Question 1

Muckrakers were journalists who worked first and foremost for politicians-an arrangement that often perpetuated political and corporate corruption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following was a result of the Brownsville Riot in 1906?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roosevelt supported the African American soldiers. 
B)  Roosevelt dishonorably discharged the entire regiment of African American soldiers. 
C)  Congress impeached Roosevelt. 
D)  Congress protested Roosevelt's actions. 
E)  The state of Texas discharged the entire African American regiment. 
A)  Roosevelt supported the African American soldiers. 
B)  Roosevelt dishonorably discharged the entire regiment of African American soldiers. 
C)  Congress impeached Roosevelt. 
D)  Congress protested Roosevelt's actions. 
E)  The state of Texas discharged the entire African American regiment.

Question 3

Under Roosevelt, the nation established its first regular federal income tax.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Progressives generally believed government should not interfere with Big Business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match each description with the item below.
-Ida Tarbell

Accepted Answer

A) was Woodrow Wilson's closest adviser who worked behind the scenes to excite and mobilize others despite not holding an official government position 
B) ran in the election of 1912 as a socialist who promoted Christianity over Marxism and democracy over totalitarianism 
C) was an author and teacher who became a muckraker to call attention to abuses by oil companies and insisted it was up to the people to fix them 
D) endorsed a Square Deal for "every man, great or small, rich or poor" that featured the "Three Cs" marked by greater government control 
E) helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and questioned the idea of a "New Freedom" for white Americans and a "new slavery" for Afro-Americans
F)organized demonstrations on behalf of women's rights during Woodrow Wilson's presidency and went on a hunger strike while in prison
G)wrote Congressional Government and created the Federal Trade Commission to prevent the creation of monopolistic trusts
H)promoted the prohibition of alcohol as well as the creation of an eight-hour workday, the regulation of child labor, and government-funded kindergartens
I)served on the Ohio Supreme Court, was the first American governor-general of the Philippines, and was a cautious and conservative progressive
J)was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court who designed the New Freedom to be a means of restoring economic competition 
A) was Woodrow Wilson's closest adviser who worked behind the scenes to excite and mobilize others despite not holding an official government position 
B) ran in the election of 1912 as a socialist who promoted Christianity over Marxism and democracy over totalitarianism 
C) was an author and teacher who became a muckraker to call attention to abuses by oil companies and insisted it was up to the people to fix them 
D) endorsed a Square Deal for "every man, great or small, rich or poor" that featured the "Three Cs" marked by greater government control 
E) helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and questioned the idea of a "New Freedom" for white Americans and a "new slavery" for Afro-Americans
F)organized demonstrations on behalf of women's rights during Woodrow Wilson's presidency and went on a hunger strike while in prison
G)wrote Congressional Government and created the Federal Trade Commission to prevent the creation of monopolistic trusts
H)promoted the prohibition of alcohol as well as the creation of an eight-hour workday, the regulation of child labor, and government-funded kindergartens
I)served on the Ohio Supreme Court, was the first American governor-general of the Philippines, and was a cautious and conservative progressive
J)was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court who designed the New Freedom to be a means of restoring economic competition

Question 6

Who originated the Wisconsin idea of efficient government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lewis Hine 
B)  Hiram Johnson 
C)  Florence Kelley 
D)  Robert M. La Follette 
E)  Louis Brandeis 
A)  Lewis Hine 
B)  Hiram Johnson 
C)  Florence Kelley 
D)  Robert M. La Follette 
E)  Louis Brandeis

Question 7

William Howard Taft viewed his role as president as an administrator rather than an innovator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Muckrakers were journalists who worked first and foremost for politicians-an arrangement that often perpetuated political and corporate corruption.

Which of the following was a result of the Brownsville Riot in 1906?

Under Roosevelt, the nation established its first regular federal income tax.

Progressives generally believed government should not interfere with Big Business.

Match each description with the item below. -Ida Tarbell

Who originated the Wisconsin idea of efficient government?

William Howard Taft viewed his role as president as an administrator rather than an innovator.

The Collision of Cultures

Englands Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

The Emergence of a Market Economy

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian Era

The South

Religion

Western Expansion

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

The Era of Reconstruction

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

The New South and the New West

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

America and the Great War

A Clash of Cultures

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression

The Second World War

The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Cold War America

A New Frontier and a Great Society

Rebellion and Reaction

Conservative Revival

Twenty-First Century America

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Exam 21: The Progressive Era

Muckrakers were journalists who worked first and foremost for politicians-an arrangement that often perpetuated political and corporate corruption.

Which of the following was a result of the Brownsville Riot in 1906?

Under Roosevelt, the nation established its first regular federal income tax.

Progressives generally believed government should not interfere with Big Business.

Match each description with the item below. -Ida Tarbell

Who originated the Wisconsin idea of efficient government?

William Howard Taft viewed his role as president as an administrator rather than an innovator.

The Collision of Cultures

Englands Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

The Emergence of a Market Economy

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian Era

The South

Religion

Western Expansion

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

The Era of Reconstruction

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

The New South and the New West

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

America and the Great War

A Clash of Cultures

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression

The Second World War

The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Cold War America

A New Frontier and a Great Society

Rebellion and Reaction

Conservative Revival

Twenty-First Century America

Filters