Question 1

The Federal Highways Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  passed in 1889 
B)  was vetoed by pro-railroad politicians 
C)  passed in 1916 
D)  illustrated the power of the Ford family 
E)  authorized a mere $10 million in funds 
A)  passed in 1889 
B)  was vetoed by pro-railroad politicians 
C)  passed in 1916 
D)  illustrated the power of the Ford family 
E)  authorized a mere $10 million in funds

Question 2

Wilson was a weak president who trusted Congress to adopt the proper policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Theodore Roosevelt initiated more anti-trust suits than any president in history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following statements regarding the coal strike of 1902 is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The coal strike ended on October 23. 
B)  In 1902, Roosevelt threatened to take over coal mines in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. 
C)  UWA leaders called mine owners "wooden-headed." 
D)  Roosevelt once bellowed that "the Constitution is more important than coal!" 
E)  The United Mine Workers walked off the job in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. 
A)  The coal strike ended on October 23. 
B)  In 1902, Roosevelt threatened to take over coal mines in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. 
C)  UWA leaders called mine owners "wooden-headed." 
D)  Roosevelt once bellowed that "the Constitution is more important than coal!" 
E)  The United Mine Workers walked off the job in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Question 5

Of the following, who eventually became chief justice of the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Jennings Bryan 
B)  Herbert Croly 
C)  Louis Brandeis 
D)  William Howard Taft 
E)  Gifford Pinchot 
A)  William Jennings Bryan 
B)  Herbert Croly 
C)  Louis Brandeis 
D)  William Howard Taft 
E)  Gifford Pinchot

Question 6

Which candidate was shot during the 1912 presidential campaign?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eugene V. Debs 
B)  Theodore Roosevelt 
C)  William Howard Taft 
D)  Woodrow Wilson 
E)  Grover Cleveland 
A)  Eugene V. Debs 
B)  Theodore Roosevelt 
C)  William Howard Taft 
D)  Woodrow Wilson 
E)  Grover Cleveland

Question 7

The muckrakers saw their primary objective as:

Accepted Answer

A)  converting Americans to socialism 
B)  exposing social problems to the public 
C)  increasing the circulation of sensationalist newspapers 
D)  proposing detailed legislation 
E)  destroying the Republican party 
A)  converting Americans to socialism 
B)  exposing social problems to the public 
C)  increasing the circulation of sensationalist newspapers 
D)  proposing detailed legislation 
E)  destroying the Republican party

Question 8

Contrary to his party's tradition, President Taft called for:

Accepted Answer

A)  a moderately high tariff 
B)  no tariff 
C)  a lower tariff 
D)  a high tariff only on luxury items 
E)  a drastically higher inheritance tax 
A)  a moderately high tariff 
B)  no tariff 
C)  a lower tariff 
D)  a high tariff only on luxury items 
E)  a drastically higher inheritance tax

Question 9

Of the four presidential candidates in 1912, the one most likely to advocate government ownership of big business was:

Accepted Answer

A)  William Jennings Bryan 
B)  Woodrow Wilson 
C)  William Howard Taft 
D)  Theodore Roosevelt 
E)  Eugene V. Debs 
A)  William Jennings Bryan 
B)  Woodrow Wilson 
C)  William Howard Taft 
D)  Theodore Roosevelt 
E)  Eugene V. Debs

Question 10

The Underwood-Simmons Tariff created the first regular federal income tax.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Who stated, "most of us in the North do not believe in any real democracy between white and colored men"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Booker T. Washington 
B)  Ray Stannard Baker 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt 
D)  Upton Sinclair 
E)  Ida Turnbell 
A)  Booker T. Washington 
B)  Ray Stannard Baker 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt 
D)  Upton Sinclair 
E)  Ida Turnbell

Question 12

In 1917, a Prohibition amendment to the Constitution:

Accepted Answer

A)  passed Congress, then went to the states for ratification 
B)  was ratified by the states as the Eighteenth Amendment 
C)  was overturned by the Twenty-first Amendment 
D)  failed passage by Congress, but was ratified by the states anyway 
E)  passed Congress but was vetoed by the president 
A)  passed Congress, then went to the states for ratification 
B)  was ratified by the states as the Eighteenth Amendment 
C)  was overturned by the Twenty-first Amendment 
D)  failed passage by Congress, but was ratified by the states anyway 
E)  passed Congress but was vetoed by the president

