Question 1

Pragmatics intended to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  scientifically evaluate public policy 
B)  promote a religious revival 
C)  continue focusing on ideals 
D)  test institutions on their longevity 
E)  focus on doctrines 
A)  scientifically evaluate public policy 
B)  promote a religious revival 
C)  continue focusing on ideals 
D)  test institutions on their longevity 
E)  focus on doctrines

Question 2

In what ways was the Progressive era a period that saw both the expansion and the restriction of political and economic freedoms?

Accepted Answer

The Progressive era was a period of sign

Question 3

Which statement about the textile strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1912 is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The strike was undertaken by workers who sought opportunities to move into management. 
B)  The strike was in response to an increase in weekly hours. 
C)  The strikers asked the American Federation of Labor for assistance. 
D)  Children of the striking workers publicly marched up New York's Fifth Avenue. 
E)  The strike was settled on the employer's terms. 
A)  The strike was undertaken by workers who sought opportunities to move into management. 
B)  The strike was in response to an increase in weekly hours. 
C)  The strikers asked the American Federation of Labor for assistance. 
D)  Children of the striking workers publicly marched up New York's Fifth Avenue. 
E)  The strike was settled on the employer's terms.

Question 4

The election of 1912 evolved into a national debate over the relationship between political and economic freedom in the age of big business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How did mass consumption in the Progressive era result in new consumer freedoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Farmers in the heartland had more time and money to attend nickelodeon shows. 
B)  Department stores provided city residents with access to electric washing machines. 
C)  Mass-produced radios were able to advertise the availability of new factory products. 
D)  Mass-produced appliances established a high standard of living in all households. 
E)  Cheap television sets broadcast middle-class values across the nation. 
A)  Farmers in the heartland had more time and money to attend nickelodeon shows. 
B)  Department stores provided city residents with access to electric washing machines. 
C)  Mass-produced radios were able to advertise the availability of new factory products. 
D)  Mass-produced appliances established a high standard of living in all households. 
E)  Cheap television sets broadcast middle-class values across the nation.

Question 6

According to Theodore Roosevelt, which was the fundamental capacity people should have to participate in democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  morality 
B)  money and social status 
C)  "self-control" 
D)  a family 
E)  ambition 
A)  morality 
B)  money and social status 
C)  "self-control" 
D)  a family 
E)  ambition

Question 7

Life in the urban areas was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  consistent and homogeneous economic betterment. 
B)  sharp inequalities. 
C)  gender equality. 
D)  social equality in terms of economic opportunities. 
E)  less income inequality. 
A)  consistent and homogeneous economic betterment. 
B)  sharp inequalities. 
C)  gender equality. 
D)  social equality in terms of economic opportunities. 
E)  less income inequality.

Question 8

Thinking back to previous chapters, compare the writings and influence of the Progressive Simon Patten with the Gilded Age social theorists like Henry George and Edward Bellamy. How did each define freedom? How did each view the future of America?

Accepted Answer

Progressive Simon Patten, a prominent ec

Question 9

Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism

Accepted Answer

A)  embraced women's suffrage. 
B)  included old and new immigrants to the nation. 
C)  argued that the government should not provide for the poor. 
D)  promoted the growth of large corporations. 
E)  counteracted antitrust laws. 
A)  embraced women's suffrage. 
B)  included old and new immigrants to the nation. 
C)  argued that the government should not provide for the poor. 
D)  promoted the growth of large corporations. 
E)  counteracted antitrust laws.

Question 10

In regard to labor, what did Ford do for his workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  He invited labor leaders to set up unions at Ford. 
B)  He paid more than double the wages paid by other factory owners. 
C)  He improved work conditions, making the jobs more interesting. 
D)  He made it more difficult for them to be consumers. 
E)  He paid more, with compensation that included stock options. 
A)  He invited labor leaders to set up unions at Ford. 
B)  He paid more than double the wages paid by other factory owners. 
C)  He improved work conditions, making the jobs more interesting. 
D)  He made it more difficult for them to be consumers. 
E)  He paid more, with compensation that included stock options.

Question 11

The ability to buy consumer goods had nothing to do with the Progressive-era union fight for higher wages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

John Dewey believed social policies should be scientifically evaluated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Freedom of expression was given new meaning by labor in the Progressive age. Thinking back to previous chapters, compare the various movements to expand the meaning of freedom of expression-from the Alien and Sedition Acts to the abolitionists in the antebellum era-with the labor movement in the Progressive age. Use the Voices of Freedom piece.

Accepted Answer

The expansion of the meaning of freedom

Question 14

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-recall

Accepted Answer

Recall is a political mechanism that all

Question 15

At what site did most immigrants from Mexico enter the United States in the early twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  El Paso, Texas 
B)  Ellis Island 
C)  Alcatraz Island 
D)  Los Angeles 
E)  Angel Island 
A)  El Paso, Texas 
B)  Ellis Island 
C)  Alcatraz Island 
D)  Los Angeles 
E)  Angel Island

Question 16

What in Margaret Sanger's early life likely motivated her activism as an adult?

Accepted Answer

A)  Her family lived near silver mines. 
B)  Her first stop upon arriving in America was Ellis Island. 
C)  Her parents were feminists. 
D)  Her mother gave birth to eleven children. 
E)  Her parents often visited Greenwich Village. 
A)  Her family lived near silver mines. 
B)  Her first stop upon arriving in America was Ellis Island. 
C)  Her parents were feminists. 
D)  Her mother gave birth to eleven children. 
E)  Her parents often visited Greenwich Village.

Question 17

What did passage of the Seventeenth Amendment entail?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allowed for a federal income tax. 
B)  Women in every state could now legally vote. 
C)  The manufacturing and selling of alcohol was now illegal. 
D)  Presidents could only serve two terms 
E)  U.S. senators were now chosen by popular vote. 
A)  It allowed for a federal income tax. 
B)  Women in every state could now legally vote. 
C)  The manufacturing and selling of alcohol was now illegal. 
D)  Presidents could only serve two terms 
E)  U.S. senators were now chosen by popular vote.

Question 18

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Fordism

Accepted Answer

Fordism refers to the system of mass pro

Question 19

By 1914, socialism had made such inroads in popularity that the U.S. Congress had a Socialist representative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Muller v. Oregon

Accepted Answer

Muller v. Oregon was a landmark decision

Exam 18: The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Pragmatics intended to do which of the following?

In what ways was the Progressive era a period that saw both the expansion and the restriction of political and economic freedoms?

Which statement about the textile strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1912 is correct?

The election of 1912 evolved into a national debate over the relationship between political and economic freedom in the age of big business.

How did mass consumption in the Progressive era result in new consumer freedoms?

According to Theodore Roosevelt, which was the fundamental capacity people should have to participate in democracy?

Life in the urban areas was characterized by

Thinking back to previous chapters, compare the writings and influence of the Progressive Simon Patten with the Gilded Age social theorists like Henry George and Edward Bellamy. How did each define freedom? How did each view the future of America?

Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism

In regard to labor, what did Ford do for his workers?

The ability to buy consumer goods had nothing to do with the Progressive-era union fight for higher wages.

John Dewey believed social policies should be scientifically evaluated.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -recall

At what site did most immigrants from Mexico enter the United States in the early twentieth century?

What in Margaret Sanger's early life likely motivated her activism as an adult?

What did passage of the Seventeenth Amendment entail?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Fordism

By 1914, socialism had made such inroads in popularity that the U.S. Congress had a Socialist representative.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Muller v. Oregon

A New World

Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

The Sixties, 1960-1968

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

A Divided Nation

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