Question 1

The Progressive movement drew its strength from:

Accepted Answer

A)  big business. 
B)  farmers. 
C)  middle-class reformers. 
D)  military leaders. 
E)  socialists. 
A)  big business. 
B)  farmers. 
C)  middle-class reformers. 
D)  military leaders. 
E)  socialists.

Question 2

Louis Brandeis was an enemy of the labor movement and led the Supreme Court in its many pro-business decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Once in office,Woodrow Wilson began to aggressively pursue his goal of dismantling as many trusts as possible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Progressives believed that "effective fr

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Socialism is a political and economic th

Question 6

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 7

Why did Samuel Gompers seek to forge closer ties with forward-looking corporate leaders?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wanted to establish employer-financed health care. 
B)  He wanted to work his way into circles of political influence. 
C)  He wanted to stabilize employer-employee relations. 
D)  He hoped to win their support for the nationalization of large industries. 
E)  He wanted to explore his own new personal business opportunities. 
A)  He wanted to establish employer-financed health care. 
B)  He wanted to work his way into circles of political influence. 
C)  He wanted to stabilize employer-employee relations. 
D)  He hoped to win their support for the nationalization of large industries. 
E)  He wanted to explore his own new personal business opportunities.

Question 8

The Progressive era's birth-control movement was characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  public lectures on sexual freedom and contraception by activists such as Emma Goldman. 
B)  little beyond reassuring women that they had the right to refuse their husband's sexual advances. 
C)  the distribution of birth-control devices by Margaret Sanger. 
D)  a belief in a woman's right to an active sexual life, but only in conjunction with childbearing. 
E)  A and C. 
A)  public lectures on sexual freedom and contraception by activists such as Emma Goldman. 
B)  little beyond reassuring women that they had the right to refuse their husband's sexual advances. 
C)  the distribution of birth-control devices by Margaret Sanger. 
D)  a belief in a woman's right to an active sexual life, but only in conjunction with childbearing. 
E)  A and C.

Question 9

Charlotte Perkins Gilman argued that economic independence for women did not necessarily mean a change in the home and family relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Compared with the American Federation of Labor,the Industrial Workers of the World union was conservative for its day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When Theodore Roosevelt failed to win the Republican nomination for president in 1912,he ran as the Progressive Party candidate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the first decade of the twentieth century,American farm communities:

Accepted Answer

A)  did not experience the economic growth seen in cities. 
B)  had not yet recovered from the effects of falling prices in the previous century. 
C)  entered a "golden age" because of rising urban demand for farm goods. 
D)  did not benefit from the new mass-consumer society. 
E)  experienced limited economic growth. 
A)  did not experience the economic growth seen in cities. 
B)  had not yet recovered from the effects of falling prices in the previous century. 
C)  entered a "golden age" because of rising urban demand for farm goods. 
D)  did not benefit from the new mass-consumer society. 
E)  experienced limited economic growth.

Question 13

Electoral reform during the Progressive era:

Accepted Answer

A)  expanded the electorate significantly. 
B)  had little impact, especially in the cities. 
C)  enfranchised African-Americans. 
D)  actually limited many Americans' right to vote. 
E)  did away with all residency requirements for voting. 
A)  expanded the electorate significantly. 
B)  had little impact, especially in the cities. 
C)  enfranchised African-Americans. 
D)  actually limited many Americans' right to vote. 
E)  did away with all residency requirements for voting.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Conservationism is a political and socia

Question 15

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 across the country 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 across the country 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 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Robert M.La Follette

Accepted Answer

A) scientific management 
B) birth-control movement 
C) Industrial Workers of the World 
D) Supreme Court justice 
E) Hull House
F)United Mine Workers
G)moving assembly line
H)Wisconsin Progressive
I)socialist leader
J)Square Deal
K)Women and Economics
L)Sierra Club 
A) scientific management 
B) birth-control movement 
C) Industrial Workers of the World 
D) Supreme Court justice 
E) Hull House
F)United Mine Workers
G)moving assembly line
H)Wisconsin Progressive
I)socialist leader
J)Square Deal
K)Women and Economics
L)Sierra Club

Question 17

What Progressive-era issue became a crossroads where the paths of labor radicals,cultural modernists,and feminists intersected?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trust-busting. 
B)  The initiative and referendum. 
C)  Women's suffrage. 
D)  Unionism. 
E)  Birth control. 
A)  Trust-busting. 
B)  The initiative and referendum. 
C)  Women's suffrage. 
D)  Unionism. 
E)  Birth control.

Question 18

During the Progressive era:

Accepted Answer

A)  new immigration from southern and eastern Europe reached its peak. 
B)  overall immigration declined dramatically. 
C)  Boston was the main point of entry for European immigrants. 
D)  the vast majority of immigrants came from Ireland. 
E)  all immigration was banned. 
A)  new immigration from southern and eastern Europe reached its peak. 
B)  overall immigration declined dramatically. 
C)  Boston was the main point of entry for European immigrants. 
D)  the vast majority of immigrants came from Ireland. 
E)  all immigration was banned.

Question 19

The word "Progressivism" came into common use around 1910:

Accepted Answer

A)  as a way of describing a loosely defined political movement. 
B)  as an anti-business term. 
C)  denoting a group that appealed only to women. 
D)  as another term for socialism. 
E)  and represented those who advocated revolution. 
A)  as a way of describing a loosely defined political movement. 
B)  as an anti-business term. 
C)  denoting a group that appealed only to women. 
D)  as another term for socialism. 
E)  and represented those who advocated revolution.

Question 20

Drawing on the reform programs of the Gilded Age and the example of European legislation,Progressives sought to reinvigorate the idea of an activist,socially conscious government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 18: The Progressive Era,1900-1916

The Progressive movement drew its strength from:

Louis Brandeis was an enemy of the labor movement and led the Supreme Court in its many pro-business decisions.

Once in office,Woodrow Wilson began to aggressively pursue his goal of dismantling as many trusts as possible.

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

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

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

Why did Samuel Gompers seek to forge closer ties with forward-looking corporate leaders?

The Progressive era's birth-control movement was characterized by:

Charlotte Perkins Gilman argued that economic independence for women did not necessarily mean a change in the home and family relationships.

Compared with the American Federation of Labor,the Industrial Workers of the World union was conservative for its day.

When Theodore Roosevelt failed to win the Republican nomination for president in 1912,he ran as the Progressive Party candidate.

In the first decade of the twentieth century,American farm communities:

Electoral reform during the Progressive era:

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

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Robert M.La Follette

What Progressive-era issue became a crossroads where the paths of labor radicals,cultural modernists,and feminists intersected?

During the Progressive era:

The word "Progressivism" came into common use around 1910:

Drawing on the reform programs of the Gilded Age and the example of European legislation,Progressives sought to reinvigorate the idea of an activist,socially conscious government.

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

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s 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 Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

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