Question 1

Almost all progressives supported such political reforms as

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A)  the initiative, referendum, and recall. 
B)  the Australian secret ballot. 
C)  woman suffrage. 
D)  direct election of senators. 
E)  eliminating political parties. 
A)  the initiative, referendum, and recall. 
B)  the Australian secret ballot. 
C)  woman suffrage. 
D)  direct election of senators. 
E)  eliminating political parties.

Question 2

By 1910, all of the following were true about women's efforts to gain the vote EXCEPT

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A)  progressives supported the movement. 
B)  reformers embraced votes for women as a way to elevate the political tone. 
C)  prohibitionists thought they could count of votes of enfranchised women. 
D)  a federal constitutional amendment granting the right to vote was about to be enacted by Congress and ratified by the states. 
E)  states in the West were the first in the country to gradually extend the vote to women. 
A)  progressives supported the movement. 
B)  reformers embraced votes for women as a way to elevate the political tone. 
C)  prohibitionists thought they could count of votes of enfranchised women. 
D)  a federal constitutional amendment granting the right to vote was about to be enacted by Congress and ratified by the states. 
E)  states in the West were the first in the country to gradually extend the vote to women.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of Upton Sinclair.

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Author of the sensational nove

Question 4

Female progressives often justified their reformist political activities on the basis of

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A)  the need to assert female power against male oppression. 
B)  America's need to catch up with more progressive European nations. 
C)  women's need for more opportunities to work outside the home to support their families. 
D)  the harsh treatment of working women by employers. 
E)  their being essentially an extension of women's traditional roles as wives and mothers. 
A)  the need to assert female power against male oppression. 
B)  America's need to catch up with more progressive European nations. 
C)  women's need for more opportunities to work outside the home to support their families. 
D)  the harsh treatment of working women by employers. 
E)  their being essentially an extension of women's traditional roles as wives and mothers.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of Richard Ballinger.

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Secretary of the Interior who

Question 6

The multiple-use conservationists generally believed that

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A)  cattlemen, lumbermen, and farmers should all develop sustainable use policies. 
B)  the environment could be effectively protected without shutting it off to human use. 
C)  forests and rivers could be used for recreation but not for economic purposes. 
D)  federal lands should be divided into economically useful areas, recreational areas, and wilderness. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  cattlemen, lumbermen, and farmers should all develop sustainable use policies. 
B)  the environment could be effectively protected without shutting it off to human use. 
C)  forests and rivers could be used for recreation but not for economic purposes. 
D)  federal lands should be divided into economically useful areas, recreational areas, and wilderness. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 7

Teddy Roosevelt weakened himself politically after his election in 1904 when he

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A)  failed to reach out to progressives and Republicans in Congress to advance his political agenda. 
B)  refused to do anything in response to the Roosevelt Panic. 
C)  supported the Federal Reserve Act. 
D)  began to reduce his trust-busting activity. 
E)  announced that he would not be a candidate for a third term as president. 
A)  failed to reach out to progressives and Republicans in Congress to advance his political agenda. 
B)  refused to do anything in response to the Roosevelt Panic. 
C)  supported the Federal Reserve Act. 
D)  began to reduce his trust-busting activity. 
E)  announced that he would not be a candidate for a third term as president.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of Eugene V. Debs.

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Organized the Social

Question 9

The case of Lochner v. New York represented a setback for progressives and labor advocates because in its ruling, the Supreme Court

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A)  declared a law limiting work to ten hours a day unconstitutional. 
B)  declared unconstitutional a law providing special protection for women workers. 
C)  declared that prohibiting child labor would require a constitutional amendment. 
D)  upheld the constitutionality of a law enabling business to fire labor organizers. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  declared a law limiting work to ten hours a day unconstitutional. 
B)  declared unconstitutional a law providing special protection for women workers. 
C)  declared that prohibiting child labor would require a constitutional amendment. 
D)  upheld the constitutionality of a law enabling business to fire labor organizers. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 10

Theodore Roosevelt is probably most accurately described as a(n)

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A)  conservative in progressive clothing. 
B)  near-socialist. 
C)  middle-of-the-road reformer. 
D)  champion trustbuster. 
E)  political elitist. 
A)  conservative in progressive clothing. 
B)  near-socialist. 
C)  middle-of-the-road reformer. 
D)  champion trustbuster. 
E)  political elitist.

Question 11

As a part of his reform program, Teddy Roosevelt advocated all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  guaranteed recognition of labor unions. 
B)  federal regulation of corporations. 
C)  consumer protection. 
D)  conservation of natural resources. 
E)  federal regulation of railroad rates and an end to shipping rebates. 
A)  guaranteed recognition of labor unions. 
B)  federal regulation of corporations. 
C)  consumer protection. 
D)  conservation of natural resources. 
E)  federal regulation of railroad rates and an end to shipping rebates.

