Question 1

The term "muckrakers" referred to

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A)  western progressives. 
B)  Social Darwinists. 
C)  socialists. 
D)  critics of imperialism. 
E)  journalists. 
A)  western progressives. 
B)  Social Darwinists. 
C)  socialists. 
D)  critics of imperialism. 
E)  journalists.

Question 2

During President Woodrow Wilson's first term,Colonel Edward House

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A)  was secretary of state. 
B)  was one of Wilson's closest advisors. 
C)  became the locus of opposition to Wilson in the cabinet. 
D)  was both secretary of state and one of Wilson's closest advisors. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  was secretary of state. 
B)  was one of Wilson's closest advisors. 
C)  became the locus of opposition to Wilson in the cabinet. 
D)  was both secretary of state and one of Wilson's closest advisors. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 3

Which statement regarding the controversy over Hetch Hetchy Valley is FALSE?

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A)  Hetch Hetchy was a spectacular high-walled valley within Yosemite National Park. 
B)  The fight against the dam helped mobilize a new coalition of preservationists. 
C)  In 1908, by a wide margin, San Francisco voters approved building a dam at Hetch Hetchy. 
D)  John Muir devoted the last years of his life to opposing a dam at Hetch Hetchy. 
E)  Theodore Roosevelt led the fight in favor of building a dam at Hetch Hetchy. 
A)  Hetch Hetchy was a spectacular high-walled valley within Yosemite National Park. 
B)  The fight against the dam helped mobilize a new coalition of preservationists. 
C)  In 1908, by a wide margin, San Francisco voters approved building a dam at Hetch Hetchy. 
D)  John Muir devoted the last years of his life to opposing a dam at Hetch Hetchy. 
E)  Theodore Roosevelt led the fight in favor of building a dam at Hetch Hetchy.

Question 4

Many progressives believed that knowledge was more important than anything else as a vehicle for reforming human society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When he assumed the presidency in 1901,Theodore Roosevelt

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A)  had no previous political experience. 
B)  was the youngest American ever to hold the office. 
C)  had little faith in the power of public opinion. 
D)  both was the youngest American ever to hold the office and had no previous political experience. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  had no previous political experience. 
B)  was the youngest American ever to hold the office. 
C)  had little faith in the power of public opinion. 
D)  both was the youngest American ever to hold the office and had no previous political experience. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 6

As president,William Howard Taft

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A)  angered many conservatives with his activism. 
B)  generally pleased progressives. 
C)  managed to match Roosevelt's personal dynamism. 
D)  angered many conservatives with his activism, but generally pleased progressives. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  angered many conservatives with his activism. 
B)  generally pleased progressives. 
C)  managed to match Roosevelt's personal dynamism. 
D)  angered many conservatives with his activism, but generally pleased progressives. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 7

In the controversy between Gifford Pinchot and Richard Ballinger,President Taft supported Ballinger.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

At the turn of the twentieth century,the leaders of the settlement house movement

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A)  eventually saw their ideas and institutions take hold in England. 
B)  generally expressed moral disapproval of the behavior of immigrants. 
C)  thought assimilation robbed immigrants of the best parts of their culture. 
D)  were generally first-generation immigrants who helped second-generation immigrants. 
E)  directed their attention to improving urban living conditions. 
A)  eventually saw their ideas and institutions take hold in England. 
B)  generally expressed moral disapproval of the behavior of immigrants. 
C)  thought assimilation robbed immigrants of the best parts of their culture. 
D)  were generally first-generation immigrants who helped second-generation immigrants. 
E)  directed their attention to improving urban living conditions.

Question 9

By the fall of 1914,President Woodrow Wilson

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A)  decided to expand his progressive reform efforts. 
B)  concluded he could not achieve meaningful reform of the economy. 
C)  believed his reform program had largely been accomplished. 
D)  had succeeded in breaking up most business trusts. 
E)  had created the mechanisms for a vigorous legal pursuit of monopoly. 
A)  decided to expand his progressive reform efforts. 
B)  concluded he could not achieve meaningful reform of the economy. 
C)  believed his reform program had largely been accomplished. 
D)  had succeeded in breaking up most business trusts. 
E)  had created the mechanisms for a vigorous legal pursuit of monopoly.

