Question 1

Alice Paul encouraged American suffragettes to use more aggressive approaches in their campaign for the vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the progressive presidents was the most progressive? Which was the least progressive? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The most progressive of the progressive presidents was Theodore Roosevelt. He was known for his trust-busting efforts, conservation initiatives, and advocacy for workers' rights. He also supported progressive reforms such as the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. Roosevelt's presidency was marked by a strong commitment to addressing social and economic issues, making him the most progressive of the progressive presidents.

On the other hand, the least progressive of the progressive presidents was William Howard Taft. While Taft continued some of Roosevelt's progressive policies, he was more conservative in his approach and often clashed with the more progressive members of his party. Taft's presidency was marked by a focus on conservative economic policies and a less aggressive approach to trust-busting and other progressive reforms. This made him the least progressive of the progressive presidents.

Question 3

Match each description with the item below.
-Theodore Roosevelt

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 D

Question 4

What was the first place in the United States to extend equal voting rights to women, underscoring how the larger region to which it belonged was the most supportive of
Women's rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nebraska 
B)  New York 
C)  Florida 
D)  Wisconsin 
E)  the Wyoming Territory 
A)  Nebraska 
B)  New York 
C)  Florida 
D)  Wisconsin 
E)  the Wyoming Territory

Question 5

Which of the following statements accurately describes the women's suffrage movement during the Progressive Era?

Accepted Answer

A)  The movement was successful not only in bringing the women's vote to all states in the matter of a year but also in staying free of social and ethnic prejudices. 
B)  Rather than being concerned with matters of federal law or directing attention toward the government, the movement focused on businesses' treatment of women workers. 
C)  Suffrage activists varied in their motivations and approaches, such as the range of issues they were willing to raise along with the women's vote. 
D)  African American women tended to be the leaders of suffrage organizations because the civil rights movement had erupted and made the two issues inseparable. 
E)  Since the Gilded Age had brought the right to vote to affluent women, suffragists used the energy of the Progressive Era to campaign to extend this right to women of all classes. 
A)  The movement was successful not only in bringing the women's vote to all states in the matter of a year but also in staying free of social and ethnic prejudices. 
B)  Rather than being concerned with matters of federal law or directing attention toward the government, the movement focused on businesses' treatment of women workers. 
C)  Suffrage activists varied in their motivations and approaches, such as the range of issues they were willing to raise along with the women's vote. 
D)  African American women tended to be the leaders of suffrage organizations because the civil rights movement had erupted and made the two issues inseparable. 
E)  Since the Gilded Age had brought the right to vote to affluent women, suffragists used the energy of the Progressive Era to campaign to extend this right to women of all classes.

Question 6

What significance did the election of 1912 have for progressivism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the first time a major party's candidate had run on a progressive platform, marking the transformation of progressivism from a small subset of politicians to a full-fledged movement. 
B)  It signaled the resonance of Roosevelt's progressive message, as he won enough votes to return to the White House for an unprecedented third term. 
C)  It caused Democrats to retreat from progressivism, as they sought to distinguish themselves from an all the more cohesive and powerful Republican party. 
D)  It offered voters a choice of four candidates who, despite their differences, believed in the progressive idea that an active government could resolve modern social problems. 
E)  It marked the end of an organized and active progressive movement in America, as the majority of candidates embraced a platform that demonized the efforts of progressivism. 
A)  It was the first time a major party's candidate had run on a progressive platform, marking the transformation of progressivism from a small subset of politicians to a full-fledged movement. 
B)  It signaled the resonance of Roosevelt's progressive message, as he won enough votes to return to the White House for an unprecedented third term. 
C)  It caused Democrats to retreat from progressivism, as they sought to distinguish themselves from an all the more cohesive and powerful Republican party. 
D)  It offered voters a choice of four candidates who, despite their differences, believed in the progressive idea that an active government could resolve modern social problems. 
E)  It marked the end of an organized and active progressive movement in America, as the majority of candidates embraced a platform that demonized the efforts of progressivism.

Question 7

Match each description with the item below.
-Louis
D. Brandeis

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 8

What did advocates of the social gospel believe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Darwinism held the answer to dealing with the problems of modern society and should be implemented in legislation. 
B)  Churches needed to help solve the problems created by a rapidly industrializing and urbanizing society. 
C)  Karl Marx's call for a socialist revolution was necessary to fix the problems created by industrialization. 
D)  A tax-supported, state-sponsored church should serve as a unifying force between different social classes. 
E)  True salvation for society would come with secularization and turning away from traditional religion. 
A)  Social Darwinism held the answer to dealing with the problems of modern society and should be implemented in legislation. 
B)  Churches needed to help solve the problems created by a rapidly industrializing and urbanizing society. 
C)  Karl Marx's call for a socialist revolution was necessary to fix the problems created by industrialization. 
D)  A tax-supported, state-sponsored church should serve as a unifying force between different social classes. 
E)  True salvation for society would come with secularization and turning away from traditional religion.

