Question 1

The Industrial Workers of the World:

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A)  represented skilled workers only. 
B)  was led by Eugene Debs. 
C)  organized only women workers. 
D)  was a union within the American Federation of Labor. 
E)  advocated a workers' revolution. 
A)  represented skilled workers only. 
B)  was led by Eugene Debs. 
C)  organized only women workers. 
D)  was a union within the American Federation of Labor. 
E)  advocated a workers' revolution.

Question 2

During the Progressive era:

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A)  growing numbers of native-born white women worked as domestics. 
B)  most African-American women worked in factories. 
C)  most eastern European immigrant women worked as telephone operators. 
D)  growing numbers of native-born white women worked in offices. 
E)  the number of married women working declined. 
A)  growing numbers of native-born white women worked as domestics. 
B)  most African-American women worked in factories. 
C)  most eastern European immigrant women worked as telephone operators. 
D)  growing numbers of native-born white women worked in offices. 
E)  the number of married women working declined.

Question 3

After 1900,the campaign for women's suffrage:

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A)  maintained an increasingly elitist approach. 
B)  included both middle- and working-class women. 
C)  stagnated. 
D)  was most successful in the Northeast. 
E)  was fought only on the federal level. 
A)  maintained an increasingly elitist approach. 
B)  included both middle- and working-class women. 
C)  stagnated. 
D)  was most successful in the Northeast. 
E)  was fought only on the federal level.

Question 4

Progressive-era immigration formed part of a larger process of worldwide migration that was set in motion by industrial expansion and the decline of traditional agriculture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Explain how the promise of mass consumption in Progressive America became the foundation for a new understanding of freedom,one in which people had access to the cornucopia of goods made available by modern consumption.

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The promise of mass consumption in Progr

Question 6

The federal government enacted most of the Progressive era's reform measures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Why did the woman suffrage movement increasingly focus its attention on a national amendment to the Constitution?

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A)  State campaigns were difficult and often unsuccessful. 
B)  Women were not going to be satisfied with local voting rights only, and they wanted a say in presidential elections. 
C)  Because suffrage organizations were predominantly national in scale, organizing state-level campaigns proved impossible. 
D)  Men were more likely to consent to women's right to vote if it was universal across the nation, not just in their state. 
E)  Constitutional amendments were a time-honored tradition in the United States. 
A)  State campaigns were difficult and often unsuccessful. 
B)  Women were not going to be satisfied with local voting rights only, and they wanted a say in presidential elections. 
C)  Because suffrage organizations were predominantly national in scale, organizing state-level campaigns proved impossible. 
D)  Men were more likely to consent to women's right to vote if it was universal across the nation, not just in their state. 
E)  Constitutional amendments were a time-honored tradition in the United States.

Question 8

Working women experienced new freedoms in the Progressive era because:

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A)  young immigrant factory workers gained independence from the traditional control of their fathers. 
B)  employment opened up to married white women. 
C)  wages rose significantly for domestics, factory workers, and office employees. 
D)  A and B only 
E)  shorter working hours gave women the necessary time for study and other pursuits. 
A)  young immigrant factory workers gained independence from the traditional control of their fathers. 
B)  employment opened up to married white women. 
C)  wages rose significantly for domestics, factory workers, and office employees. 
D)  A and B only 
E)  shorter working hours gave women the necessary time for study and other pursuits.

Question 9

Which statement about the textile strike in Lawrence,Massachusetts,in 1912 is FALSE?

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A)  The strike demonstrated that workers sought the opportunity to enjoy the finer things in life. 
B)  The strike was in response to a reduction in weekly wages. 
C)  The strikers asked the American Federation of Labor for assistance. 
D)  Children of the striking workers publicly marched up New York's Fifth Avenue. 
E)  The strike was settled on the workers' terms. 
A)  The strike demonstrated that workers sought the opportunity to enjoy the finer things in life. 
B)  The strike was in response to a reduction in weekly wages. 
C)  The strikers asked the American Federation of Labor for assistance. 
D)  Children of the striking workers publicly marched up New York's Fifth Avenue. 
E)  The strike was settled on the workers' terms.

