Deck 5: Social Reform in the Progressive Era

Question 1

Hull House, established by Jane Addams in 1889, was

A) primarily a soup kitchen for the unemployed.
B) primarily a recreation center.
C) a multipurpose community program for immigrants.
D) primarily a health center for low-income persons.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

By 1900, many jurisdictions placed limits on the hours of labor. However, with poor enforcement, 12-hour, six-day workweeks were common. Employers often persuaded immigrant workers to sign "voluntary agreements" to work

A) longer hours.
B) only one job.
C) seven days a week.
D) unpaid overtime.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In the early years of the 20th century, what percentage of the U.S. workforce was foreign born?

A) 60%
B) 40%
C) 50%
D) 70%

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Reformers did a remarkable job, passing a considerable amount of legislation in twenty years. However, many of the reforms underscore the United States as a reluctant welfare state as they

A) required only minimal funding by government.
B) did not establish major federal programs.
C) did not establish housing codes.
D) did not improve worker safety.

Question 5

Progressives came predominately from which political party?

A) Republican
B) Democratic
C) Equally Republican and Democratic
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 6

A main social reform passed during the Progressive Era was for mothers' pensions. What limitations did some progressives want to put on immigrant women to determine their eligibility for mothers' pension?

A) A record of gainful employment by the mother's husband
B) English language proficiency
C) Positive investigative findings that the family would use the money wisely
D) A promise to have no more than five children

Question 7

The initiative, referendum, and recall were policies to

A) give workers greater power in the workplace.
B) reform public bureaucracies.
C) give voters greater power.
D) transfer power from voters to corporations.

Question 8

Progressives favored the concept of juvenile courts but were unable to get them into operation.

Question 9

The Bull Moose campaign of 1912 was initiated by

A) allies of Woodrow Wilson.
B) allies of Theodore Roosevelt.
C) allies of William H. Taft.
D) allies of Eugene Debs.

Question 10

These legal disputes in the Progressive Era gave the Supreme Court a ______ role in the unfolding of social reform.

A) central
B) limited
C) moderate
D) lucrative

Question 11

The movement known as progressivism includes programs that focus on

A) civil service.
B) social reforms.
C) antitrust regulations.
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 12

For progressives, the juvenile court system represents the opportunity for society to

A) explore family situations.
B) examine options such as probation.
C) refer children to special juvenile institutions.
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 13

Addams made social action an important part of Hull House's program.

Question 14

Employers enthusiastically embraced workmen's compensation and regulations to create safe working environments for their employees.

Question 15

Many middle-class progressives established settlement houses in the East and Midwest so that they could live among the immigrants.

Question 16

Progressivism had a dark side that many are not aware of:

A) the movement excluded women
B) the movement was funded by communists
C) the movement's leaders were often prejudiced against persons of color and immigrants
D) the movement was funded by conservatives

Question 17

Jane Addams is an important progressive as she was

A) a pioneer in the field of social work.
B) the first women to hold higher office.
C) the first woman to vote.
D) a pioneer in treating mental illnesses.

Question 18

Advocates for social change today have access to resources that were unavailable to Jane Addams in her campaigns for social reform and include

A) access to data in government reports on income levels, social conditions, and census data.
B) data from reports on specific social issues generated by private research groups.
C) easy access to mass media.
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 19

The enacting of the mothers' pension marked a change in U.S. policy toward indoor relief.

Question 20

Reforms during the Progressive Era mostly occurred

A) at state and local levels.
B) at the federal level.
C) in the nongovernmental sector.
D) in the educational system.

Question 21

Immigration policies developed in the Progressive Era have been sustainable over time and continue to prove very effective in fair and humane immigration practices today.

Question 22

Progressives pursued programs to redistribute resources to impoverished workers, destitute women, and other groups.

Question 23

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1909 by Booker T. Washington and was opposed by W.E.B. Du Bois.

Question 24

Women assumed a small role in the progressive movement due to widespread discrimination against them.

Question 25

Those seeking to restrict immigration found that their power increased steadily in the years preceding World War I.