Question 1

The title of the novel that described the terrible conditions of the meat-packing industry was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Chicago 
B)  The Great American Fraud 
C)  The Jungle 
D)  Maggie 
E)  How the Other Half Lives 
A)  Chicago 
B)  The Great American Fraud 
C)  The Jungle 
D)  Maggie 
E)  How the Other Half Lives C

Question 2

Ida M. Tarbell is best known for her investigation of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Standard Oil 
B)  McClure's 
C)  J.P. Morgan Bank 
D)  Congress 
E)  poverty in America 
A)  Standard Oil 
B)  McClure's 
C)  J.P. Morgan Bank 
D)  Congress 
E)  poverty in America A

Question 3

Theodore Roosevelt considered the Federal Trade Commission to be the cornerstone of his program for big business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Upon becoming president, Wilson appointed as secretary of the navy:

Accepted Answer

A)  Louis Brandeis 
B)  Champ Clark 
C)  Colonel Edward House 
D)  Josephus Daniels 
E)  William Howard Taft 
A)  Louis Brandeis 
B)  Champ Clark 
C)  Colonel Edward House 
D)  Josephus Daniels 
E)  William Howard Taft

Question 5

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Louis D. Brandeis

Accepted Answer

A) was the original "efficiency expert" 
B) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1904 
C) wrote The Jungle 
D) was a Socialist party presidential candidate multiple times 
E) was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1912
F)influenced New Nationalism with The Promise of American Life
G)wrote Congressional Government
H)wrote articles for McClure's
I)served on the Ohio Supreme Court
J)was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court 
A) was the original "efficiency expert" 
B) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1904 
C) wrote The Jungle 
D) was a Socialist party presidential candidate multiple times 
E) was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1912
F)influenced New Nationalism with The Promise of American Life
G)wrote Congressional Government
H)wrote articles for McClure's
I)served on the Ohio Supreme Court
J)was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court

Question 6

The first place in the United States to extend equal voting rights to women was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Massachusetts 
B)  New York 
C)  the New Mexico Territory 
D)  the Oregon Territory 
E)  the Wyoming Territory 
A)  Massachusetts 
B)  New York 
C)  the New Mexico Territory 
D)  the Oregon Territory 
E)  the Wyoming Territory

Question 7

Frederick W. Taylor:

Accepted Answer

A)  was an Oregon reformer responsible for many progressive measures enacted there 
B)  wrote The Principles of Scientific Management 
C)  was the progressive editor of Arena 
D)  was founder of the National Child Labor Committee 
E)  authored the bill on reclamation for the western states 
A)  was an Oregon reformer responsible for many progressive measures enacted there 
B)  wrote The Principles of Scientific Management 
C)  was the progressive editor of Arena 
D)  was founder of the National Child Labor Committee 
E)  authored the bill on reclamation for the western states

Question 8

At the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911:

Accepted Answer

A)  a strike resulted in the intervention of federal troops 
B)  Frederick Taylor first applied his scientific management principles 
C)  workers died as a result of a fire 
D)  the labor force was found to be made up entirely of children 
E)  Samuel Gompers first developed his idea for what became the Hepburn Act 
A)  a strike resulted in the intervention of federal troops 
B)  Frederick Taylor first applied his scientific management principles 
C)  workers died as a result of a fire 
D)  the labor force was found to be made up entirely of children 
E)  Samuel Gompers first developed his idea for what became the Hepburn Act

Question 9

The phrase "Square Deal" is associated with Theodore Roosevelt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In what ways was the election of 1912 significant?

Accepted Answer

The election of 1912 proved significant

Question 11

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Alton B. Parker

Accepted Answer

A) was the original "efficiency expert" 
B) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1904 
C) wrote The Jungle 
D) was a Socialist party presidential candidate multiple times 
E) was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1912
F)influenced New Nationalism with The Promise of American Life
G)wrote Congressional Government
H)wrote articles for McClure's
I)served on the Ohio Supreme Court
J)was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court 
A) was the original "efficiency expert" 
B) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1904 
C) wrote The Jungle 
D) was a Socialist party presidential candidate multiple times 
E) was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1912
F)influenced New Nationalism with The Promise of American Life
G)wrote Congressional Government
H)wrote articles for McClure's
I)served on the Ohio Supreme Court
J)was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court

