Question 1

To create national parks like Yellowstone,Yosemite,and Glacier,the federal government:

Accepted Answer

A)  removed animals from the land. 
B)  set aside lands that had never been inhabited by humans. 
C)  removed Indians who hunted and fished on these lands. 
D)  dismantled the Northern Pacific Railroad. 
E)  barred logging and timber companies west of the Mississippi River. 
A)  removed animals from the land. 
B)  set aside lands that had never been inhabited by humans. 
C)  removed Indians who hunted and fished on these lands. 
D)  dismantled the Northern Pacific Railroad. 
E)  barred logging and timber companies west of the Mississippi River.

Question 2

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Margaret Sanger

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 3

The conservation movement reflected the Progressive thrust toward efficiency and control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Female activists of the Progressive era included:

Accepted Answer

A)  Florence Kelley, who mobilized women as consumers to act as a force for social change. 
B)  Julia Lathrop, the first woman to head a federal agency (the Children's Bureau). 
C)  Florence Nightingale, who established the Visiting Nurses Corps. 
D)  A and B 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Florence Kelley, who mobilized women as consumers to act as a force for social change. 
B)  Julia Lathrop, the first woman to head a federal agency (the Children's Bureau). 
C)  Florence Nightingale, who established the Visiting Nurses Corps. 
D)  A and B 
E)  None of the above

Question 5

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Angel Island

Accepted Answer

A) The Jungle 
B) direct election of senators 
C) socialist newspaper 
D) limited working hours for women 
E) writer or journalist
F)mass production and consumption 
G)West Coast immigration center
H)aid to immigrants
I)twelve regional banks
J)Roosevelt's campaign
K)graduated income tax
L)Wilson's campaign 
A) The Jungle 
B) direct election of senators 
C) socialist newspaper 
D) limited working hours for women 
E) writer or journalist
F)mass production and consumption 
G)West Coast immigration center
H)aid to immigrants
I)twelve regional banks
J)Roosevelt's campaign
K)graduated income tax
L)Wilson's campaign

Question 6

During the Progressive era,the working woman became a symbol of female emancipation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Scientific management, also known as Tay

Question 8

Why did businesses support the Pure Food and Drug Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  They understood that they were liable if they harmed the health of consumers by selling spoiled products. 
B)  They wanted to protect their workers from spoiled foods. 
C)  They saw their own market share dwindle as superior European foods grew more popular. 
D)  They understood that greater public confidence in the quality of the products helped their sales. 
E)  They were concerned about the health and welfare of their workers. 
A)  They understood that they were liable if they harmed the health of consumers by selling spoiled products. 
B)  They wanted to protect their workers from spoiled foods. 
C)  They saw their own market share dwindle as superior European foods grew more popular. 
D)  They understood that greater public confidence in the quality of the products helped their sales. 
E)  They were concerned about the health and welfare of their workers.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) was an Ameri

Question 10

Charlotte Perkins Gilman claimed that the road to woman's freedom lay through:

Accepted Answer

A)  higher education. 
B)  holding political office. 
C)  the workplace. 
D)  access to birth control. 
E)  being a wife and mother. 
A)  higher education. 
B)  holding political office. 
C)  the workplace. 
D)  access to birth control. 
E)  being a wife and mother.

Question 11

The Triangle Shirtwaist fire:

Accepted Answer

A)  was the worst fire in U.S. history. 
B)  brought in its wake much-needed safety legislation. 
C)  destroyed the business, but there were no casualties. 
D)  occurred during the Uprising of the 20,000. 
E)  resulted in laws that banned all manufacturing in New York. 
A)  was the worst fire in U.S. history. 
B)  brought in its wake much-needed safety legislation. 
C)  destroyed the business, but there were no casualties. 
D)  occurred during the Uprising of the 20,000. 
E)  resulted in laws that banned all manufacturing in New York.

Question 12

The Ludlow Massacre was a tragic confrontation between:

Accepted Answer

A)  Plains Indians and the U.S. army. 
B)  North Carolina textile workers and the police. 
C)  the IWW and the Massachusetts police. 
D)  New Orleans dockworkers and militia. 
E)  Colorado mine workers and militia. 
A)  Plains Indians and the U.S. army. 
B)  North Carolina textile workers and the police. 
C)  the IWW and the Massachusetts police. 
D)  New Orleans dockworkers and militia. 
E)  Colorado mine workers and militia.

Question 13

Birds of passage were:

Accepted Answer

A)  immigrants who planned on returning to their homeland. 
B)  single women who worked until they got married. 
C)  strikebreakers who were sent in by factory owners. 
D)  stowaways on passenger ships, attempting to immigrate to America. 
E)  immigrants who visited settlement houses for temporary help. 
A)  immigrants who planned on returning to their homeland. 
B)  single women who worked until they got married. 
C)  strikebreakers who were sent in by factory owners. 
D)  stowaways on passenger ships, attempting to immigrate to America. 
E)  immigrants who visited settlement houses for temporary help.

Question 14

In 1912,the socialist weekly newspaper Appeal to Reason was the largest paper in the country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The doors were locked at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company on the day of the fire because the manager tragically forgot to unlock them when he arrived in the morning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements about urban Progressives is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They worked to reform the structure of government. 
B)  They sought to establish public control of gasworks and waterworks. 
C)  They raised taxes to increase spending on schools and parks. 
D)  They sought to improve public transportation. 
E)  They worked with political machines. 
A)  They worked to reform the structure of government. 
B)  They sought to establish public control of gasworks and waterworks. 
C)  They raised taxes to increase spending on schools and parks. 
D)  They sought to improve public transportation. 
E)  They worked with political machines.

Question 17

The ability to buy consumer goods had nothing to do with the Progressive-era union fight for higher wages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Carlos Montezuma, also known as Wassaja,

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Fordism refers to the system of mass pro

Question 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Federal Reserve Act

Accepted Answer

A) The Jungle 
B) direct election of senators 
C) socialist newspaper 
D) limited working hours for women 
E) writer or journalist
F)mass production and consumption 
G)West Coast immigration center
H)aid to immigrants
I)twelve regional banks
J)Roosevelt's campaign
K)graduated income tax
L)Wilson's campaign 
A) The Jungle 
B) direct election of senators 
C) socialist newspaper 
D) limited working hours for women 
E) writer or journalist
F)mass production and consumption 
G)West Coast immigration center
H)aid to immigrants
I)twelve regional banks
J)Roosevelt's campaign
K)graduated income tax
L)Wilson's campaign

Exam 18: The Progressive Era,1900-1916

To create national parks like Yellowstone,Yosemite,and Glacier,the federal government:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Margaret Sanger

The conservation movement reflected the Progressive thrust toward efficiency and control.

Female activists of the Progressive era included:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Angel Island

During the Progressive era,the working woman became a symbol of female emancipation.

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

Why did businesses support the Pure Food and Drug Act?

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

Charlotte Perkins Gilman claimed that the road to woman's freedom lay through:

The Triangle Shirtwaist fire:

The Ludlow Massacre was a tragic confrontation between:

Birds of passage were:

In 1912,the socialist weekly newspaper Appeal to Reason was the largest paper in the country.

The doors were locked at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company on the day of the fire because the manager tragically forgot to unlock them when he arrived in the morning.

Which of the following statements about urban Progressives is NOT true?

The ability to buy consumer goods had nothing to do with the Progressive-era union fight for higher wages.

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

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Federal Reserve Act

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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