Question 1

Conservative Republicans opposed President Roosevelt's public reclamation and irrigation projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The temperance movement was strengthened by World War I.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In regards to divorce in the United States during the progressive era,by 1916

Accepted Answer

A) the majority of divorces were initiated by men. 
B) more than ten percent of all marriages ended in divorce. 
C) the rate of divorce rate declined. 
D) nearly all states did not allow divorce. 
E) women began gaining the right to divorce in many states. 
A) the majority of divorces were initiated by men. 
B) more than ten percent of all marriages ended in divorce. 
C) the rate of divorce rate declined. 
D) nearly all states did not allow divorce. 
E) women began gaining the right to divorce in many states.

Question 4

The 1912 presidential election was an ideological contest between

Accepted Answer

A) conservatives and reformers. 
B) different types of progressivism. 
C) the "New Freedom" and the "New Nationalism." 
D) both different types of progressivism,and the "New Freedom" 'and "New Nationalism." 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) conservatives and reformers. 
B) different types of progressivism. 
C) the "New Freedom" and the "New Nationalism." 
D) both different types of progressivism,and the "New Freedom" 'and "New Nationalism." 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 5

Analyze and assess the presidential election results of 1912.

Accepted Answer

The presidential election of 1912 was a

Question 6

Alice Paul of the National Woman's Party pioneered the "separate sphere" argument for woman suffrage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

President Roosevelt showed himself to be a trustbuster in his action against the Northern ________ Company.

Accepted Answer

The answer of President Roosevelt showed himself to be a...

Question 8

Ida Tarbell and Lincoln Steffens could both be called muckrakers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The term "Boston marriage" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) two women who lived together. 
B) an unmarried man and woman who lived together. 
C) the marriage of a woman who had become pregnant. 
D) a married man with a mistress. 
E) a marriage lasting less than two years. 
A) two women who lived together. 
B) an unmarried man and woman who lived together. 
C) the marriage of a woman who had become pregnant. 
D) a married man with a mistress. 
E) a marriage lasting less than two years.

Question 10

In the controversy between Gifford Pinchot and Richard Ballinger,President Taft supported Ballinger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In his political program known as the "New Freedom," Woodrow Wilson believed trusts

Accepted Answer

A) needed to be tightly regulated by the federal government. 
B) should be destroyed. 
C) should exist only if they benefited the middle class. 
D) should have the right to expand. 
E) should exist only if they recognized labor's right to organize. 
A) needed to be tightly regulated by the federal government. 
B) should be destroyed. 
C) should exist only if they benefited the middle class. 
D) should have the right to expand. 
E) should exist only if they recognized labor's right to organize.

Question 12

What was Theodore Roosevelt's conception of the presidency,and how did his actions conform to that conception?

Accepted Answer

Theodore Roosevelt's conception of the p

Question 13

Why were western states often on the leading edge of political reform and women's voting rights?

Accepted Answer

Western states in the United States were

Question 14

How could immigration restriction be considered a part of progressive reform?

Accepted Answer

Immigration restriction can be considere

Question 15

When it came to environmental issues,Theodore Roosevelt

Accepted Answer

A) helped establish the federal government's role in managing the nation's wilderness. 
B) was the first American president to take an active interest in environmental conservation. 
C) restricted private development on millions of acres of undeveloped government land. 
D) both was the first American president to take an active interest in environmental conservation and helped establish the federal government's role in managing the nation's wilderness. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) helped establish the federal government's role in managing the nation's wilderness. 
B) was the first American president to take an active interest in environmental conservation. 
C) restricted private development on millions of acres of undeveloped government land. 
D) both was the first American president to take an active interest in environmental conservation and helped establish the federal government's role in managing the nation's wilderness. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 16

Alice Paul and the National Women's Party

Accepted Answer

A) believed the Nineteenth Amendment would be sufficient to protect women's rights. 
B) argued that some discrimination on the basis of sex,such as protective legislation,was worthy. 
C) enjoyed the support of all the most important leaders of the suffrage crusade. 
D) both argued that some discrimination on the basis of sex,such as protective legislation,was worthy; and enjoyed the support of all the most important leaders of the suffrage crusade. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) believed the Nineteenth Amendment would be sufficient to protect women's rights. 
B) argued that some discrimination on the basis of sex,such as protective legislation,was worthy. 
C) enjoyed the support of all the most important leaders of the suffrage crusade. 
D) both argued that some discrimination on the basis of sex,such as protective legislation,was worthy; and enjoyed the support of all the most important leaders of the suffrage crusade. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 17

Pressure favoring prohibition grew steadily during the early decades of the twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The middle-class women's club movement confined itself to working on middle-class issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the election of 1908,William Howard Taft

Accepted Answer

A) was hand-picked by Theodore Roosevelt to succeed him. 
B) narrowly defeated his opponent,William Jennings Bryan. 
C) was opposed by progressives and conservatives. 
D) had a public image very much like that of Theodore Roosevelt. 
E) decisively defeated his Republican opponent in the general election. 
A) was hand-picked by Theodore Roosevelt to succeed him. 
B) narrowly defeated his opponent,William Jennings Bryan. 
C) was opposed by progressives and conservatives. 
D) had a public image very much like that of Theodore Roosevelt. 
E) decisively defeated his Republican opponent in the general election.

Question 20

President Roosevelt moved to ease the Panic of 1907 by agreeing to the purchase of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company by ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of President Roosevelt moved to ease the Panic...

Exam 20: The Progressives

Conservative Republicans opposed President Roosevelt's public reclamation and irrigation projects.

The temperance movement was strengthened by World War I.

In regards to divorce in the United States during the progressive era,by 1916

The 1912 presidential election was an ideological contest between

Analyze and assess the presidential election results of 1912.

Alice Paul of the National Woman's Party pioneered the "separate sphere" argument for woman suffrage.

President Roosevelt showed himself to be a trustbuster in his action against the Northern ________ Company.

Ida Tarbell and Lincoln Steffens could both be called muckrakers.

The term "Boston marriage" refers to

In the controversy between Gifford Pinchot and Richard Ballinger,President Taft supported Ballinger.

In his political program known as the "New Freedom," Woodrow Wilson believed trusts

What was Theodore Roosevelt's conception of the presidency,and how did his actions conform to that conception?

Why were western states often on the leading edge of political reform and women's voting rights?

How could immigration restriction be considered a part of progressive reform?

When it came to environmental issues,Theodore Roosevelt

Alice Paul and the National Women's Party

Pressure favoring prohibition grew steadily during the early decades of the twentieth century.

The middle-class women's club movement confined itself to working on middle-class issues.

In the election of 1908,William Howard Taft

President Roosevelt moved to ease the Panic of 1907 by agreeing to the purchase of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company by ________.

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