Question 1

Many progressives,such as Lincoln Steffens,believed that the first target of reform should be

Accepted Answer

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 2

What social factors motivated progressivism to develop as a reform movement when it did?

Accepted Answer

The development of progressivism as a re

Question 3

During the progressive era,important vehicles for social reform included

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A)  the American Federation of Labor. 
B)  New York's Tammany Hall. 
C)  the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. 
D)  both New York's Tammany Hall and the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  the American Federation of Labor. 
B)  New York's Tammany Hall. 
C)  the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. 
D)  both New York's Tammany Hall and the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 4

During the progressive era,opponents of political reform generally included many members of all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  the urban middle class. 
B)  the business community. 
C)  the urban working class. 
D)  saloon owners. 
E)  recent immigrants. 
A)  the urban middle class. 
B)  the business community. 
C)  the urban working class. 
D)  saloon owners. 
E)  recent immigrants.

Question 5

"Big Bill" Haywood of the ________ called for the abolition of the "wage slave" system.

Accepted Answer

Industrial

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Regarding women and the professions during the Progressive Era,

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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 9

The Federal Trade Commission Act

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A)  defined the standard for "unfair trade practices." 
B)  helped businesses increase their trade markets. 
C)  failed to give the government new powers to investigate corporate behavior. 
D)  encouraged industries to write basic "codes" governing prices, hours, and wages across the board. 
E)  created an agency to determine whether business practices were acceptable to the government. 
A)  defined the standard for "unfair trade practices." 
B)  helped businesses increase their trade markets. 
C)  failed to give the government new powers to investigate corporate behavior. 
D)  encouraged industries to write basic "codes" governing prices, hours, and wages across the board. 
E)  created an agency to determine whether business practices were acceptable to the government.

Question 10

During the Progressive Era,some supporters of woman suffrage argued that female voters

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A)  would end future political scandals. 
B)  would ensure fair elections. 
C)  deserved the vote because of their unique traits as women. 
D)  were unlikely ever to vote for a woman running for national office. 
E)  would help to defeat the growing movement for temperance. 
A)  would end future political scandals. 
B)  would ensure fair elections. 
C)  deserved the vote because of their unique traits as women. 
D)  were unlikely ever to vote for a woman running for national office. 
E)  would help to defeat the growing movement for temperance.

Question 11

In 1910,in Osawatomie,Kansas,Theodore Roosevelt announced a set of political principles that called for

Accepted Answer

A)  greater activism by the federal government. 
B)  limiting the authority of President William H. Taft. 
C)  an end to legal racial discrimination. 
D)  equal pay for male and female workers who performed the same jobs. 
E)  a return to the laissez-faire policies of his two administrations. 
A)  greater activism by the federal government. 
B)  limiting the authority of President William H. Taft. 
C)  an end to legal racial discrimination. 
D)  equal pay for male and female workers who performed the same jobs. 
E)  a return to the laissez-faire policies of his two administrations.

Question 12

Settlement houses were typically built and staffed by middle-class reformers to help inner-city residents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

As president,William Howard Taft found himself pleasing the progressives and alienating the conservatives within his own party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Question 16

President Roosevelt showed that he could occasionally take on the role of a trustbuster in his action against the Northern ________ Company.

Accepted Answer

The answer of President Roosevelt showed that he could occasionally...

Question 17

President Roosevelt claimed his domestic policies would bring a(n)"________ deal" to Americans.

Accepted Answer

The answer of President Roosevelt claimed his domestic policies would...

Question 18

During the progressive era,the acknowledged leader of American socialism was

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A)  Lincoln Steffens. 
B)  William Haywood. 
C)  Florence Kelley. 
D)  Eugene V. Debs. 
E) A. Mitchell Palmer. 
A)  Lincoln Steffens. 
B)  William Haywood. 
C)  Florence Kelley. 
D)  Eugene V. Debs. 
E) A. Mitchell Palmer.

Question 19

As governor of Wisconsin,the progressive reformer Robert La Follette helped win approval for

Accepted Answer

A)  campaign finance reform. 
B)  mandatory health insurance. 
C)  a repeal of the income tax. 
D)  employee profit sharing in large corporations. 
E)  the direct primary, initiative, and referendum. 
A)  campaign finance reform. 
B)  mandatory health insurance. 
C)  a repeal of the income tax. 
D)  employee profit sharing in large corporations. 
E)  the direct primary, initiative, and referendum.

Exam 20: The Progressives

Many progressives,such as Lincoln Steffens,believed that the first target of reform should be

What social factors motivated progressivism to develop as a reform movement when it did?

During the progressive era,important vehicles for social reform included

During the progressive era,opponents of political reform generally included many members of all of the following EXCEPT

"Big Bill" Haywood of the ________ called for the abolition of the "wage slave" system.

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

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?

Regarding women and the professions during the Progressive Era,

The Federal Trade Commission Act

During the Progressive Era,some supporters of woman suffrage argued that female voters

In 1910,in Osawatomie,Kansas,Theodore Roosevelt announced a set of political principles that called for

Settlement houses were typically built and staffed by middle-class reformers to help inner-city residents.

As president,William Howard Taft found himself pleasing the progressives and alienating the conservatives within his own party.

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

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

President Roosevelt showed that he could occasionally take on the role of a trustbuster in his action against the Northern ________ Company.

President Roosevelt claimed his domestic policies would bring a(n)"________ deal" to Americans.

During the progressive era,the acknowledged leader of American socialism was

As governor of Wisconsin,the progressive reformer Robert La Follette helped win approval for

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