Question 1

The Federal Reserve Act

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A) broke up powerful private financial institutions that were too powerful. 
B) was a more powerful and centralized authority than a national bank would have been. 
C) prohibited interlocking directories. 
D) provided for government ownership of national banks. 
E) was more in keeping with Roosevelt's concept of New Nationalism than with the promises of Wilson's New Freedom. 
A) broke up powerful private financial institutions that were too powerful. 
B) was a more powerful and centralized authority than a national bank would have been. 
C) prohibited interlocking directories. 
D) provided for government ownership of national banks. 
E) was more in keeping with Roosevelt's concept of New Nationalism than with the promises of Wilson's New Freedom.

Question 2

Debate among the presidential candidates in 1912 focused on

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A) women's suffrage. 
B) foreign policy. 
C) civil rights. 
D) the trusts. 
E) the railroads. 
A) women's suffrage. 
B) foreign policy. 
C) civil rights. 
D) the trusts. 
E) the railroads.

Question 3

By 1910, the social reformer who founded the settlement house movement, ____________________ was one of the most famous women in the United States.

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The answer of By 1910, the social reformer who founded...

Question 4

As a result of election-law reform in the late 19th and early 20th century,

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A) blacks in the South were largely disenfranchised. 
B) Asian immigrants were granted voting rights when they became citizens. 
C) all citizens over the age of 18 were granted voting rights. 
D) it became possible to register and vote on the same day. 
E) more immigrants became involved in politics. 
A) blacks in the South were largely disenfranchised. 
B) Asian immigrants were granted voting rights when they became citizens. 
C) all citizens over the age of 18 were granted voting rights. 
D) it became possible to register and vote on the same day. 
E) more immigrants became involved in politics.

Question 5

Describe municipal political reform, noting key features of the two main plans.

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Municipal political reform refers to the

Question 6

African American heavyweight champion ____________________ was arrested under the Mann Act for "transporting" the white woman who became his wife across state lines.

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The answer of African American heavyweight champion ____________________ was arrested...

Question 7

William Howard Taft was a

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A) corrupt, incompetent professional politician. 
B) strong preservationist in regard to the national forests. 
C) cautious and conservative leader. 
D) dynamic, aggressive personality who loved public confrontations. 
E) Democrat. 
A) corrupt, incompetent professional politician. 
B) strong preservationist in regard to the national forests. 
C) cautious and conservative leader. 
D) dynamic, aggressive personality who loved public confrontations. 
E) Democrat.

Question 8

Progressive-era reform in municipal politics diminished the influence of working-class and minority residents and resulted in more power for the middle and upper classes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Theodore Roosevelt's antitrust policy reflected his belief that the

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A) best solution would be see all monopolies destroyed. 
B) economy would profit from an increase in the number of small, family-owned businesses. 
C) federal government should not interfere with the economy. 
D) federal government should own all monopolies. 
E) federal government should only dissolve monopolies that violated the law. 
A) best solution would be see all monopolies destroyed. 
B) economy would profit from an increase in the number of small, family-owned businesses. 
C) federal government should not interfere with the economy. 
D) federal government should own all monopolies. 
E) federal government should only dissolve monopolies that violated the law.

Question 10

After his first term, President Theodore Roosevelt won the support of working-class Americans because they believed he was willing to use the federal government to arbitrate labor disputes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Popular magazines like McClure's appealed to the buying public by publishing sensational stories exposing the ills of American society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is not a true statement about Eugene V. Debs?

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A) He attempted to organize a working-class movement. 
B) He believed in and promoted the violent overthrow of capitalism. 
C) He was the leader of the Socialist Party of America. 
D) He received nearly one million votes in the 1912 presidential election. 
E) His radicalism made him popular with Progressive leaders. 
A) He attempted to organize a working-class movement. 
B) He believed in and promoted the violent overthrow of capitalism. 
C) He was the leader of the Socialist Party of America. 
D) He received nearly one million votes in the 1912 presidential election. 
E) His radicalism made him popular with Progressive leaders.

Question 13

Before running for president, Woodrow Wilson was governor of ____________________.

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The answer of Before running for president, Woodrow Wilson was...

Question 14

Walter Rauschenbusch led the ____________________, movement that emphasized the duty of Christians to work for the social good.

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The answer of Walter Rauschenbusch led the ____________________, movement that...

Question 15

____________________ believed that African Americans who educated themselves would be accepted as equals by white Americans.

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Booker T.

Question 16

According to Wilson's New Freedom, trusts should be handled how?

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A) They should be left alone; the market would determine their fate. 
B) Trusts should be regulated to prevent abuses. 
C) Trusts should be broken up by the government. 
D) Trusts were not innately bad; some big business had a positive impact on the nation's economic growth. 
E) Successful trusts could serve as a role model to small businesses.​ 
A) They should be left alone; the market would determine their fate. 
B) Trusts should be regulated to prevent abuses. 
C) Trusts should be broken up by the government. 
D) Trusts were not innately bad; some big business had a positive impact on the nation's economic growth. 
E) Successful trusts could serve as a role model to small businesses.​

Question 17

The ____________________ allowed voters to remove elected official from office if they betrayed the public trust.

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The answer of The ____________________ allowed voters to remove elected...

Question 18

The Progressive Era president who managed to pass a tariff-reduction bill was ____________________.

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The answer of The Progressive Era president who managed to...

Question 19

Roosevelt decided not to run for reelection in 1908 because

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A) He had decided to retire.​ 
B) He feared he would not win the nomination.​ 
C) There were deep rifts between him and old guard conservatives in the Republican Party. 
D) He had promised four years earlier that he would not run again. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) He had decided to retire.​ 
B) He feared he would not win the nomination.​ 
C) There were deep rifts between him and old guard conservatives in the Republican Party. 
D) He had promised four years earlier that he would not run again. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 20

The ____________________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages.

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The answer of The ____________________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution...

Exam 21: Progressivism, 1900-1917

The Federal Reserve Act

Debate among the presidential candidates in 1912 focused on

By 1910, the social reformer who founded the settlement house movement, ____________________ was one of the most famous women in the United States.

As a result of election-law reform in the late 19th and early 20th century,

Describe municipal political reform, noting key features of the two main plans.

African American heavyweight champion ____________________ was arrested under the Mann Act for "transporting" the white woman who became his wife across state lines.

William Howard Taft was a

Progressive-era reform in municipal politics diminished the influence of working-class and minority residents and resulted in more power for the middle and upper classes.

Theodore Roosevelt's antitrust policy reflected his belief that the

After his first term, President Theodore Roosevelt won the support of working-class Americans because they believed he was willing to use the federal government to arbitrate labor disputes.

Popular magazines like McClure's appealed to the buying public by publishing sensational stories exposing the ills of American society.

Which of the following is not a true statement about Eugene V. Debs?

Before running for president, Woodrow Wilson was governor of ____________________.

Walter Rauschenbusch led the ____________________, movement that emphasized the duty of Christians to work for the social good.

____________________ believed that African Americans who educated themselves would be accepted as equals by white Americans.

According to Wilson's New Freedom, trusts should be handled how?

The ____________________ allowed voters to remove elected official from office if they betrayed the public trust.

The Progressive Era president who managed to pass a tariff-reduction bill was ____________________.

Roosevelt decided not to run for reelection in 1908 because

The ____________________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Colonization in North America, 1600-1680

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

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

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

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2014

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