Question 1

After the elections of 1914,President Woodrow Wilson

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A)  held steady to his existing course of action. 
B)  moved away from progressivism. 
C)  began another round of progressive legislation. 
D)  encouraged the United States to enter the war in Europe. 
E)  refused to nominate any progressives to the Supreme Court. 
A)  held steady to his existing course of action. 
B)  moved away from progressivism. 
C)  began another round of progressive legislation. 
D)  encouraged the United States to enter the war in Europe. 
E)  refused to nominate any progressives to the Supreme Court. C

Question 2

The ________ Tariff made progressives resentful of President Taft's passivity in challenging the congressional Old Guard.

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Payne-Aldrich

Question 3

The 1912 Republican convention was an ideological contest between

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A)  the Old Guard and what was to become the "Bull Moose." 
B)  La Follette and Taft. 
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)  the Old Guard and what was to become the "Bull Moose." 
B)  La Follette and Taft. 
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

Question 4

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,the "Social Gospel" was

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A)  a reform movement guided by the American Catholic Church. 
B)  first described by Andrew Carnegie. 
C)  chiefly concerned with redeeming the nation's cities. 
D)  intended to offer spiritual, not material, assistance to the poor. 
E)  a belief that God had chosen the rich to be rich and the poor to be poor. 
A)  a reform movement guided by the American Catholic Church. 
B)  first described by Andrew Carnegie. 
C)  chiefly concerned with redeeming the nation's cities. 
D)  intended to offer spiritual, not material, assistance to the poor. 
E)  a belief that God had chosen the rich to be rich and the poor to be poor.

Question 5

In what ways was Theodore Roosevelt a progressive reformer,consistent with the progressivism of his time?

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Theodore Roosevelt was a progressive ref

Question 6

During the early twentieth century,the Industrial Workers of the World

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A)  advocated a single union for all workers. 
B)  was dominated by anarchists. 
C)  emphasized education for the working class. 
D)  rejected the economic principles of both capitalism and Marxism. 
E)  was a more violent organization than the public recognized at the time. 
A)  advocated a single union for all workers. 
B)  was dominated by anarchists. 
C)  emphasized education for the working class. 
D)  rejected the economic principles of both capitalism and Marxism. 
E)  was a more violent organization than the public recognized at the time.

Question 7

Former "mugwumps" became important supporters of progressive political reform activity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The temperance crusade

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A)  first began to take shape during the progressive era. 
B)  was supported by business employers. 
C)  sought to curb prostitution. 
D)  found its greatest support among immigrants. 
E)  was wholeheartedly supported by urban political machines. 
A)  first began to take shape during the progressive era. 
B)  was supported by business employers. 
C)  sought to curb prostitution. 
D)  found its greatest support among immigrants. 
E)  was wholeheartedly supported by urban political machines.

Question 9

During the progressive era,employers were generally unconcerned about the problem of alcohol.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

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Western states in the United States were

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

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 13

In 1916,President Wilson appointed Louis Brandeis,a Jew,to the Supreme Court.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

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A)  New York State barred factories from employing women under the age of sixteen. 
B)  factories taller than ten stories could only use the upper floors for 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 barred factories from employing women under the age of sixteen. 
B)  factories taller than ten stories could only use the upper floors for 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 15

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

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Theodore Roosevelt's conception of the p

Question 16

Social work and ________ houses provided two "appropriate" professional outlets for women of the progressive era.

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The answer of Social work and ________ houses provided two...

Question 17

Theodore Roosevelt was both a progressive reformer and decidedly conservative.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Why were both the middle class and women so interested in reform causes at the turn of the century?

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At the turn of the century, both the mid

Question 19

Theodore Roosevelt did not run for another term as president in 1908 because

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A)  the Constitution prevented him from doing so. 
B)  he had lost much of his public popularity. 
C)  in 1904 he had promised not to run again. 
D)  he was denied the nomination of his party. 
E)  he felt he had accomplished everything he wanted to do as president. 
A)  the Constitution prevented him from doing so. 
B)  he had lost much of his public popularity. 
C)  in 1904 he had promised not to run again. 
D)  he was denied the nomination of his party. 
E)  he felt he had accomplished everything he wanted to do as president.

Question 20

In what ways was the reform era not progressive?

Accepted Answer

The reform era, often referred to as the

Exam 20: The Progressives

After the elections of 1914,President Woodrow Wilson

The ________ Tariff made progressives resentful of President Taft's passivity in challenging the congressional Old Guard.

The 1912 Republican convention was an ideological contest between

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,the "Social Gospel" was

In what ways was Theodore Roosevelt a progressive reformer,consistent with the progressivism of his time?

During the early twentieth century,the Industrial Workers of the World

Former "mugwumps" became important supporters of progressive political reform activity.

The temperance crusade

During the progressive era,employers were generally unconcerned about the problem of alcohol.

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

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

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

In 1916,President Wilson appointed Louis Brandeis,a Jew,to the Supreme Court.

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

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

Social work and ________ houses provided two "appropriate" professional outlets for women of the progressive era.

Theodore Roosevelt was both a progressive reformer and decidedly conservative.

Why were both the middle class and women so interested in reform causes at the turn of the century?

Theodore Roosevelt did not run for another term as president in 1908 because

In what ways was the reform era not progressive?

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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