Question 1

What were the differences between a progressive and a radical reformer from 1890 to 1920?

Accepted Answer

During the late 19th and early 20th cent

Question 2

The temperance movement between 1914 and 1919

Accepted Answer

A)  gained momentum as a result of World War I. 
B)  was opposed by most conservative Christians. 
C)  saw the Women's Christian Temperance Union peak at 125,000 members. 
D)  resulted in the unanimous passage by states of the Eighteenth Amendment. 
E)  gained the support of most Catholic immigrants. 
A)  gained momentum as a result of World War I. 
B)  was opposed by most conservative Christians. 
C)  saw the Women's Christian Temperance Union peak at 125,000 members. 
D)  resulted in the unanimous passage by states of the Eighteenth Amendment. 
E)  gained the support of most Catholic immigrants.

Question 3

New York's major political machine, ________, eventually helped advance progressive reform.

Accepted Answer

The answer of New York's major political machine, ________, eventually...

Question 4

By the beginning of World War I, the nativist tide in America had peaked and was falling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism called for the elevation of "the public welfare" over the rights of property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Woodrow Wilson helped create the Federal Reserve system as part of his effort to end trusts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The secret ballot enhanced the power of the two-party system over the average voter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Why was William Howard Taft an unpopular president? Why did Roosevelt challenge him in 1912?

Accepted Answer

William Howard Taft was an unpopular pre

Question 9

During the progressive era, important vehicles for social reform included

Accepted Answer

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 10

World War I hurt the socialist movement in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  because the war generated anti-radical feelings in the country. 
B)  because the Socialist Party supported Germany. 
C)  because the Socialist Party had dynamited key railroad lines to prevent troop movement. 
D)  both because the war generated anti-radical feelings in the country, and because the Socialist Party supported Germany. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  because the war generated anti-radical feelings in the country. 
B)  because the Socialist Party supported Germany. 
C)  because the Socialist Party had dynamited key railroad lines to prevent troop movement. 
D)  both because the war generated anti-radical feelings in the country, and because the Socialist Party supported Germany. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 11

By the fall of 1914, President Woodrow Wilson

Accepted Answer

A)  decided to expand his progressive reform efforts. 
B)  concluded he could not achieve meaningful reform of the economy. 
C)  believed his reform program had largely been accomplished. 
D)  had succeeded in breaking up most business trusts. 
E)  had created the mechanisms for a vigorous legal pursuit of monopoly. 
A)  decided to expand his progressive reform efforts. 
B)  concluded he could not achieve meaningful reform of the economy. 
C)  believed his reform program had largely been accomplished. 
D)  had succeeded in breaking up most business trusts. 
E)  had created the mechanisms for a vigorous legal pursuit of monopoly.

Question 12

During the early twentieth century, the Industrial Workers of the World

Accepted Answer

A)  advocated a single union for all workers. 
B)  was dominated by anarchists. 
C)  emphasized education for the working class. 
D)  rejected the economic principles of both capitalism and Marxism. 
E)  was a more violent organization than the public recognized at the time. 
A)  advocated a single union for all workers. 
B)  was dominated by anarchists. 
C)  emphasized education for the working class. 
D)  rejected the economic principles of both capitalism and Marxism. 
E)  was a more violent organization than the public recognized at the time.

Question 13

Why were western states often on the leading edge of political reform and women's voting rights?

Accepted Answer

Western states in the United States were

Question 14

The temperance movement was strengthened by World War I.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What major progressive reforms were enacted by the federal government between 1912 and 1915?

Accepted Answer

During the years 1912-1915, the federal

Question 16

What were the similarities and differences between Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson as progressive presidents?

Accepted Answer

Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson we

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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 18

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

Accepted Answer

The development of progressivism as a re

Question 19

Ida Tarbell and Lincoln Steffens could both be called muckrakers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 20: The Progressives

What were the differences between a progressive and a radical reformer from 1890 to 1920?

The temperance movement between 1914 and 1919

New York's major political machine, ________, eventually helped advance progressive reform.

By the beginning of World War I, the nativist tide in America had peaked and was falling.

Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism called for the elevation of "the public welfare" over the rights of property.

Woodrow Wilson helped create the Federal Reserve system as part of his effort to end trusts.

The secret ballot enhanced the power of the two-party system over the average voter.

Why was William Howard Taft an unpopular president? Why did Roosevelt challenge him in 1912?

During the progressive era, important vehicles for social reform included

World War I hurt the socialist movement in the United States

By the fall of 1914, President Woodrow Wilson

During the early twentieth century, the Industrial Workers of the World

Why were western states often on the leading edge of political reform and women's voting rights?

The temperance movement was strengthened by World War I.

What major progressive reforms were enacted by the federal government between 1912 and 1915?

What were the similarities and differences between Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson as progressive presidents?

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

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

Ida Tarbell and Lincoln Steffens could both be called muckrakers.

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Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

America and the Great War

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The Great Depression

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The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

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