Question 1

All of the following were prime goals of earnest progressives except

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A) the direct election of senators. 
B) prohibition. 
C) women's suffrage. 
D) ending prostitution and white slavery. 
E) passing an equal pay and sex discrimination law for women in Congress. 
A) the direct election of senators. 
B) prohibition. 
C) women's suffrage. 
D) ending prostitution and white slavery. 
E) passing an equal pay and sex discrimination law for women in Congress.

Question 2

Most muckrakers believed that their primary function in the progressive attack on social ills was to

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A) formulate a consistent philosophy of social reform. 
B) explain the causes of social ills. 
C) devise solutions to society's problems. 
D) make the public aware of social problems. 
E) link up with movements for social justice. 
A) formulate a consistent philosophy of social reform. 
B) explain the causes of social ills. 
C) devise solutions to society's problems. 
D) make the public aware of social problems. 
E) link up with movements for social justice.

Question 3

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 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"white slave" traffic

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The term "white slave traffic" refers to

Question 5

While president, Theodore Roosevelt chose to label his reform proposals as the

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A) Fair Deal. 
B) Big Deal. 
C) Big Stick. 
D) New Deal. 
E) Square Deal. 
A) Fair Deal. 
B) Big Deal. 
C) Big Stick. 
D) New Deal. 
E) Square Deal.

Question 6

Which of the following was not among the issues addressed by women in the progressive movement?

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A) Ending special regulations for safety and sanitary conditions governing women in the workplace 
B) Preventing child labor in factories and sweatshops 
C) Ensuring that food products were healthy and safe 
D) Attacking tuberculosis and other diseases bred in slum tenements 
E) Winning pensions for women with dependent children 
A) Ending special regulations for safety and sanitary conditions governing women in the workplace 
B) Preventing child labor in factories and sweatshops 
C) Ensuring that food products were healthy and safe 
D) Attacking tuberculosis and other diseases bred in slum tenements 
E) Winning pensions for women with dependent children

Question 7

​The results of the 1912 election

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A) represented a complete repudiation of the political and economic principles of progressivism. 
B) gave Woodrow Wilson a resounding electoral victory in the presidential contest, but a narrower popular vote victory for Wilson, especially in states outside the old Confederacy. 
C) left both houses of Congress in the hands of the Republicans. 
D) marked the end of the political career of William Howard Taft in Washington, D.C. 
E) included a negligible and disappointing popular vote total for the Socialist presidential candidate Eugene Debs. 
A) represented a complete repudiation of the political and economic principles of progressivism. 
B) gave Woodrow Wilson a resounding electoral victory in the presidential contest, but a narrower popular vote victory for Wilson, especially in states outside the old Confederacy. 
C) left both houses of Congress in the hands of the Republicans. 
D) marked the end of the political career of William Howard Taft in Washington, D.C. 
E) included a negligible and disappointing popular vote total for the Socialist presidential candidate Eugene Debs.

Question 8

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-Most progressives worked toward goals of

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A) ending political corruption. 
B) strengthening government as a means of democratically controlling society. 
C) checking the power of big business. 
D) providing greater social justice for ordinary citizens. 
E) preventing technology from getting out of control. 
A) ending political corruption. 
B) strengthening government as a means of democratically controlling society. 
C) checking the power of big business. 
D) providing greater social justice for ordinary citizens. 
E) preventing technology from getting out of control.

Question 9

Theodore Roosevelt is sometimes called the "first modern president." Interpret this phrase, and explain how it fits Roosevelt's conduct of the office.

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The answer of Theodore Roosevelt is sometimes called the "first...

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Theory of the Leisure Class

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The Theory of the Leisure Class is a boo

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-dollar diplomacy

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Dollar diplomacy refers to a form of Ame

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Howard Taft

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William Howard Taft was the 27th Preside

Question 13

As president, William Howard Taft

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A) was a good judge of public opinion. 
B) held together the diverse wings of the Republican party. 
C) was wedded more to the status quo than to progressive change. 
D) adopted a confrontational attitude toward Congress. 
E) carried on the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt. 
A) was a good judge of public opinion. 
B) held together the diverse wings of the Republican party. 
C) was wedded more to the status quo than to progressive change. 
D) adopted a confrontational attitude toward Congress. 
E) carried on the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt.

Question 14

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-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 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Bull Moose

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The term "Bull Moose" refers to the Prog

Question 16

Do you think that the strong emphasis that progressive feminists placed on extending women's maternal instincts into the public arena of child welfare, consumer protection, sanitation, and so on strengthened the movement for women's equality, or did it actually reinforce the idea of separate spheres for men and women?

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The strong emphasis that progressive fem

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"rule of reason"

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The "rule of reason" is a legal doctrine

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Henry Demarest Lloyd

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Henry Demarest Lloyd was a prominent Ame

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Lochner v. New York

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Lochner v. New York is a landmark case i

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, 1901-1912

All of the following were prime goals of earnest progressives except

Most muckrakers believed that their primary function in the progressive attack on social ills was to

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"white slave" traffic

While president, Theodore Roosevelt chose to label his reform proposals as the

Which of the following was not among the issues addressed by women in the progressive movement?

​The results of the 1912 election

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Most progressives worked toward goals of

Theodore Roosevelt is sometimes called the "first modern president." Interpret this phrase, and explain how it fits Roosevelt's conduct of the office.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Theory of the Leisure Class

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -dollar diplomacy

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Howard Taft

As president, William Howard Taft

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Almost all progressives supported such political reforms as

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Bull Moose

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"rule of reason"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Henry Demarest Lloyd

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lochner v. New York

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

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The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

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The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

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The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

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Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

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Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

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American Zenith 1952-1963

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The results of the 1912 election

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Most progressives worked toward goals of

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Almost all progressives supported such political reforms as

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Bull Moose