Question 1

In the aftermath of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire in New York City,

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A) New York state banned factories from employing women under the age of sixteen. 
B) factories taller than ten stories could only use the upper floors as storage of materials. 
C) few true reforms of industry were made. 
D) strict regulations were imposed on factory owners. 
E) Tammany Democrats attempted to thwart the New York state commission examining the fire. 
A) New York state banned factories from employing women under the age of sixteen. 
B) factories taller than ten stories could only use the upper floors as storage of materials. 
C) few true reforms of industry were made. 
D) strict regulations were imposed on factory owners. 
E) Tammany Democrats attempted to thwart the New York state commission examining the fire.

Question 2

What were the similarities and differences between Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson as progressive presidents?

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Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson we

Question 3

At the turn of the twentieth century,Lincoln Steffens wrote extensively of the need to reform

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A) the "yellow press." 
B) urban politics. 
C) the railroad corporations. 
D) the meatpacking industry. 
E) the federal bureaucracy. 
A) the "yellow press." 
B) urban politics. 
C) the railroad corporations. 
D) the meatpacking industry. 
E) the federal bureaucracy.

Question 4

The "________" Party was the nickname given to Theodore Roosevelt's third party in 1912.

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The answer of The "________" Party was the nickname given...

Question 5

As an environmental conservationist,President Theodore Roosevelt

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A) opposed hunting on all federal lands. 
B) added extensive areas of land to the national forest system. 
C) opposed new dam construction on major rivers. 
D) opposed the growing preservationist movement as impractical. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) opposed hunting on all federal lands. 
B) added extensive areas of land to the national forest system. 
C) opposed new dam construction on major rivers. 
D) opposed the growing preservationist movement as impractical. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 6

Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism called for a strong federal government led by an executive who acted as the "steward of the public welfare."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How do the attitudes and actions of late nineteenth-century progressive reformers compare with the attitudes and actions found in the utopian communities of the early nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

The attitudes and actions of late ninete

Question 8

Which president,Theodore Roosevelt or Woodrow Wilson,was the more successful in domestic policy?

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The question of which president, Theodor

Question 9

In the 1912 presidential election,

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A) President William H.Taft came in last of the four major candidates. 
B) Theodore Roosevelt won the popular vote but lost the electoral college. 
C) Eugene Debs offered his electoral votes to Theodore Roosevelt. 
D) Theodore Roosevelt finished third in the popular vote. 
E) Woodrow Wilson won only a plurality of the popular vote. 
A) President William H.Taft came in last of the four major candidates. 
B) Theodore Roosevelt won the popular vote but lost the electoral college. 
C) Eugene Debs offered his electoral votes to Theodore Roosevelt. 
D) Theodore Roosevelt finished third in the popular vote. 
E) Woodrow Wilson won only a plurality of the popular vote.

Question 10

While running for the presidency in 1912,Woodrow Wilson called his political philosophy the New ________.

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The answer of While running for the presidency in 1912,Woodrow...

Question 11

During the progressive era,one of the first targets for political reformers was

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A) Congress. 
B) state governments. 
C) municipal governments. 
D) the judicial system. 
E) the federal bureaucracy. 
A) Congress. 
B) state governments. 
C) municipal governments. 
D) the judicial system. 
E) the federal bureaucracy.

Question 12

The urban political machine Tammany Hall grew increasingly interested in progressive reform during the progressive era.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The direct primary and the recall were both reforms designed to enhance the power of political parties in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

W.B.Du Bois was instrumental in the founding of the Niagara Movement,which later joined sympathetic white progressives to form the ________.

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The answer of W.B.Du Bois was instrumental in the founding...

Question 15

At the turn of the twentieth century,the leaders of the settlement house movement

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A) eventually saw their ideas and institutions take hold in England. 
B) generally expressed moral disapproval of the behavior of immigrants. 
C) thought assimilation robbed immigrants of the best parts of their culture. 
D) were generally first-generation immigrants who helped second-generation immigrants. 
E) directed their attention at improving urban living conditions. 
A) eventually saw their ideas and institutions take hold in England. 
B) generally expressed moral disapproval of the behavior of immigrants. 
C) thought assimilation robbed immigrants of the best parts of their culture. 
D) were generally first-generation immigrants who helped second-generation immigrants. 
E) directed their attention at improving urban living conditions.

Question 16

In the 1902 strike by the United Mine Workers,President Theodore Roosevelt

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A) sided with the miners. 
B) sided with the mine owners. 
C) ordered in federal troops to keep the peace. 
D) ordered federal arbitration. 
E) ordered in federal troops to break the strike. 
A) sided with the miners. 
B) sided with the mine owners. 
C) ordered in federal troops to keep the peace. 
D) ordered federal arbitration. 
E) ordered in federal troops to break the strike.

Question 17

Woodrow Wilson helped create the Federal Reserve system as part of his effort to end trusts.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Anna Howard Shaw and Carrie Chapman Catt were among the most prominent leaders of the anti-suffrage movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The settlement house movement was built by middle-class reformers to help inner-city residents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In 1913,the first modern income tax imposed a 10 percent tax on individuals earning over $4,000 a year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 20: The Progressives

In the aftermath of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire in New York City,

What were the similarities and differences between Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson as progressive presidents?

At the turn of the twentieth century,Lincoln Steffens wrote extensively of the need to reform

The "________" Party was the nickname given to Theodore Roosevelt's third party in 1912.

As an environmental conservationist,President Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism called for a strong federal government led by an executive who acted as the "steward of the public welfare."

How do the attitudes and actions of late nineteenth-century progressive reformers compare with the attitudes and actions found in the utopian communities of the early nineteenth century?

Which president,Theodore Roosevelt or Woodrow Wilson,was the more successful in domestic policy?

In the 1912 presidential election,

While running for the presidency in 1912,Woodrow Wilson called his political philosophy the New ________.

During the progressive era,one of the first targets for political reformers was

The urban political machine Tammany Hall grew increasingly interested in progressive reform during the progressive era.

The direct primary and the recall were both reforms designed to enhance the power of political parties in the United States.

W.B.Du Bois was instrumental in the founding of the Niagara Movement,which later joined sympathetic white progressives to form the ________.

At the turn of the twentieth century,the leaders of the settlement house movement

In the 1902 strike by the United Mine Workers,President Theodore Roosevelt

Woodrow Wilson helped create the Federal Reserve system as part of his effort to end trusts.

Anna Howard Shaw and Carrie Chapman Catt were among the most prominent leaders of the anti-suffrage movement.

The settlement house movement was built by middle-class reformers to help inner-city residents.

In 1913,the first modern income tax imposed a 10 percent tax on individuals earning over $4,000 a year.

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