Question 10

In the twentieth century,________ was the first state to extend to women the right to vote.

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The answer of In the twentieth century,________ was the first...

Question 11

The temperance movement between 1914 and 1919

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A)  gained momentum as a result of World War I. 
B)  was opposed by most conservative Christians. 
C)  saw the Women's Christian Temperance Union peak at 125,000 members. 
D)  resulted in the unanimous passage by states of the Eighteenth Amendment. 
E)  gained the support of most Catholic immigrants. 
A)  gained momentum as a result of World War I. 
B)  was opposed by most conservative Christians. 
C)  saw the Women's Christian Temperance Union peak at 125,000 members. 
D)  resulted in the unanimous passage by states of the Eighteenth Amendment. 
E)  gained the support of most Catholic immigrants.

Question 12

W.E.B.Du Bois was instrumental in founding both the Niagara Movement and the ________.

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The answer of W.E.B.Du Bois was instrumental in founding both...

Question 13

How would you define progressivism and describe its major characteristics?

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Progressivism is a political and social

Question 14

During the progressive era,political "interest groups"

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A)  rose to replace the declining power centers of the parties. 
B)  were attacked by progressive reformers. 
C)  gradually became less powerful as time went on. 
D)  were attacked by progressive reformers, and gradually became less powerful as time went on. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  rose to replace the declining power centers of the parties. 
B)  were attacked by progressive reformers. 
C)  gradually became less powerful as time went on. 
D)  were attacked by progressive reformers, and gradually became less powerful as time went on. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 15

Progressive reformers tried to strengthen the power of the mayor over the city council.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What accounted for the great public popularity of Theodore Roosevelt? Do you think he would be popular with today's voters?

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The great public popularity of Theodore

Question 17

In 1904,Ida Tarbell published a highly critical study on

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A)  the Carnegie Steel Company. 
B)  child industrial labor. 
C)  urban "boss rule." 
D)  the Standard Oil trust. 
E)  Congress. 
A)  the Carnegie Steel Company. 
B)  child industrial labor. 
C)  urban "boss rule." 
D)  the Standard Oil trust. 
E)  Congress.

Question 18

Analyze and assess the presidential election results of 1912.

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The presidential election of 1912 was a

Question 19

Anna Howard Shaw and Carrie Chapman Catt were among the most prominent leaders of the anti-suffrage movement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel,The Jungle,encouraged the federal government to regulate the

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A)  railroad industry. 
B)  steel industry. 
C)  housing industry. 
D)  meatpacking industry. 
E)  oil industry. 
A)  railroad industry. 
B)  steel industry. 
C)  housing industry. 
D)  meatpacking industry. 
E)  oil industry.

Exam 20: The Progressives

The term "muckrakers" referred to

During President Woodrow Wilson's first term,Colonel Edward House

Which statement regarding the controversy over Hetch Hetchy Valley is FALSE?

Many progressives believed that knowledge was more important than anything else as a vehicle for reforming human society.

When he assumed the presidency in 1901,Theodore Roosevelt

As president,William Howard Taft

In the controversy between Gifford Pinchot and Richard Ballinger,President Taft supported Ballinger.

At the turn of the twentieth century,the leaders of the settlement house movement

By the fall of 1914,President Woodrow Wilson

In the twentieth century,________ was the first state to extend to women the right to vote.

The temperance movement between 1914 and 1919

W.E.B.Du Bois was instrumental in founding both the Niagara Movement and the ________.

How would you define progressivism and describe its major characteristics?

During the progressive era,political "interest groups"

Progressive reformers tried to strengthen the power of the mayor over the city council.

What accounted for the great public popularity of Theodore Roosevelt? Do you think he would be popular with today's voters?

In 1904,Ida Tarbell published a highly critical study on

Analyze and assess the presidential election results of 1912.

Anna Howard Shaw and Carrie Chapman Catt were among the most prominent leaders of the anti-suffrage movement.

Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel,The Jungle,encouraged the federal government to regulate the

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