Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Theodore Roosevelt could be labeled as a

Question 2

In the early 1900s,critics of social injustice who contributed to the progressive movement included

Accepted Answer

A)  socialists. 
B)  railroad owners. 
C)  Christians. 
D)  feminists. 
E)  journalists. 
A)  socialists. 
B)  railroad owners. 
C)  Christians. 
D)  feminists. 
E)  journalists.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Hepburn Act

Accepted Answer

The Hepburn Act, passed by the United St

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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

Accepted Answer

Florence Kelley (1859–1932) was a social

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Thorstein Veblen

Accepted Answer

Thorstein Veblen (1857–1929) was an Amer

Question 9

Most active progressives were middle-class Americans.Why was progressive reform more attractive to them than to either the working classes or to the wealthier segments of society?

Accepted Answer

Progressive reform was more attractive t

Question 10

Passage of the Federal Meat Inspection Act was inspired by the publication of

Accepted Answer

A)  Theodore Dreiser's The Titan. 
B)  Jack London's The Call of the Wild. 
C)  Henry Demarest Lloyd's Wealth Against Commonwealth. 
D)  Jacob Riis's How the Other Half Lives. 
E)  Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. 
A)  Theodore Dreiser's The Titan. 
B)  Jack London's The Call of the Wild. 
C)  Henry Demarest Lloyd's Wealth Against Commonwealth. 
D)  Jacob Riis's How the Other Half Lives. 
E)  Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.

Question 11

The Elkins and Hepburn Acts were designed to

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A)  regulate municipal utilities and end private utility monopolies. 
B)  guarantee the purity of food and drugs. 
C)  provide federal protection for natural resources. 
D)  improve women's working conditions. 
E)  end corrupt and exploitative practices by the railroad trusts. 
A)  regulate municipal utilities and end private utility monopolies. 
B)  guarantee the purity of food and drugs. 
C)  provide federal protection for natural resources. 
D)  improve women's working conditions. 
E)  end corrupt and exploitative practices by the railroad trusts.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  laws requiring mandatory fire escape for all businesses employing more than ten people. 
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 requiring mandatory fire escape for all businesses employing more than ten people. 
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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Lillian Wald

Accepted Answer

Lillian Wald (1867–1940) was an American

Question 14

Why did feminists,and middle-class women generally,play such a prominent role in the progressive movement? Were feminist and progressive goals essentially identical,or were there areas where the two movements differed?

Accepted Answer

Feminists and middle-class women played

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Payne-Aldrich Tariff Bill

Accepted Answer

The Payne-Aldrich Tariff Bill, passed in

Question 16

Progressive reformers included which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Militarists 
B)  Pacifists 
C)  Female settlement workers 
D)  Labor unionists 
E)  All of these 
A)  Militarists 
B)  Pacifists 
C)  Female settlement workers 
D)  Labor unionists 
E)  All of these

Question 17

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 18

The first people to work toward preserving nature and the environment were

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A)  typically members of the upper classes. 
B)  Native Americans. 
C)  primarily women. 
D)  followers and supporters of Theodore Roosevelt. 
E)  cattle ranchers in the Dakotas. 
A)  typically members of the upper classes. 
B)  Native Americans. 
C)  primarily women. 
D)  followers and supporters of Theodore Roosevelt. 
E)  cattle ranchers in the Dakotas.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-National Consumers League

Accepted Answer

The National Consumers League (NCL) is a

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

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

In the early 1900s,critics of social injustice who contributed to the progressive movement included

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hepburn Act

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

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Thorstein Veblen

Most active progressives were middle-class Americans.Why was progressive reform more attractive to them than to either the working classes or to the wealthier segments of society?

Passage of the Federal Meat Inspection Act was inspired by the publication of

The Elkins and Hepburn Acts were designed to

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lillian Wald

Why did feminists,and middle-class women generally,play such a prominent role in the progressive movement? Were feminist and progressive goals essentially identical,or were there areas where the two movements differed?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Payne-Aldrich Tariff Bill

Progressive reformers included which of the following?

Most progressives worked toward goals of

The first people to work toward preserving nature and the environment were

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: -National Consumers League

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

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

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy,1824-1840

Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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