Question 1

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 2

____________________ was the first state to grant women the right to vote.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was the first state to grant...

Question 3

Which of the following was not a political reform designed to weaken the power of party bosses in national politics?

Accepted Answer

A) the introduction of the direct primary the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, 
B) granting female suffrage 
C) the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment, 
D) mandating the direct election of senators 
E) the introduction of the initiative and the referendum the recall. 
A) the introduction of the direct primary the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, 
B) granting female suffrage 
C) the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment, 
D) mandating the direct election of senators 
E) the introduction of the initiative and the referendum the recall.

Question 4

Federal Reserve Act
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Accepted Answer

The Federal Reserve Act, enacted on Dece

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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 6

muckraker

Accepted Answer

A muckraker refers to a journalist or wr

Question 7

Woodrow Wilson gained the Democratic presidential nomination in 1912 on the first ballot.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

preservationists

Accepted Answer

It seems like there might be some confus

Question 9

Progressive reforms actually resulted in a decline in voting participation rates between 1896 and 1920.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Woodrow Wilson remained true to his New Freedom principles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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 12

Woodrow Wilson identified with the Bryan wing of the Democratic Party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Theodore Roosevelt became known as a "trust-buster" because he directed the Justice Department to prosecute

Accepted Answer

A) Standard Oil. 
B) Northern Securities Company. 
C) Hormel Meatpackers. 
D) American Telegraph and Telephone. 
E) American Tobacco Company. 
A) Standard Oil. 
B) Northern Securities Company. 
C) Hormel Meatpackers. 
D) American Telegraph and Telephone. 
E) American Tobacco Company.

Question 14

All of the following describe saloons in ethnic,working-class neighborhoods except

Accepted Answer

A) they drained family finances and contributed to domestic violence. 
B) they offered workers decent places to eat lunch. 
C) they offered loans and check cashing services. 
D) they were supported by progressive reformers as positive assets in working-class communities. 
E) they offered traditional ethnic food and drinks. 
A) they drained family finances and contributed to domestic violence. 
B) they offered workers decent places to eat lunch. 
C) they offered loans and check cashing services. 
D) they were supported by progressive reformers as positive assets in working-class communities. 
E) they offered traditional ethnic food and drinks.

Question 15

Woodrow Wilson mounted an aggressive antitrust campaign after assuming the presidency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Discuss the national political struggles between conservative and reform groups within the Republican and Democratic parties during the period 1900 to 1916.

Accepted Answer

During the period of 1900 to 1916, both

Question 17

Suffragists of the Progressive Era maintained that women were morally superior to men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The city commission form of local government was first used in the aftermath of a destructive tidal wave in Galveston,Texas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In response to the 1902 coal miners' strike President Roosevelt

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Municipal political reform refers to the

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

____________________ was the first state to grant women the right to vote.

Which of the following was not a political reform designed to weaken the power of party bosses in national politics?

Federal Reserve Act

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

muckraker

Woodrow Wilson gained the Democratic presidential nomination in 1912 on the first ballot.

preservationists

Progressive reforms actually resulted in a decline in voting participation rates between 1896 and 1920.

Woodrow Wilson remained true to his New Freedom principles.

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

Woodrow Wilson identified with the Bryan wing of the Democratic Party.

Theodore Roosevelt became known as a "trust-buster" because he directed the Justice Department to prosecute

All of the following describe saloons in ethnic,working-class neighborhoods except

Woodrow Wilson mounted an aggressive antitrust campaign after assuming the presidency.

Discuss the national political struggles between conservative and reform groups within the Republican and Democratic parties during the period 1900 to 1916.

Suffragists of the Progressive Era maintained that women were morally superior to men.

The city commission form of local government was first used in the aftermath of a destructive tidal wave in Galveston,Texas.

In response to the 1902 coal miners' strike President Roosevelt

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

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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Exam 5: Progressivism, 1900-1917

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

____________________ was the first state to grant women the right to vote.

Which of the following was not a political reform designed to weaken the power of party bosses in national politics?

Federal Reserve Act ​

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

muckraker

Woodrow Wilson gained the Democratic presidential nomination in 1912 on the first ballot.

preservationists

Progressive reforms actually resulted in a decline in voting participation rates between 1896 and 1920.

Woodrow Wilson remained true to his New Freedom principles.

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

Woodrow Wilson identified with the Bryan wing of the Democratic Party.

Theodore Roosevelt became known as a "trust-buster" because he directed the Justice Department to prosecute

All of the following describe saloons in ethnic,working-class neighborhoods except

Woodrow Wilson mounted an aggressive antitrust campaign after assuming the presidency.

Discuss the national political struggles between conservative and reform groups within the Republican and Democratic parties during the period 1900 to 1916.

Suffragists of the Progressive Era maintained that women were morally superior to men.

The city commission form of local government was first used in the aftermath of a destructive tidal wave in Galveston,Texas.

In response to the 1902 coal miners' strike President Roosevelt

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

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

Filters

Federal Reserve Act