Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Florence Kelley

Accepted Answer

Florence Kelley (1859–1932) was a social

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Lincoln Steffens

Accepted Answer

Lincoln Steffens (1866–1936) was an Amer

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Victor L. Berger

Accepted Answer

Victor L. Berger (1860-1929) was a signi

Question 4

Progressives believed that "the cure for the ills of democracy was more democracy." How did progressive reforms attempt to bring more democracy to American society and government? In what areas were their reforms most successful? In what areas did they largely fail to succeed?

Accepted Answer

Progressive reforms aimed to bring more

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Robert M. La Follette

Accepted Answer

Robert M. La Follette was a prominent Am

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jack London

Accepted Answer

Jack London (1876-1916) was an American

Question 7

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-President Taft intervened militarily in ____ to ease disorders that threatened American investments there.

Accepted Answer

A) Central America 
B) Manchuria 
C) the Mediterranean 
D) the Caribbean 
E) the Philippines 
A) Central America 
B) Manchuria 
C) the Mediterranean 
D) the Caribbean 
E) the Philippines

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Jennings Bryan

Accepted Answer

William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 –

Question 9

Teddy Roosevelt decided to run for the presidency in 1912 because

Accepted Answer

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 10

It has been said of Theodore Roosevelt that "he stood close to the center and bared his teeth at the conservatives of the right and the liberals of the extreme left." Do you think this is an accurate judgment of Roosevelt's politics? Why or why not? To illustrate your argument, cite specific actions taken by Roosevelt.

Accepted Answer

Yes, I believe this is an accurate judgm

Question 11

Activists, scholars and politicians mused about why socialism did not take hold in America, giving all of the following as reasons except

Accepted Answer

A) American workers' refusal to see themselves as a separate class. 
B) the western frontier provided a safety valve that allowed workers to leave oppressive employers. 
C) law and government policy prevented workers from organizing and advocating for higher wages and better working conditions. 
D) workers' remarkably high standard of living. 
E) workers had full political economy long before the forces of industrialization developed. 
A) American workers' refusal to see themselves as a separate class. 
B) the western frontier provided a safety valve that allowed workers to leave oppressive employers. 
C) law and government policy prevented workers from organizing and advocating for higher wages and better working conditions. 
D) workers' remarkably high standard of living. 
E) workers had full political economy long before the forces of industrialization developed.

Question 12

The public outcry after the horrible Triangle Shirtwaist fire led many states to pass

Accepted Answer

A) laws prohibiting children from working in the needle trades. 
B) laws prohibiting women from working in the needle trades. 
C) antisweatshop and workers' compensation laws for job injuries. 
D) zoning regulations governing where dangerous industrial factories could be located. 
E) laws guaranteeing unions the right to raise safety concerns. 
A) laws prohibiting children from working in the needle trades. 
B) laws prohibiting women from working in the needle trades. 
C) antisweatshop and workers' compensation laws for job injuries. 
D) zoning regulations governing where dangerous industrial factories could be located. 
E) laws guaranteeing unions the right to raise safety concerns.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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 following:
-Hepburn Act

Accepted Answer

The Hepburn Act, passed by the United St

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Hetch Hetchy Valley

Accepted Answer

Hetch Hetchy Valley is a glacial valley

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-U.S. Forest Service

Accepted Answer

The U.S. Forest Service is a federal age

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Upton Sinclair

Accepted Answer

Upton Sinclair was an American writer an

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ida Tarbell

Accepted Answer

Ida Tarbell was an American investigativ

Question 20

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-President Taft stirred the anger of many progressives when he

Accepted Answer

A) signed the reactionary Payne-Aldrich Tariff Bill. 
B) politically began to align himself with the Republican Old Guard in advance of the 1910 congressional elections. 
C) fired forest conservationist Gifford Pinchot from his administration. 
D) proved less aggressive at trust busting than Theodore Roosevelt. 
E) aligned himself with Republican senatorial reactionaries. 
A) signed the reactionary Payne-Aldrich Tariff Bill. 
B) politically began to align himself with the Republican Old Guard in advance of the 1910 congressional elections. 
C) fired forest conservationist Gifford Pinchot from his administration. 
D) proved less aggressive at trust busting than Theodore Roosevelt. 
E) aligned himself with Republican senatorial reactionaries.

Exam 28: Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Florence Kelley

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lincoln Steffens

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Victor L. Berger

Progressives believed that "the cure for the ills of democracy was more democracy." How did progressive reforms attempt to bring more democracy to American society and government? In what areas were their reforms most successful? In what areas did they largely fail to succeed?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Robert M. La Follette

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jack London

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -President Taft intervened militarily in ____ to ease disorders that threatened American investments there.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Jennings Bryan

Teddy Roosevelt decided to run for the presidency in 1912 because

Activists, scholars and politicians mused about why socialism did not take hold in America, giving all of the following as reasons except

The public outcry after the horrible Triangle Shirtwaist fire led many states to pass

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 following: -Hepburn Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Hetch Hetchy Valley

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -U.S. Forest Service

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Upton Sinclair

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ida Tarbell

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -President Taft stirred the anger of many progressives when he

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Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -President Taft intervened militarily in ____ to ease disorders that threatened American investments there.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hetch Hetchy Valley

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -President Taft stirred the anger of many progressives when he