ta

Question 7

The Hepburn Act of 1906:

Accepted Answer

A)  was the first federal law regulating labor standards 
B)  said that coal miners were required to be paid in cash 
C)  in effect outlawed the Northern Securities Company 
D)  regulated the meatpacking industry 
E)  authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to set maximum rates for railroads 
A)  was the first federal law regulating labor standards 
B)  said that coal miners were required to be paid in cash 
C)  in effect outlawed the Northern Securities Company 
D)  regulated the meatpacking industry 
E)  authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to set maximum rates for railroads

Question 8

The originator of the "Wisconsin idea" of efficient government was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Lewis Hine 
B)  Hiram Johnson 
C)  Florence Kelley 
D)  Robert M. La Follette 
E)  Louis Brandeis 
A)  Lewis Hine 
B)  Hiram Johnson 
C)  Florence Kelley 
D)  Robert M. La Follette 
E)  Louis Brandeis

Question 9

Progressives supported all of the following as measures to democratize government EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the initiative 
B)  the referendum 
C)  the party primary 
D)  the poll tax 
E)  the popular election of senators 
A)  the initiative 
B)  the referendum 
C)  the party primary 
D)  the poll tax 
E)  the popular election of senators

Question 10

In the area of conservation, Theodore Roosevelt:

Accepted Answer

A)  believed strongly that natural resources should be preserved but felt that this was a matter for state, not federal, action 
B)  angered many conservationists by his appointment of Gifford Pinchot, a businessman with no experience in conservation, as head of the Division of Forestry 
C)  used the Forest Reserve Act to withdraw over 170 million acres of timberland from logging 
D)  vetoed a bill authorizing a National Conservation Commission 
E)  angered western hunters by closing much of the western public lands 
A)  believed strongly that natural resources should be preserved but felt that this was a matter for state, not federal, action 
B)  angered many conservationists by his appointment of Gifford Pinchot, a businessman with no experience in conservation, as head of the Division of Forestry 
C)  used the Forest Reserve Act to withdraw over 170 million acres of timberland from logging 
D)  vetoed a bill authorizing a National Conservation Commission 
E)  angered western hunters by closing much of the western public lands

Question 11

Upon becoming president, Wilson appointed as secretary of state:

Accepted Answer

A)  Louis Brandeis 
B)  Champ Clark 
C)  Colonel Edward House 
D)  William Jennings Bryan 
E)  William Howard Taft 
A)  Louis Brandeis 
B)  Champ Clark 
C)  Colonel Edward House 
D)  William Jennings Bryan 
E)  William Howard Taft

Question 12

Congress established the Bureau of Corporations:

Accepted Answer

A)  to monitor the activities of interstate corporations 
B)  to encourage the development of American industry 
C)  to educate businesses about tariff standards 
D)  to keep an eye on the lobbying efforts in Congress 
E)  to educate businesses about new interpretations of the Fourteenth Amendment 
A)  to monitor the activities of interstate corporations 
B)  to encourage the development of American industry 
C)  to educate businesses about tariff standards 
D)  to keep an eye on the lobbying efforts in Congress 
E)  to educate businesses about new interpretations of the Fourteenth Amendment

Question 13

Theodore Roosevelt initiated more anti-trust suits than any president in history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The title of the novel that described the terrible conditions of the meat-packing industry was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Chicago 
B)  The Great American Fraud 
C)  The Jungle 
D)  Maggie 
E)  How the Other Half Lives 
A)  Chicago 
B)  The Great American Fraud 
C)  The Jungle 
D)  Maggie 
E)  How the Other Half Lives

Question 15

At the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911:

Accepted Answer

A)  a strike resulted in the intervention of federal troops 
B)  Frederick Taylor first applied his scientific management principles 
C)  workers died as a result of a fire 
D)  the labor force was found to be made up entirely of children 
E)  Samuel Gompers first developed his idea for what became the Hepburn Act 
A)  a strike resulted in the intervention of federal troops 
B)  Frederick Taylor first applied his scientific management principles 
C)  workers died as a result of a fire 
D)  the labor force was found to be made up entirely of children 
E)  Samuel Gompers first developed his idea for what became the Hepburn Act

