Question 1

The major reform of the American banking system passed by Wilson was the ________.

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The answer of The major reform of the American banking...

Question 2

The Supreme Court,in two rulings related to the 1916 Keating-Owen Act,

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A)  demonstrated its support for President Wilson's political agenda. 
B)  validated an expansion of congressional authority. 
C)  struck down reform legislation. 
D)  displayed support for using federal authority to create social change. 
E)  illustrated how quickly Justice Louis Brandeis had changed the Court. 
A)  demonstrated its support for President Wilson's political agenda. 
B)  validated an expansion of congressional authority. 
C)  struck down reform legislation. 
D)  displayed support for using federal authority to create social change. 
E)  illustrated how quickly Justice Louis Brandeis had changed the Court.

Question 3

Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism called for the elevation of "the public welfare" over the rights of property.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

During the progressive era,the Socialist Party of America

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A)  grew weaker. 
B)  grew stronger. 
C)  renamed itself the Progressive Party. 
D)  virtually disappeared. 
E)  continued as it had in the past. 
A)  grew weaker. 
B)  grew stronger. 
C)  renamed itself the Progressive Party. 
D)  virtually disappeared. 
E)  continued as it had in the past.

Question 5

As an environmental conservationist,President Theodore Roosevelt

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A)  opposed hunting on all federal lands. 
B)  added extensive areas of land to the national forest system. 
C)  opposed new dam construction on major rivers. 
D)  opposed the growing preservationist movement as impractical. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  opposed hunting on all federal lands. 
B)  added extensive areas of land to the national forest system. 
C)  opposed new dam construction on major rivers. 
D)  opposed the growing preservationist movement as impractical. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 6

During the progressive era,significant voting rights for women were first won in

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A)  the mid-Atlantic states. 
B)  the South. 
C)  New England. 
D)  the Midwest. 
E)  the Far West. 
A)  the mid-Atlantic states. 
B)  the South. 
C)  New England. 
D)  the Midwest. 
E)  the Far West.

Question 7

The recall and the direct primary were progressive-era political reforms designed to weaken

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A)  the federal government. 
B)  political parties. 
C)  state governors. 
D)  state legislatures. 
E)  the courts. 
A)  the federal government. 
B)  political parties. 
C)  state governors. 
D)  state legislatures. 
E)  the courts.

Question 8

A distinctive characteristic of women in professional work during the progressive era was that

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A)  women did not dominate any single profession. 
B)  women could not attain advanced degrees from American universities. 
C)  women did not generally create their own professional organizations. 
D)  "women's professions," unlike other professions, did not attempt to exclude anyone. 
E)  women were concentrated in the "helping" professions. 
A)  women did not dominate any single profession. 
B)  women could not attain advanced degrees from American universities. 
C)  women did not generally create their own professional organizations. 
D)  "women's professions," unlike other professions, did not attempt to exclude anyone. 
E)  women were concentrated in the "helping" professions.

Question 9

Regarding organizing the professions during the Progressive Era,

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A)  most professions attempted to expand the ranks of Americans in their fields. 
B)  by 1916, all states had established professional bar associations. 
C)  the medical field remained largely unorganized. 
D)  there was little organized activity in rural America. 
E)  state and local governments generally impeded attempts to professionalize. 
A)  most professions attempted to expand the ranks of Americans in their fields. 
B)  by 1916, all states had established professional bar associations. 
C)  the medical field remained largely unorganized. 
D)  there was little organized activity in rural America. 
E)  state and local governments generally impeded attempts to professionalize.

Question 10

As president,Theodore Roosevelt quickly rebelled against the leaders of his party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Describe the ebb and flow of nativism during the first few decades of the twentieth century.How did nativists win support from some of the nation's leading progressives?

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The ebb and flow of nativism during the

Question 12

Progressives tended to believe that the doctrine of Social Darwinism was the correct starting point for creating a better world.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The "new woman" was less likely to marry and more likely to divorce.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What were the differences between a progressive and a radical reformer from 1890 to 1920?

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During the late 19th and early 20th cent

Question 15

What were the significant divisions within the progressive movement? What impact did these divisions have on the movement?

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The progressive movement of the late 19t

Question 16

In 1913,to offset the loss of revenues from other legislation,Congress

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A)  passed a graduated income tax. 
B)  decided to inflate the currency. 
C)  increased business regulatory fees. 
D)  raised the tariff on agricultural goods. 
E)  passed heavy excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco. 
A)  passed a graduated income tax. 
B)  decided to inflate the currency. 
C)  increased business regulatory fees. 
D)  raised the tariff on agricultural goods. 
E)  passed heavy excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco.

Question 17

Political reformers correctly regarded the saloon as in league with the urban political machine.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

By the beginning of World War I,the nativist tide in America had peaked and was falling.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Sierra Club was founded by

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A)  Gifford Pinchot. 
B)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
C)  John Muir. 
D)  Richard Ballinger. 
E)  Louis Glavis. 
A)  Gifford Pinchot. 
B)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
C)  John Muir. 
D)  Richard Ballinger. 
E)  Louis Glavis.

Question 20

The presidential candidate who was the victim of an assassination attempt in 1912 was ________.

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Exam 20: The Progressives

The major reform of the American banking system passed by Wilson was the ________.

The Supreme Court,in two rulings related to the 1916 Keating-Owen Act,

Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism called for the elevation of "the public welfare" over the rights of property.

During the progressive era,the Socialist Party of America

As an environmental conservationist,President Theodore Roosevelt

During the progressive era,significant voting rights for women were first won in

The recall and the direct primary were progressive-era political reforms designed to weaken

A distinctive characteristic of women in professional work during the progressive era was that

Regarding organizing the professions during the Progressive Era,

As president,Theodore Roosevelt quickly rebelled against the leaders of his party.

Describe the ebb and flow of nativism during the first few decades of the twentieth century.How did nativists win support from some of the nation's leading progressives?

Progressives tended to believe that the doctrine of Social Darwinism was the correct starting point for creating a better world.

The "new woman" was less likely to marry and more likely to divorce.

What were the differences between a progressive and a radical reformer from 1890 to 1920?

What were the significant divisions within the progressive movement? What impact did these divisions have on the movement?

In 1913,to offset the loss of revenues from other legislation,Congress

Political reformers correctly regarded the saloon as in league with the urban political machine.

By the beginning of World War I,the nativist tide in America had peaked and was falling.

The Sierra Club was founded by

The presidential candidate who was the victim of an assassination attempt in 1912 was ________.

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Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

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Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

America and the Great War

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