Question 10

Woodrow Wilson was the first president to try to influence public opinion by holding regular press conferences.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Louis Brandeis

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A) scientific management g.moving assembly line 
B) birth-control movement h.Wisconsin Progressive 
C) Industrial Workers of the World i.socialist leader 
D) Supreme Court justice j.Square Deal 
E) Hull House k.Women and Economics
F)United Mine Workers l.Sierra Club 
A) scientific management g.moving assembly line 
B) birth-control movement h.Wisconsin Progressive 
C) Industrial Workers of the World i.socialist leader 
D) Supreme Court justice j.Square Deal 
E) Hull House k.Women and Economics
F)United Mine Workers l.Sierra Club

Question 12

As president,Theodore Roosevelt was persuaded by Gifford Pinchot to refrain from setting aside millions of acres of federal land as wildlife preserves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Like the abolitionist movement before it,the labor movement,in the name of freedom,demanded the right to assemble,organize,and spread its views.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Discuss the various ways sexual freedom expanded for Americans in the Progressive era.

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During the Progressive era, sexual freed

Question 15

Why did workers experience the introduction of scientific management as a loss of freedom?

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A)  Scientific management typically lowered wages. 
B)  Workers had to work longer hours under scientific management. 
C)  Safety conditions worsened when companies introduced scientific management. 
D)  Skilled workers under scientific management had to obey very detailed instructions. 
E)  Foremen tended to drive workers with more brute force under scientific management. 
A)  Scientific management typically lowered wages. 
B)  Workers had to work longer hours under scientific management. 
C)  Safety conditions worsened when companies introduced scientific management. 
D)  Skilled workers under scientific management had to obey very detailed instructions. 
E)  Foremen tended to drive workers with more brute force under scientific management.

Question 16

Industrial freedom in the Progressive era meant:

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A)  a rise in union activism. 
B)  a loss of personal autonomy for skilled workers working under scientific management. 
C)  a push by corporations for greater worker input in locating factories and distributing profits. 
D)  A and B 
E)  None of the above 
A)  a rise in union activism. 
B)  a loss of personal autonomy for skilled workers working under scientific management. 
C)  a push by corporations for greater worker input in locating factories and distributing profits. 
D)  A and B 
E)  None of the above

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Frederick W.Taylor

Accepted Answer

A) scientific management g.moving assembly line 
B) birth-control movement h.Wisconsin Progressive 
C) Industrial Workers of the World i.socialist leader 
D) Supreme Court justice j.Square Deal 
E) Hull House k.Women and Economics
F)United Mine Workers l.Sierra Club 
A) scientific management g.moving assembly line 
B) birth-control movement h.Wisconsin Progressive 
C) Industrial Workers of the World i.socialist leader 
D) Supreme Court justice j.Square Deal 
E) Hull House k.Women and Economics
F)United Mine Workers l.Sierra Club

Question 18

Analyze the various roles women played during the Progressive era,from social reformer,to feminist,to suffragist.How did various women define freedom? Be sure to distinguish between different types of women and include the "Voices of Freedom" excerpt in your answer.

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The answer of Analyze the various roles women played during...

Question 19

In what ways was the Progressive era a period that saw both the expansion and the restriction of political and economic freedoms?

Accepted Answer

The Progressive era was a period of sign

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The American standard of living refers t

Exam 18: The Progressive Era,1900-1916

The Industrial Workers of the World:

During the Progressive era:

After 1900,the campaign for women's suffrage:

Progressive-era immigration formed part of a larger process of worldwide migration that was set in motion by industrial expansion and the decline of traditional agriculture.

Explain how the promise of mass consumption in Progressive America became the foundation for a new understanding of freedom,one in which people had access to the cornucopia of goods made available by modern consumption.

The federal government enacted most of the Progressive era's reform measures.

Why did the woman suffrage movement increasingly focus its attention on a national amendment to the Constitution?

Working women experienced new freedoms in the Progressive era because:

Which statement about the textile strike in Lawrence,Massachusetts,in 1912 is FALSE?

Woodrow Wilson was the first president to try to influence public opinion by holding regular press conferences.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Louis Brandeis

As president,Theodore Roosevelt was persuaded by Gifford Pinchot to refrain from setting aside millions of acres of federal land as wildlife preserves.

Like the abolitionist movement before it,the labor movement,in the name of freedom,demanded the right to assemble,organize,and spread its views.

Discuss the various ways sexual freedom expanded for Americans in the Progressive era.

Why did workers experience the introduction of scientific management as a loss of freedom?

Industrial freedom in the Progressive era meant:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Frederick W.Taylor

Analyze the various roles women played during the Progressive era,from social reformer,to feminist,to suffragist.How did various women define freedom? Be sure to distinguish between different types of women and include the "Voices of Freedom" excerpt in your answer.

In what ways was the Progressive era a period that saw both the expansion and the restriction of political and economic freedoms?

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

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

A New Century and New Crises

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