Question 16

Which of the following statements regarding the coal strike of 1902 is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The coal strike ended on October 23. 
B)  In 1902, Roosevelt threatened to take over coal mines in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. 
C)  UWA leaders called mine owners "wooden headed." 
D)  Roosevelt once bellowed that "the Constitution is more important than coal!" 
E)  the United Mine Workers (UMW) walked off the job in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. 
A)  The coal strike ended on October 23. 
B)  In 1902, Roosevelt threatened to take over coal mines in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. 
C)  UWA leaders called mine owners "wooden headed." 
D)  Roosevelt once bellowed that "the Constitution is more important than coal!" 
E)  the United Mine Workers (UMW) walked off the job in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Question 17

The Underwood-Simmons Tariff:

Accepted Answer

A)  raised the average tariff and hence was supported by Wilson 
B)  lowered the average tariff and hence was opposed by Wilson 
C)  raised the average tariff and hence was opposed by Wilson 
D)  lowered the average tariff and hence was supported by Wilson 
E)  kept tariffs the same as under Taft and Roosevelt 
A)  raised the average tariff and hence was supported by Wilson 
B)  lowered the average tariff and hence was opposed by Wilson 
C)  raised the average tariff and hence was opposed by Wilson 
D)  lowered the average tariff and hence was supported by Wilson 
E)  kept tariffs the same as under Taft and Roosevelt

Question 18

The issue that provoked an open break between Taft and Roosevelt was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Taft's support for lower tariffs 
B)  Taft's reduction in the size of the navy 
C)  Taft's anti-trust suit against United States Steel 
D)  Taft's support for the federal income tax 
E)  Taft's firing of Pinchot 
A)  Taft's support for lower tariffs 
B)  Taft's reduction in the size of the navy 
C)  Taft's anti-trust suit against United States Steel 
D)  Taft's support for the federal income tax 
E)  Taft's firing of Pinchot

Question 19

The Underwood-Simmons Tariff created the first regular federal income tax.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The National Child Labor Committee pushed:

Accepted Answer

A)  to allow as many immigrant children to enter the workforce as possible 
B)  to open more technical schools 
C)  federal legislation allowing children to work more hours 
D)  for laws prohibiting the employment of young children 
E)  for mandatory scholarships for employees' children 
A)  to allow as many immigrant children to enter the workforce as possible 
B)  to open more technical schools 
C)  federal legislation allowing children to work more hours 
D)  for laws prohibiting the employment of young children 
E)  for mandatory scholarships for employees' children

Exam 23: Making the World Over: the Progressive ERA

In the progressive period:

Progressives generally believed government should not interfere with big business.

The Clayton Anti-Trust Act:

Woodrow Wilson was elected president in 1908.

Describe the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Show how the two men eventually found themselves running against each other for president.

The Hepburn Act of 1906:

The originator of the "Wisconsin idea" of efficient government was:

Progressives supported all of the following as measures to democratize government EXCEPT:

In the area of conservation, Theodore Roosevelt:

Upon becoming president, Wilson appointed as secretary of state:

Congress established the Bureau of Corporations:

Theodore Roosevelt initiated more anti-trust suits than any president in history.

The title of the novel that described the terrible conditions of the meat-packing industry was:

At the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911:

Which of the following statements regarding the coal strike of 1902 is NOT true?

The Underwood-Simmons Tariff:

The issue that provoked an open break between Taft and Roosevelt was:

The Underwood-Simmons Tariff created the first regular federal income tax.

The National Child Labor Committee pushed:

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Britain and Its Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Shaping a Federal Union

The Federalist Era

The Early Republic

The Dynamics of Growth

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian ERA

The Old South

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform

An Empire in the West

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

Reconstruction: North and South

Big Business and Organized Labor

The South and the West Transformed

The Emergence of Urban America

Gilded Age Politics and Agrarian Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

America and the Great War

The Modern Temper

Republican Resurgence and Decline

New Deal America

The Second World War

The Fair Deal and Containment

The 1950s: Affluence and Anxiety in an Atomic Age

New Frontiers: Politics and Social Change in the 1960s

Rebellion and Reaction: the 1960s and 1970s

A Conservative Realignment: 19771990

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