Question 1

Which of the progressive presidents was the most progressive? Which was the least progressive? Explain.

Accepted Answer

First-Wave Progressive Era Progressive P

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the method used by most progressives to solve the problem of economic power and its abuses?

Accepted Answer

A)  adopt a socialist program of public ownership 
B)  follow the principles of laissez-faire government 
C)  regulate big business 
D)  allow business to work out its own destiny 
E)  lower taxes so that companies would raise wages 
A)  adopt a socialist program of public ownership 
B)  follow the principles of laissez-faire government 
C)  regulate big business 
D)  allow business to work out its own destiny 
E)  lower taxes so that companies would raise wages

Question 3

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Lincoln Steffens

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 4

Among the varied sources of progressivism were populism and the Mugwumps.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

During the coal strike of 1902:

Accepted Answer

A)  President Theodore Roosevelt won support for his use of the "big stick" against corporations 
B)  thousands of striking miners marched on Washington, starting a riot that lasted three days 
C)  President Theodore Roosevelt threatened to use the army to force strikers back to work 
D)  arbitrators awarded the miners all their demands 
E)  more than 800 miners and their families died in the Rockies 
A)  President Theodore Roosevelt won support for his use of the "big stick" against corporations 
B)  thousands of striking miners marched on Washington, starting a riot that lasted three days 
C)  President Theodore Roosevelt threatened to use the army to force strikers back to work 
D)  arbitrators awarded the miners all their demands 
E)  more than 800 miners and their families died in the Rockies

Question 6

Theodore Roosevelt gave muckrakers their name.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Woodrow Wilson was elected president in 1908.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Despite Josephus Daniels's racist views, President Wilson still nominated Daniels for:

Accepted Answer

A)  secretary of state 
B)  secretary of the navy 
C)  secretary of war 
D)  secretary of the interior 
E)  secretary of transportation 
A)  secretary of state 
B)  secretary of the navy 
C)  secretary of war 
D)  secretary of the interior 
E)  secretary of transportation

Question 9

Louis D. Brandeis:

Accepted Answer

A)  was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court 
B)  led the conservative opposition to federal labor laws 
C)  was Theodore Roosevelt's vice-presidential running mate in 1912 
D)  was president of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company 
E)  ran the Federal Farm Loan Board 
A)  was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court 
B)  led the conservative opposition to federal labor laws 
C)  was Theodore Roosevelt's vice-presidential running mate in 1912 
D)  was president of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company 
E)  ran the Federal Farm Loan Board

Question 10

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Woodrow Wilson

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 11

During the Progressive Era:

Accepted Answer

A)  reformers were generally pessimistic about finding solutions to social ills 
B)  voter turnout increased 
C)  many groups-blacks, the poor, the unorganized-had little influence 
D)  conservative politicians destroyed any semblance of a welfare state 
E)  Roosevelt proved that the president ultimately has his hands tied 
A)  reformers were generally pessimistic about finding solutions to social ills 
B)  voter turnout increased 
C)  many groups-blacks, the poor, the unorganized-had little influence 
D)  conservative politicians destroyed any semblance of a welfare state 
E)  Roosevelt proved that the president ultimately has his hands tied

Question 12

"From its beginning to its end, the progressive movement was, more than anything else, paradoxical." What evidence could be used to support this statement?

Accepted Answer

The progressive movement in the United S

Question 13

William Howard Taft finished second in the presidential election of 1912.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Trace the events that led to the 1902 coal strike. What were the major issues, and what was the eventual outcome?

Accepted Answer

The 1902 coal strike in the United State

Question 15

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Eugene V. Debs

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 16

-Jane Addams called the impulse to found settlement houses:

Accepted Answer

A)  "a woman's response to alcoholism and abuse" 
B)  "urban enlightenment" 
C)  "the upper-class prayer answered" 
D)  "my duty as a mother to my children's future" 
E)  Christian humanitarianism 
A)  "a woman's response to alcoholism and abuse" 
B)  "urban enlightenment" 
C)  "the upper-class prayer answered" 
D)  "my duty as a mother to my children's future" 
E)  Christian humanitarianism

Question 17

Progressives supported all of the following as measures to democratize government EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the initiative 
B)  the referendum 
C)  the party primary 
D)  the poll tax 
E)  the popular election of senators 
A)  the initiative 
B)  the referendum 
C)  the party primary 
D)  the poll tax 
E)  the popular election of senators

Question 18

As a result of the Brownsville Riot in 1906:

Accepted Answer

A)  Roosevelt supported the African American soldiers 
B)  Roosevelt discharged the entire regiment of African American soldiers 
C)  Congress impeached Roosevelt 
D)  Congress protested Roosevelt's actions 
E)  The state of Texas discharged the entire African American regiment 
A)  Roosevelt supported the African American soldiers 
B)  Roosevelt discharged the entire regiment of African American soldiers 
C)  Congress impeached Roosevelt 
D)  Congress protested Roosevelt's actions 
E)  The state of Texas discharged the entire African American regiment

Question 19

Woodrow Wilson was a minister's son who grew up in the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Congress established the Bureau of Corporations:

Accepted Answer

A)  to monitor the activities of interstate corporations 
B)  to encourage the development of American industry 
C)  to educate businesses about tariff standards 
D)  to keep an eye on the lobbying efforts in Congress 
E)  to educate businesses about new interpretations of the Fourteenth Amendment 
A)  to monitor the activities of interstate corporations 
B)  to encourage the development of American industry 
C)  to educate businesses about tariff standards 
D)  to keep an eye on the lobbying efforts in Congress 
E)  to educate businesses about new interpretations of the Fourteenth Amendment

Exam 21: The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

Which of the progressive presidents was the most progressive? Which was the least progressive? Explain.

Which of the following best describes the method used by most progressives to solve the problem of economic power and its abuses?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Lincoln Steffens

Among the varied sources of progressivism were populism and the Mugwumps.

During the coal strike of 1902:

Theodore Roosevelt gave muckrakers their name.

Woodrow Wilson was elected president in 1908.

Despite Josephus Daniels's racist views, President Wilson still nominated Daniels for:

Louis D. Brandeis:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Woodrow Wilson

During the Progressive Era:

"From its beginning to its end, the progressive movement was, more than anything else, paradoxical." What evidence could be used to support this statement?

William Howard Taft finished second in the presidential election of 1912.

Trace the events that led to the 1902 coal strike. What were the major issues, and what was the eventual outcome?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Eugene V. Debs

-Jane Addams called the impulse to found settlement houses:

Progressives supported all of the following as measures to democratize government EXCEPT:

As a result of the Brownsville Riot in 1906:

Woodrow Wilson was a minister's son who grew up in the South.

Congress established the Bureau of Corporations:

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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