Question 12

According to the text, Teddy Roosevelt's most important and enduring achievement may have been

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A)  building the Panama Canal. 
B)  busting the corporate monopoly trusts. 
C)  mediating an end to the Russo-Japanese War. 
D)  conserving American resources and protecting the environment. 
E)  keeping the United States out of war. 
A)  building the Panama Canal. 
B)  busting the corporate monopoly trusts. 
C)  mediating an end to the Russo-Japanese War. 
D)  conserving American resources and protecting the environment. 
E)  keeping the United States out of war.

Question 13

The settlement house and women's club movements were crucial centers of female progressive activity because they

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A)  provided literary and philosophical perspectives on social questions. 
B)  broke down the idea that women had special concerns as wives and mothers. 
C)  introduced many middle-class women to a broader array of urban social problems and civic concerns. 
D)  were the only organizations of middle-class women that advocated for social reforms and civic concerns for urban problems. 
E)  became the launching pads for women seeking political office. 
A)  provided literary and philosophical perspectives on social questions. 
B)  broke down the idea that women had special concerns as wives and mothers. 
C)  introduced many middle-class women to a broader array of urban social problems and civic concerns. 
D)  were the only organizations of middle-class women that advocated for social reforms and civic concerns for urban problems. 
E)  became the launching pads for women seeking political office.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the Australian ballot.

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Secret ballot system

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of Florence Kelley.

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Former resident of H

Question 16

Teddy Roosevelt decided to run for the presidency in 1912 because

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A)  William Howard Taft had seemed to discard Roosevelt's progressive policies. 
B)  Taft decided not to run for a second term. 
C)  Teddy Roosevelt had developed a personal animus against William Howard Taft. 
D)  Senator Robert La Follette encouraged him to do so. 
E)  the Democratic party was split. 
A)  William Howard Taft had seemed to discard Roosevelt's progressive policies. 
B)  Taft decided not to run for a second term. 
C)  Teddy Roosevelt had developed a personal animus against William Howard Taft. 
D)  Senator Robert La Follette encouraged him to do so. 
E)  the Democratic party was split.

Question 17

What were the major sources of the progressive movement? Which of those sources were most significant, and why?

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The major sources of the progressive mov

Question 18

Match each late 19th-century social critic below with the target of his criticism.

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A)  A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1 
B)  A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2 
C)  A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 
D)  A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4 
E)  A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 
A)  A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1 
B)  A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2 
C)  A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 
D)  A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4 
E)  A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3

Question 19

Compare and contrast the principles and policies of the New Freedom and the New Nationalism programs. Which program do you believe represented the most effective way to promote economic growth and restrain the economic excesses and adverse consequences of free market capitalism? Which program most closely adhered to the economic roots of progressivism? Which program would likely uphold progressivism's commitment to social welfare and social justice? Support your answers with specific examples.

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The New Freedom and the New Nationalism

Question 20

Would you label Theodore Roosevelt a radical, liberal, moderate, or conservative? Justify your choice.

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Theodore Roosevelt could be labeled as a

Exam 28: Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

Almost all progressives supported such political reforms as

By 1910, all of the following were true about women's efforts to gain the vote EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of Upton Sinclair.

Female progressives often justified their reformist political activities on the basis of

Identify and state the historical significance of Richard Ballinger.

The multiple-use conservationists generally believed that

Teddy Roosevelt weakened himself politically after his election in 1904 when he

Identify and state the historical significance of Eugene V. Debs.

The case of Lochner v. New York represented a setback for progressives and labor advocates because in its ruling, the Supreme Court

Theodore Roosevelt is probably most accurately described as a(n)

As a part of his reform program, Teddy Roosevelt advocated all of the following EXCEPT

According to the text, Teddy Roosevelt's most important and enduring achievement may have been

The settlement house and women's club movements were crucial centers of female progressive activity because they

Identify and state the historical significance of the Australian ballot.

Identify and state the historical significance of Florence Kelley.

Teddy Roosevelt decided to run for the presidency in 1912 because

What were the major sources of the progressive movement? Which of those sources were most significant, and why?

Match each late 19th-century social critic below with the target of his criticism.

Would you label Theodore Roosevelt a radical, liberal, moderate, or conservative? Justify your choice.

New World Beginnings

The Contest for North America

Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

The Road to Revolution

America Secedes From the Empire

The Confederation and the Constitution

Launching the New Ship of State

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

The South and the Slavery Controversy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Drifting Toward Disunion

Girding for War the North and the South

The Furnace of Civil War

The Ordeal of Reconstruction

The Industrial Era Dawns

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

America Moves to the City

The Conquest of the West

Rumbles of Discontent

Empire and Expansion

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War

American Life in the Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War

America in World War II

The Cold War Begins

American Zenith

The Stormy Sixties

A Sea of Troubles

The Resurgence of Conservatism

America Confronts the Post Cold War Era

The American People Face a New Century

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Match each late 19^th-century social critic below with the target of his criticism.