Question 1

The phrase "Square Deal" is associated with Theodore Roosevelt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following occurred during the coal strike of 1902?

Accepted Answer

A)  President Theodore Roosevelt won support for his forceful leadership against corporations and his work refereeing the dispute. 
B)  Thousands of striking miners marched on Washington, starting a riot that lasted three days and endangered many politicians. 
C)  President Theodore Roosevelt threatened to use the army to force strikers back to work due to the demand for coal. 
D)  The government response was identical to that of Gilded Age presidents, showing how little had changed after all. 
E)  The mine owners and the United Mine Workers participated in lengthy talks together and established a close, collaborative relationship. 
A)  President Theodore Roosevelt won support for his forceful leadership against corporations and his work refereeing the dispute. 
B)  Thousands of striking miners marched on Washington, starting a riot that lasted three days and endangered many politicians. 
C)  President Theodore Roosevelt threatened to use the army to force strikers back to work due to the demand for coal. 
D)  The government response was identical to that of Gilded Age presidents, showing how little had changed after all. 
E)  The mine owners and the United Mine Workers participated in lengthy talks together and established a close, collaborative relationship.

Question 3

"From its beginning to its end, the progressive movement was, more than anything else, paradoxical." What evidence could be used to support this statement?

Accepted Answer

The progressive movement in the United S

Question 4

Who was Frederick W. Taylor?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was a harsh critic of industrialization in general and publicly lamented the rise of capitalism and the monotonous work it brought. 
B)  He championed the idea of "scientific management," showing employers how to cut waste and improve productivity. 
C)  He was one of the leaders of the women's suffrage movement, insisting that it needed the help and voices of strong and able men. 
D)  He was founder of the National Child Labor Committee and successfully brought about legislation that only permitted those over the age of eighteen to work. 
E)  He was a popular congressman who authored the bill on reclamation for the western states and was a champion of Prohibition. 
A)  He was a harsh critic of industrialization in general and publicly lamented the rise of capitalism and the monotonous work it brought. 
B)  He championed the idea of "scientific management," showing employers how to cut waste and improve productivity. 
C)  He was one of the leaders of the women's suffrage movement, insisting that it needed the help and voices of strong and able men. 
D)  He was founder of the National Child Labor Committee and successfully brought about legislation that only permitted those over the age of eighteen to work. 
E)  He was a popular congressman who authored the bill on reclamation for the western states and was a champion of Prohibition.

Question 5

Match each description with the item below.
-Frances Willard

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

How did William Howard Taft win the presidency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roosevelt urged the Republican party to nominate him as his successor, and he promised to continue the policies Roosevelt had begun. 
B)  He promised to expand the authority of the executive branch and to rethink the distribution of power among the other two government branches. 
C)  He had a "crusading spirit" that rivaled Roosevelt's and had held elected office for most of his career. 
D)  He was, in the Republican tradition, opposed to a lower tariff and promised to entirely dismantle the American system of capitalism. 
E)  He attacked Roosevelt's progressive policies, which appealed to the many political and business enemies Roosevelt had made. 
A)  Roosevelt urged the Republican party to nominate him as his successor, and he promised to continue the policies Roosevelt had begun. 
B)  He promised to expand the authority of the executive branch and to rethink the distribution of power among the other two government branches. 
C)  He had a "crusading spirit" that rivaled Roosevelt's and had held elected office for most of his career. 
D)  He was, in the Republican tradition, opposed to a lower tariff and promised to entirely dismantle the American system of capitalism. 
E)  He attacked Roosevelt's progressive policies, which appealed to the many political and business enemies Roosevelt had made.

Question 7

What was the significance of the events at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911?

Accepted Answer

A)  A strike resulted in the intervention of federal troops, representing the eagerness of the government to improve conditions. 
B)  The factory popularized the idea of scientific management principles because within one year of adopting them, its output had tripled. 
C)  It took the death of workers as a result of a tragic fire there to result in meaningful government regulation of dangerous workplaces. 
D)  The labor force was comprised almost entirely of American-born workers willing to work for low wages, which convinced similar companies to hire fewer immigrant workers. 
E)  The daily experiences of the workers there became the subject of Upton Sinclair's influential book The Jungle in which he interviewed textile sweatshop owners. 
A)  A strike resulted in the intervention of federal troops, representing the eagerness of the government to improve conditions. 
B)  The factory popularized the idea of scientific management principles because within one year of adopting them, its output had tripled. 
C)  It took the death of workers as a result of a tragic fire there to result in meaningful government regulation of dangerous workplaces. 
D)  The labor force was comprised almost entirely of American-born workers willing to work for low wages, which convinced similar companies to hire fewer immigrant workers. 
E)  The daily experiences of the workers there became the subject of Upton Sinclair's influential book The Jungle in which he interviewed textile sweatshop owners.

The phrase "Square Deal" is associated with Theodore Roosevelt.

Which of the following occurred during the coal strike of 1902?

"From its beginning to its end, the progressive movement was, more than anything else, paradoxical." What evidence could be used to support this statement?

Who was Frederick W. Taylor?

Match each description with the item below. -Frances Willard

How did William Howard Taft win the presidency?

What was the significance of the events at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911?

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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Exam 21: The Progressive Era

The phrase "Square Deal" is associated with Theodore Roosevelt.

Which of the following occurred during the coal strike of 1902?

"From its beginning to its end, the progressive movement was, more than anything else, paradoxical." What evidence could be used to support this statement?

Who was Frederick W. Taylor?

Match each description with the item below. -Frances Willard

How did William Howard Taft win the presidency?

What was the significance of the events at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911?

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

25

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