Question 1

Which statement about the American Federation of Labor in the early twentieth century is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The AFL represented unskilled workers only. 
B)  AFL membership tripled between 1920 and 1929. 
C)  The AFL forged closer ties with the Socialist Party. 
D)  The AFL established pension plans for long-term workers. 
E)  The AFL proposed an overthrow of the capitalist system. 
A)  The AFL represented unskilled workers only. 
B)  AFL membership tripled between 1920 and 1929. 
C)  The AFL forged closer ties with the Socialist Party. 
D)  The AFL established pension plans for long-term workers. 
E)  The AFL proposed an overthrow of the capitalist system.

Question 2

Feminism

Accepted Answer

A)  did not discuss sexual behavior. 
B)  first entered the political vocabulary during the Progressive era. 
C)  only represented women fighting for the right to vote. 
D)  believed in traditional gender roles. 
E)  promoted the idea that women should not control property. 
A)  did not discuss sexual behavior. 
B)  first entered the political vocabulary during the Progressive era. 
C)  only represented women fighting for the right to vote. 
D)  believed in traditional gender roles. 
E)  promoted the idea that women should not control property.

Question 3

Progressives had faith in government run by impartial experts, who were in many respects unaccountable to the citizenry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The "new woman" was college educated, middle class, and devoted to providing social services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Why did the Socialist Party gain significant political influence during the Progressive era?

Accepted Answer

A)  Popular politicians, such as Theodore Roosevelt, spoke about socialism's merits. 
B)  Jewish and other immigrant laborers supported its fight against economic exploitation of workers. 
C)  Party leaders promised working-class Irish voters that the party would not supplant machine politics. 
D)  Socialist Party candidates promised to run exclusively for state and local offices. 
E)  Socialist Party politicians successfully manipulated machine politics. 
A)  Popular politicians, such as Theodore Roosevelt, spoke about socialism's merits. 
B)  Jewish and other immigrant laborers supported its fight against economic exploitation of workers. 
C)  Party leaders promised working-class Irish voters that the party would not supplant machine politics. 
D)  Socialist Party candidates promised to run exclusively for state and local offices. 
E)  Socialist Party politicians successfully manipulated machine politics.

Question 6

"Birds of passage" were

Accepted Answer

A)  immigrants from Europe. 
B)  single women who decided to immigrate to the United States. 
C)  immigrants who worked in factories. 
D)  immigrants who only lived in the United States temporarily. 
E)  immigrants who moved to the United States to work as servants. 
A)  immigrants from Europe. 
B)  single women who decided to immigrate to the United States. 
C)  immigrants who worked in factories. 
D)  immigrants who only lived in the United States temporarily. 
E)  immigrants who moved to the United States to work as servants.

Question 7

The "living wage" and the "American standard of living" were an outgrowth of

Accepted Answer

A)  a mature consumer economy. 
B)  the powerful influence of labor unions. 
C)  an increasingly diverse society. 
D)  the power of monopolistic corporations. 
E)  an effective nationwide advertising campaign. 
A)  a mature consumer economy. 
B)  the powerful influence of labor unions. 
C)  an increasingly diverse society. 
D)  the power of monopolistic corporations. 
E)  an effective nationwide advertising campaign.

Question 8

Which of the following natural resources did the Progressive conservationists believe should be regulated by the national state?

Accepted Answer

A)  timber 
B)  water 
C)  natural gas 
D)  coal 
E)  oil 
A)  timber 
B)  water 
C)  natural gas 
D)  coal 
E)  oil

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

New Nationalism was a progressive politi

Question 10

What did Progressives mean by "effective freedom"? How was this idea applied to Progressive reforms?

Accepted Answer

Progressives believed that "effective fr

Which statement about the American Federation of Labor in the early twentieth century is correct?

Feminism

Progressives had faith in government run by impartial experts, who were in many respects unaccountable to the citizenry.

The "new woman" was college educated, middle class, and devoted to providing social services.

Why did the Socialist Party gain significant political influence during the Progressive era?

"Birds of passage" were

The "living wage" and the "American standard of living" were an outgrowth of

Which of the following natural resources did the Progressive conservationists believe should be regulated by the national state?

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

What did Progressives mean by "effective freedom"? How was this idea applied to Progressive reforms?

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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Exam 18: The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Which statement about the American Federation of Labor in the early twentieth century is correct?

Feminism

Progressives had faith in government run by impartial experts, who were in many respects unaccountable to the citizenry.

The "new woman" was college educated, middle class, and devoted to providing social services.

Why did the Socialist Party gain significant political influence during the Progressive era?

"Birds of passage" were

The "living wage" and the "American standard of living" were an outgrowth of

Which of the following natural resources did the Progressive conservationists believe should be regulated by the national state?

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

What did Progressives mean by "effective freedom"? How was this idea applied to Progressive reforms?

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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