Question 9

What was the single biggest economic factor that ignited the spirit of progressives?

Accepted Answer

A)  the economic depression of the 1890s 
B)  the failure of the populists' quest for silver coinage 
C)  Republican tariff policies in the 1880s and 1890s 
D)  the annexation of the Philippines 
E)  the passage of an amendment authorizing an income tax 
A)  the economic depression of the 1890s 
B)  the failure of the populists' quest for silver coinage 
C)  Republican tariff policies in the 1880s and 1890s 
D)  the annexation of the Philippines 
E)  the passage of an amendment authorizing an income tax

Question 10

Match each description with the item below.
-Woodrow Wilson

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 11

To what extent were progressives a unified group in the early twentieth century, and why? What differences kept them from forming a single, united force?

Accepted Answer

The progressives in the early twentieth

Question 12

Who was Theodore Roosevelt's close friend Gifford Pinchot?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was the president's chief speechwriter. 
B)  He was a strict prohibitionist who pushed for the Seventeenth Amendment. 
C)  He was one of the most famous muckrakers. 
D)  He was the attorney general who broke up the Northern Securities Company. 
E)  He was a forestry expert and leading conservationist. 
A)  He was the president's chief speechwriter. 
B)  He was a strict prohibitionist who pushed for the Seventeenth Amendment. 
C)  He was one of the most famous muckrakers. 
D)  He was the attorney general who broke up the Northern Securities Company. 
E)  He was a forestry expert and leading conservationist.

Question 13

In what ways was the election of 1912 significant? As part of your response, discuss the candidates and issues that defined the election.

Accepted Answer

The election of 1912 was significant for

Question 14

Like Roosevelt, Taft was able to use his political skill to get a lower tariff through Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What were the specific goals of progressive reformers, and how did they address them?

Accepted Answer

The specific goals of progressive reform

Question 16

Despite Josephus Daniels's racist views, President Wilson still nominated Daniels for

Accepted Answer

A)  secretary of state. 
B)  secretary of the navy. 
C)  secretary of war. 
D)  secretary of the interior. 
E)  secretary of transportation. 
A)  secretary of state. 
B)  secretary of the navy. 
C)  secretary of war. 
D)  secretary of the interior. 
E)  secretary of transportation.

Question 17

Through the Federal Farm Loan Act, Wilson tried to pass the first federal legislation directed to assisting farmers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Of the following, who eventually became chief justice of the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Jennings Bryan 
B)  Herbert Croly 
C)  Louis Brandeis 
D)  William Howard Taft 
E)  Gifford Pinchot 
A)  William Jennings Bryan 
B)  Herbert Croly 
C)  Louis Brandeis 
D)  William Howard Taft 
E)  Gifford Pinchot

Question 19

Where was the commission system of city government first adopted?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atlanta, Georgia 
B)  Durham, North Carolina 
C)  Galveston, Texas 
D)  Springfield, Missouri 
E)  Columbia, South Carolina 
A)  Atlanta, Georgia 
B)  Durham, North Carolina 
C)  Galveston, Texas 
D)  Springfield, Missouri 
E)  Columbia, South Carolina

Question 20

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

Exam 21: The Progressive Era

Alice Paul encouraged American suffragettes to use more aggressive approaches in their campaign for the vote.

Which of the progressive presidents was the most progressive? Which was the least progressive? Explain.

Match each description with the item below. -Theodore Roosevelt

What was the first place in the United States to extend equal voting rights to women, underscoring how the larger region to which it belonged was the most supportive of Women's rights?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the women's suffrage movement during the Progressive Era?

What significance did the election of 1912 have for progressivism?

Match each description with the item below. -Louis D. Brandeis

What did advocates of the social gospel believe?

What was the single biggest economic factor that ignited the spirit of progressives?

Match each description with the item below. -Woodrow Wilson

To what extent were progressives a unified group in the early twentieth century, and why? What differences kept them from forming a single, united force?

Who was Theodore Roosevelt's close friend Gifford Pinchot?

In what ways was the election of 1912 significant? As part of your response, discuss the candidates and issues that defined the election.

Like Roosevelt, Taft was able to use his political skill to get a lower tariff through Congress.

What were the specific goals of progressive reformers, and how did they address them?

Despite Josephus Daniels's racist views, President Wilson still nominated Daniels for

Through the Federal Farm Loan Act, Wilson tried to pass the first federal legislation directed to assisting farmers.

Of the following, who eventually became chief justice of the Supreme Court?

Where was the commission system of city government first adopted?

Match each description with the item below. -Ida Tarbell

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, Slavery, and King Cotton

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform

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

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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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