Question 1

President Woodrow Wilson's nominations to the Federal Reserve Board tended to be

Accepted Answer

A) men from Wall Street firms and industrial corporations. 
B) progressive reformers. 
C) socialists. 
D) career politicians. 
E) farmers. 
A) men from Wall Street firms and industrial corporations. 
B) progressive reformers. 
C) socialists. 
D) career politicians. 
E) farmers. A

Question 2

In response to the 1902 coal miners' strike President Roosevelt

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A) dispatched federal troops to restore order and force the miners back to work. 
B) insisted that mine owners accept arbitration or face federal troops to seizures of their property. 
C) refused to involve the federal government. 
D) defied public opinion by siding with the workers. 
E) nationalized the coal fields. 
A) dispatched federal troops to restore order and force the miners back to work. 
B) insisted that mine owners accept arbitration or face federal troops to seizures of their property. 
C) refused to involve the federal government. 
D) defied public opinion by siding with the workers. 
E) nationalized the coal fields. B

Question 3

Woodrow Wilson was all of the following except

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A) the first southerner elected president since the Civil War. 
B) a professional educator with a Ph.D. in political science. 
C) a deeply religious progressive who believed in peaceful, orderly reform. 
D) a Democrat 
E) a firm believer in racial equality. 
A) the first southerner elected president since the Civil War. 
B) a professional educator with a Ph.D. in political science. 
C) a deeply religious progressive who believed in peaceful, orderly reform. 
D) a Democrat 
E) a firm believer in racial equality. E

Question 4

As a result of Florence Kelley's investigations, Illinois

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A) cleaned up the meat packing plants. 
B) taxed the production and sale of alcoholic beverages. 
C) established free legal clinics for needy people. 
D) closed down Hull House. 
E) outlawed child labor and established the eight-hour day for women workers. 
A) cleaned up the meat packing plants. 
B) taxed the production and sale of alcoholic beverages. 
C) established free legal clinics for needy people. 
D) closed down Hull House. 
E) outlawed child labor and established the eight-hour day for women workers.

Question 5

Many suffragists in the South and West opposed the franchise for Americans of color.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The charismatic speaker and leader of American socialists was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The charismatic speaker and leader of American...

Question 7

Settlement houses had dual functions: They were neighborhood resources for immigrants and working-class residents, while they also actively participated in the progressive political agenda nationwide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Robert LaFollette began his political career as a Democrat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Theodore Roosevelt's concern for the environment is best described as preservationist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Socialism achieved significant popularity in isolated urban areas in the East, but never had any notable political power in the other states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Wilson did not feel that the tariff issue was a significant one.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Describe the role of the media in exposing problems and in instigating legislation during the Progressive era.

Accepted Answer

During the Progressive era, the media pl

Question 13

Which of the following bills was not passed during Theodore Roosevelt's tenure in office?

Accepted Answer

A) Hepburn Act 
B) Pure Food and Drug Act 
C) Clayton Anti-Trust Act 
D) Meat Inspection Act 
E) Public Lands Commission 
A) Hepburn Act 
B) Pure Food and Drug Act 
C) Clayton Anti-Trust Act 
D) Meat Inspection Act 
E) Public Lands Commission

Question 14

Woodrow Wilson easily won the Democratic nomination in 1912.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

____________________ were journalists who exposed major social problems in American society.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ were journalists who exposed major social...

Question 16

New York lagged behind in municipal progressive reform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The most important socialist publication during the Progressive Era was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most important socialist publication during the...

Question 18

The nation's first settlement house was in which of the following cities?

Accepted Answer

A) New York City 
B) Chicago 
C) Boston 
D) Philadelphia 
E) Atlanta 
A) New York City 
B) Chicago 
C) Boston 
D) Philadelphia 
E) Atlanta

Question 19

Progressive views on voting rights included the belief that

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A) the vote that should be granted only to those responsible enough to handle it. 
B) only those deemed "fit" should be allowed to vote. 
C) immigrants should become citizens before being allowed to vote. 
D) citizenship should be difficult to achieve. 
E) all of these choices. 
A) the vote that should be granted only to those responsible enough to handle it. 
B) only those deemed "fit" should be allowed to vote. 
C) immigrants should become citizens before being allowed to vote. 
D) citizenship should be difficult to achieve. 
E) all of these choices.

Question 20

Theodore Roosevelt became President

Accepted Answer

A) after being elected on the Progressive Party ticket. 
B) when President McKinley was shot. 
C) as a result of a disputed election. 
D) with a majority of the electoral vote but a minority of the popular vote. 
E) through a Supreme Court decision. 
A) after being elected on the Progressive Party ticket. 
B) when President McKinley was shot. 
C) as a result of a disputed election. 
D) with a majority of the electoral vote but a minority of the popular vote. 
E) through a Supreme Court decision.

Exam 21: Progressivism, 1900-1917

President Woodrow Wilson's nominations to the Federal Reserve Board tended to be

In response to the 1902 coal miners' strike President Roosevelt

Woodrow Wilson was all of the following except

As a result of Florence Kelley's investigations, Illinois

Many suffragists in the South and West opposed the franchise for Americans of color.

The charismatic speaker and leader of American socialists was ____________________.

Settlement houses had dual functions: They were neighborhood resources for immigrants and working-class residents, while they also actively participated in the progressive political agenda nationwide.

Robert LaFollette began his political career as a Democrat.

Theodore Roosevelt's concern for the environment is best described as preservationist.

Socialism achieved significant popularity in isolated urban areas in the East, but never had any notable political power in the other states.

Wilson did not feel that the tariff issue was a significant one.

Describe the role of the media in exposing problems and in instigating legislation during the Progressive era.

Which of the following bills was not passed during Theodore Roosevelt's tenure in office?

Woodrow Wilson easily won the Democratic nomination in 1912.

____________________ were journalists who exposed major social problems in American society.

New York lagged behind in municipal progressive reform.

The most important socialist publication during the Progressive Era was ____________________.

The nation's first settlement house was in which of the following cities?

Progressive views on voting rights included the belief that

Theodore Roosevelt became President

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Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

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Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

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