Question 1

During the progressive era,doctors,lawyers,and other professionals worked to limit entry into their field to keep out "undesirables."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What major progressive reforms were enacted by the federal government between 1912 and 1915?

Accepted Answer

During the years 1912-1915, the federal

Question 3

Theodore Roosevelt began to organize his Progressive Party even before he was denied the Republican presidential nomination in 1912.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The initiative and referendum were progressive-era political reforms designed to weaken the power of

Accepted Answer

A) the federal government. 
B) political parties. 
C) state governors. 
D) state legislatures. 
E) the courts. 
A) the federal government. 
B) political parties. 
C) state governors. 
D) state legislatures. 
E) the courts.

Question 5

By the beginning of World War I,the nativist tide in America had peaked and was falling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

At the turn of the twentieth century,progressive activists

Accepted Answer

A) believed that organizations stunted individual growth and stifled creativity. 
B) asserted that it was the right of individuals to act as they chose. 
C) held a strong commitment to improving racial justice. 
D) believed in the transformational power of enlightened public opinion. 
E) believed that people's character was hardwired at birth. 
A) believed that organizations stunted individual growth and stifled creativity. 
B) asserted that it was the right of individuals to act as they chose. 
C) held a strong commitment to improving racial justice. 
D) believed in the transformational power of enlightened public opinion. 
E) believed that people's character was hardwired at birth.

Question 7

The effort to make faith into a tool of social reform was known as the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The effort to make faith into a...

Question 8

During the progressive era,the spurious "science" of ________ spread the belief that human inequalities were hereditary.

Accepted Answer

The answer of During the progressive era,the spurious "science" of...

Question 9

Regarding organizing the professions during the progressive era,

Accepted Answer

A) most professions attempted to expand the ranks of Americans in their fields. 
B) by 1916 all states had established professional bar associations. 
C) the medical field remained largely unorganized. 
D) there was little organized activity in rural America. 
E) state and local governments generally impeded attempts to professionalize. 
A) most professions attempted to expand the ranks of Americans in their fields. 
B) by 1916 all states had established professional bar associations. 
C) the medical field remained largely unorganized. 
D) there was little organized activity in rural America. 
E) state and local governments generally impeded attempts to professionalize.

Question 10

In the 1912 presidential election,the Socialist Party candidate

Accepted Answer

A) received nearly one million votes. 
B) attracted considerable support from urban immigrants. 
C) attracted considerable support from southern and midwestern Protestant farmers. 
D) attracted considerable support from both urban immigrants and southern and midwestern Protestant farmers. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) received nearly one million votes. 
B) attracted considerable support from urban immigrants. 
C) attracted considerable support from southern and midwestern Protestant farmers. 
D) attracted considerable support from both urban immigrants and southern and midwestern Protestant farmers. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 11

The Keating-Owen Act marked the first federal law regulating ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Keating-Owen Act marked the first federal...

Question 12

Progressive reformers tried to strengthen the power of the mayor over the city council.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

W.B.Du Bois was highly critical of Booker T.Washington's philosophy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

As president,Theodore Roosevelt quickly rebelled against the leaders of his party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Progressive reforms tended to increase voter turnout in presidential elections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Regarding women and the professions during the progressive era,

Accepted Answer

A) almost no women were able to have professional careers. 
B) the majority of professional women were nurses. 
C) social work was generally thought to be an appropriate career for women. 
D) educated black women were barred from all professional opportunities. 
E) women were forced out of nursing as the occupation gained distinction. 
A) almost no women were able to have professional careers. 
B) the majority of professional women were nurses. 
C) social work was generally thought to be an appropriate career for women. 
D) educated black women were barred from all professional opportunities. 
E) women were forced out of nursing as the occupation gained distinction.

Question 17

Opponents of alcohol let it be known that they opposed more than just alcohol when they founded the Anti-________ League.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Opponents of alcohol let it be known...

Question 18

Between 1914 and 1919,the temperance movement

Accepted Answer

A) gained momentum as a result of World War I. 
B) was opposed by most conservative Christians. 
C) saw the Women's Christian Temperance Union peak at 125,000 members. 
D) resulted in the unanimous passage by states of the Eighteenth Amendment. 
E) gained the support of most Catholic immigrants. 
A) gained momentum as a result of World War I. 
B) was opposed by most conservative Christians. 
C) saw the Women's Christian Temperance Union peak at 125,000 members. 
D) resulted in the unanimous passage by states of the Eighteenth Amendment. 
E) gained the support of most Catholic immigrants.

Question 19

Prior to the adoption of the secret ballot,voter ballots were printed and distributed by

Accepted Answer

A) the political parties. 
B) the federal government. 
C) private contractors. 
D) state governments. 
E) philanthropic organizations. 
A) the political parties. 
B) the federal government. 
C) private contractors. 
D) state governments. 
E) philanthropic organizations.

Question 20

Political reformers correctly regarded the saloon as in league with the urban political machine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 20: The Progressives

During the progressive era,doctors,lawyers,and other professionals worked to limit entry into their field to keep out "undesirables."

What major progressive reforms were enacted by the federal government between 1912 and 1915?

Theodore Roosevelt began to organize his Progressive Party even before he was denied the Republican presidential nomination in 1912.

The initiative and referendum were progressive-era political reforms designed to weaken the power of

By the beginning of World War I,the nativist tide in America had peaked and was falling.

At the turn of the twentieth century,progressive activists

The effort to make faith into a tool of social reform was known as the ________.

During the progressive era,the spurious "science" of ________ spread the belief that human inequalities were hereditary.

Regarding organizing the professions during the progressive era,

In the 1912 presidential election,the Socialist Party candidate

The Keating-Owen Act marked the first federal law regulating ________.

Progressive reformers tried to strengthen the power of the mayor over the city council.

W.B.Du Bois was highly critical of Booker T.Washington's philosophy.

As president,Theodore Roosevelt quickly rebelled against the leaders of his party.

Progressive reforms tended to increase voter turnout in presidential elections.

Regarding women and the professions during the progressive era,

Opponents of alcohol let it be known that they opposed more than just alcohol when they founded the Anti-________ League.

Between 1914 and 1919,the temperance movement

Prior to the adoption of the secret ballot,voter ballots were printed and distributed by

Political reformers correctly regarded the saloon as in league with the urban political machine.

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