Question 12

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Herbert Croly

Accepted Answer

A) was the original "efficiency expert" 
B) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1904 
C) wrote The Jungle 
D) was a Socialist party presidential candidate multiple times 
E) was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1912
F)influenced New Nationalism with The Promise of American Life
G)wrote Congressional Government
H)wrote articles for McClure's
I)served on the Ohio Supreme Court
J)was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court 
A) was the original "efficiency expert" 
B) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1904 
C) wrote The Jungle 
D) was a Socialist party presidential candidate multiple times 
E) was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1912
F)influenced New Nationalism with The Promise of American Life
G)wrote Congressional Government
H)wrote articles for McClure's
I)served on the Ohio Supreme Court
J)was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court

Question 13

Theodore Roosevelt took a strong activist approach to the presidency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Who were the muckrakers, and what impact did they have on American society?

Accepted Answer

Muckcrackers are a group of some influen

Question 15

The author of Working People and their Employers was:

Accepted Answer

A)  George F. Baer 
B)  Ray Stannard Baker 
C)  Henry Demarest Lloyd 
D)  Washington Gladden 
E)  Ida M. Tarbell 
A)  George F. Baer 
B)  Ray Stannard Baker 
C)  Henry Demarest Lloyd 
D)  Washington Gladden 
E)  Ida M. Tarbell

Question 16

Discuss the issue of conservation and what President Theodore Roosevelt did to promote this important issue.

Accepted Answer

The issue of conservation is the careful

Question 17

Having been elected in his own right to a second term, Theodore Roosevelt set his sights on regulation and control of business. Trace his agenda in these endeavors. Was he successful?

Accepted Answer

After being elected to a second term, Th

Question 18

The Federal Reserve Act did all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  make currency and bank credit more elastic 
B)  create twelve Federal Reserve banks 
C)  lessen the power of the huge New York banks 
D)  serve as the first major banking and currency reform in half a century 
E)  shifted the U.S. Treasury back to the gold standard 
A)  make currency and bank credit more elastic 
B)  create twelve Federal Reserve banks 
C)  lessen the power of the huge New York banks 
D)  serve as the first major banking and currency reform in half a century 
E)  shifted the U.S. Treasury back to the gold standard

Question 19

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-William H. Taft

Accepted Answer

A) was the original "efficiency expert" 
B) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1904 
C) wrote The Jungle 
D) was a Socialist party presidential candidate multiple times 
E) was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1912
F)influenced New Nationalism with The Promise of American Life
G)wrote Congressional Government
H)wrote articles for McClure's
I)served on the Ohio Supreme Court
J)was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court 
A) was the original "efficiency expert" 
B) was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1904 
C) wrote The Jungle 
D) was a Socialist party presidential candidate multiple times 
E) was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1912
F)influenced New Nationalism with The Promise of American Life
G)wrote Congressional Government
H)wrote articles for McClure's
I)served on the Ohio Supreme Court
J)was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court

Question 20

A major factor in Woodrow Wilson's victory in the 1912 presidential campaign was the fact that:

Accepted Answer

A)  many Republicans supported his nomination 
B)  wealthy Democrats poured millions of dollars into his campaign 
C)  the United States was at war 
D)  people liked Mrs. Wilson 
E)  the Republican party had split in two 
A)  many Republicans supported his nomination 
B)  wealthy Democrats poured millions of dollars into his campaign 
C)  the United States was at war 
D)  people liked Mrs. Wilson 
E)  the Republican party had split in two

Exam 21: The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

The title of the novel that described the terrible conditions of the meat-packing industry was:

Ida M. Tarbell is best known for her investigation of:

Theodore Roosevelt considered the Federal Trade Commission to be the cornerstone of his program for big business.

Upon becoming president, Wilson appointed as secretary of the navy:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Louis D. Brandeis

The first place in the United States to extend equal voting rights to women was:

Frederick W. Taylor:

At the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911:

The phrase "Square Deal" is associated with Theodore Roosevelt.

In what ways was the election of 1912 significant?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Alton B. Parker

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Herbert Croly

Theodore Roosevelt took a strong activist approach to the presidency.

Who were the muckrakers, and what impact did they have on American society?

The author of Working People and their Employers was:

Discuss the issue of conservation and what President Theodore Roosevelt did to promote this important issue.

Having been elected in his own right to a second term, Theodore Roosevelt set his sights on regulation and control of business. Trace his agenda in these endeavors. Was he successful?

The Federal Reserve Act did all of the following EXCEPT:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -William H. Taft

A major factor in Woodrow Wilson's victory in the 1912 presidential campaign was the fact that:

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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