Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​New Freedom

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The New Freedom was a political agenda a

Question 2

Almost all progressives supported such political reforms as

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A)  the initiative, referendum, and recall. 
B)  the Australian secret ballot. 
C)  woman suffrage. 
D)  direct election of senators. 
E)  eliminating political parties. 
A)  the initiative, referendum, and recall. 
B)  the Australian secret ballot. 
C)  woman suffrage. 
D)  direct election of senators. 
E)  eliminating political parties.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Henry Demarest Lloyd

Accepted Answer

Henry Demarest Lloyd was a prominent Ame

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

The progressive-inspired city-manager system of government

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A)  brought democracy to urban dwellers. 
B)  was developed in Wisconsin. 
C)  was designed to remove politics from municipal administration. 
D)  made giant strides under the leadership of Hiram Johnson. 
E)  opened urban politics to new immigrants. 
A)  brought democracy to urban dwellers. 
B)  was developed in Wisconsin. 
C)  was designed to remove politics from municipal administration. 
D)  made giant strides under the leadership of Hiram Johnson. 
E)  opened urban politics to new immigrants.

Question 6

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

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The Hepburn Act, passed by the United St

Question 7

Most active progressives were middle-class Americans. Why were certain aspects of political and social progressive reform more attractive to them than to either the working classes or to the wealthier segments of society? Be specific in your examples.

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Certain aspects of political and social

Question 8

Of the three central goals of Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal, restricting corporate monopolies, conserving the environment, and protecting American consumers, which one was most central? In which area did Roosevelt achieve the greatest results?

Accepted Answer

The most central goal of Theodore Roosev

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Sierra Club

Accepted Answer

The Sierra Club is an influential enviro

Question 10

When Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, he intended his book to focus attention on the

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A)  unsanitary conditions that existed in the meat-packing industry. 
B)  plight of workers in the stockyards and meat-packing industry. 
C)  corruption in the United States Senate. 
D)  deplorable conditions in the drug industry. 
E)  unhealthy effects of beef consumption. 
A)  unsanitary conditions that existed in the meat-packing industry. 
B)  plight of workers in the stockyards and meat-packing industry. 
C)  corruption in the United States Senate. 
D)  deplorable conditions in the drug industry. 
E)  unhealthy effects of beef consumption.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Louis D. Brandeis

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Louis D. Brandeis was a significant figu

Question 12

The western preservationists suffered their worst political setback when

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A)  the development of multiuse resource management became the guiding environmental policy of the Roosevelt administration. 
B)  private developers were allowed to cut off public access to the Pacific Coast beaches. 
C)  the city of Los Angeles built canals to bring water from the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 
D)  the Yosemite National Park was opened to motor vehicles. 
E)  California's Hetch Hetchy Valley was dammed to supply water to San Francisco. 
A)  the development of multiuse resource management became the guiding environmental policy of the Roosevelt administration. 
B)  private developers were allowed to cut off public access to the Pacific Coast beaches. 
C)  the city of Los Angeles built canals to bring water from the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 
D)  the Yosemite National Park was opened to motor vehicles. 
E)  California's Hetch Hetchy Valley was dammed to supply water to San Francisco.

Question 13

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

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A)  socialists. 
B)  railroad owners. 
C)  Christians who were committed to the social gospel. 
D)  feminists. 
E)  journalists. 
A)  socialists. 
B)  railroad owners. 
C)  Christians who were committed to the social gospel. 
D)  feminists. 
E)  journalists.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ray Stannard Baker

Accepted Answer

Ray Stannard Baker (April 17, 1870 – Jul

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The Elkins Act, passed by the United Sta

Question 16

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

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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 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-recall

Accepted Answer

Recall is a political mechanism that all

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

The Payne-Aldrich Tariff Bill, passed in

Question 19

Teddy Roosevelt believed that large corporate trusts

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A)  had to all be busted up if the American economy were to thrive. 
B)  were essential to American national power and economic growth. 
C)  should only be broken up if their profits were excessive and had become too large through combination and integration. 
D)  were candidates for being broken up only if they acted as monopolies against the public interest. 
E)  should be balanced by strong labor unions. 
A)  had to all be busted up if the American economy were to thrive. 
B)  were essential to American national power and economic growth. 
C)  should only be broken up if their profits were excessive and had become too large through combination and integration. 
D)  were candidates for being broken up only if they acted as monopolies against the public interest. 
E)  should be balanced by strong labor unions.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ballinger-Pinchot affair

Accepted Answer

The Ballinger-Pinchot affair was a polit

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Freedom

Almost all progressives supported such political reforms as

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Henry Demarest Lloyd

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

The progressive-inspired city-manager system of government

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

Most active progressives were middle-class Americans. Why were certain aspects of political and social progressive reform more attractive to them than to either the working classes or to the wealthier segments of society? Be specific in your examples.

Of the three central goals of Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal, restricting corporate monopolies, conserving the environment, and protecting American consumers, which one was most central? In which area did Roosevelt achieve the greatest results?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sierra Club

When Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, he intended his book to focus attention on the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Louis D. Brandeis

The western preservationists suffered their worst political setback when

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ray Stannard Baker

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -recall

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

Teddy Roosevelt believed that large corporate trusts

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ballinger-Pinchot affair

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Exam 7: Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​New Freedom

Almost all progressives supported such political reforms as

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Henry Demarest Lloyd

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

The progressive-inspired city-manager system of government

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

Most active progressives were middle-class Americans. Why were certain aspects of political and social progressive reform more attractive to them than to either the working classes or to the wealthier segments of society? Be specific in your examples.

Of the three central goals of Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal, restricting corporate monopolies, conserving the environment, and protecting American consumers, which one was most central? In which area did Roosevelt achieve the greatest results?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sierra Club

When Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, he intended his book to focus attention on the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Louis D. Brandeis

The western preservationists suffered their worst political setback when

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ray Stannard Baker

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -recall

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

Teddy Roosevelt believed that large corporate trusts

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ballinger-Pinchot affair

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Freedom