Question 13

The commission system of city government was first adopted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Atlanta, Georgia 
B)  Durham, North Carolina 
C)  Galveston, Texas 
D)  Springfield, Missouri 
E)  Columbia, South Carolina 
A)  Atlanta, Georgia 
B)  Durham, North Carolina 
C)  Galveston, Texas 
D)  Springfield, Missouri 
E)  Columbia, South Carolina

Question 14

The National Child Labor Committee pushed:

Accepted Answer

A)  to allow as many immigrant children to enter the workforce as possible 
B)  to open more technical schools 
C)  federal legislation allowing children to work more hours 
D)  for laws prohibiting the employment of young children 
E)  for mandatory scholarships for employees' children 
A)  to allow as many immigrant children to enter the workforce as possible 
B)  to open more technical schools 
C)  federal legislation allowing children to work more hours 
D)  for laws prohibiting the employment of young children 
E)  for mandatory scholarships for employees' children

Question 15

During the 1908 presidential race:

Accepted Answer

A)  Theodore Roosevelt sought reelection 
B)  the Democrats once again nominated William Jennings Bryan 
C)  the Socialist vote practically disappeared 
D)  prohibition became the major issue 
E)  Taft lost to Cleveland 
A)  Theodore Roosevelt sought reelection 
B)  the Democrats once again nominated William Jennings Bryan 
C)  the Socialist vote practically disappeared 
D)  prohibition became the major issue 
E)  Taft lost to Cleveland

Question 16

Woodrow Wilson was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a professor and college president 
B)  the leading Roman Catholic politician at the turn of the century 
C)  the progressive governor of Oregon 
D)  influenced mainly by Populist reformers 
E)  the first Californian to win the White House 
A)  a professor and college president 
B)  the leading Roman Catholic politician at the turn of the century 
C)  the progressive governor of Oregon 
D)  influenced mainly by Populist reformers 
E)  the first Californian to win the White House

Question 17

As president, Taft:

Accepted Answer

A)  was able to unite a faction-ridden Republican party with his towering personality 
B)  opposed both the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments 
C)  brought fewer than one third the number of anti-trust suits prosecuted under Roosevelt 
D)  preserved more public lands in four years than Roosevelt had in nearly eight 
E)  was the first divorcee to hold the office 
A)  was able to unite a faction-ridden Republican party with his towering personality 
B)  opposed both the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments 
C)  brought fewer than one third the number of anti-trust suits prosecuted under Roosevelt 
D)  preserved more public lands in four years than Roosevelt had in nearly eight 
E)  was the first divorcee to hold the office

Question 18

Frances Willard lobbied for these issues important to women EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  child labor laws 
B)  government-funded kindergartens 
C)  the eight-hour workday 
D)  women to become ministers 
E)  the right to vote 
A)  child labor laws 
B)  government-funded kindergartens 
C)  the eight-hour workday 
D)  women to become ministers 
E)  the right to vote

Question 19

Describe the five major themes of progressive reform.

Accepted Answer

The five major themes of progressive ref

Question 20

Theodore Roosevelt's close friend Gifford Pinchot was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the president's chief speechwriter 
B)  a strict prohibitionist who pushed for the Seventeenth Amendment 
C)  one of the most famous muckrakers 
D)  the attorney general who broke up the Northern Securities Company 
E)  a forestry expert and leading conservationist 
A)  the president's chief speechwriter 
B)  a strict prohibitionist who pushed for the Seventeenth Amendment 
C)  one of the most famous muckrakers 
D)  the attorney general who broke up the Northern Securities Company 
E)  a forestry expert and leading conservationist

Exam 21: The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

The Federal Highways Act:

Wilson was a weak president who trusted Congress to adopt the proper policies.

Theodore Roosevelt initiated more anti-trust suits than any president in history.

Which of the following statements regarding the coal strike of 1902 is NOT true?

Of the following, who eventually became chief justice of the Supreme Court?

Which candidate was shot during the 1912 presidential campaign?

The muckrakers saw their primary objective as:

Contrary to his party's tradition, President Taft called for:

Of the four presidential candidates in 1912, the one most likely to advocate government ownership of big business was:

The Underwood-Simmons Tariff created the first regular federal income tax.

Who stated, "most of us in the North do not believe in any real democracy between white and colored men"?

In 1917, a Prohibition amendment to the Constitution:

The commission system of city government was first adopted in:

The National Child Labor Committee pushed:

During the 1908 presidential race:

Woodrow Wilson was:

As president, Taft:

Frances Willard lobbied for these issues important to women EXCEPT:

Describe the five major themes of progressive reform.

Theodore Roosevelt's close friend Gifford Pinchot was:

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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