Question 1

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.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

During the progressive era, employers were generally unconcerned about the problem of alcohol.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Robert La Follette wanted to make the state of ________ into a "laboratory of progressivism."

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Question 4

In 1902, President Roosevelt intervened in a strike involving the ________ industry.

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The answer of In 1902, President Roosevelt intervened in a...

Question 5

As president, William Howard Taft found himself pleasing the progressives and alienating the conservatives within his own party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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...

Question 7

Former "mugwumps" became important supporters of progressive political reform activity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

While running for the presidency in 1912, Woodrow Wilson presented a progressive program that came to be called the "New ________."

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The answer of While running for the presidency in 1912,...

Question 9

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The 1916 Keating-Owen Act was the first federal law regulating

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A)   child labor.
B)   industrial safety.
C)   tenant agriculture.
D)   the garment industry.
E)   information about contraceptives.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

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.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 12

During the progressive era, reformers of city government frequently tried to

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A)   require city council members to run by district rather than at-large.
B)   hire professionally trained business managers or engineers as city managers.
C)   make all city government positions appointive.
D)   strengthen the power of city councils at the expense of mayors.
E)   move city elections to presidential years in order to increase turnout.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Many progressives, such as Lincoln Steffens, believed that the first target of reform should be

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A)   Congress.
B)   state governments.
C)   municipal governments.
D)   the judicial system.
E)   the federal bureaucracy.F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

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.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the "Social Gospel" was

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A)   a reform movement guided by the American Catholic Church.
B)   first described by Andrew Carnegie.
C)   chiefly concerned with redeeming the nation's cities.
D)   intended to offer spiritual, not material, assistance to the poor.
E)   a belief that God had chosen the rich to be rich and the poor to be poor.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

During the progressive era, some professionals used their entrance requirements to exclude blacks, women, immigrants, and other "undesirables" from their ranks.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How would you define progressivism and describe its major characteristics?

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Progressivism is a political and social ...

Question 19

In the years prior to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment,

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A)   a large majority of states gave some voting rights to women.
B)   many states gave full voting rights to women.
C)   New York, Michigan, Illinois, and California all granted women the right to vote.
D)   a majority of states gave some voting rights to women, including New York, Michigan, Illinois, and California.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

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.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Exam 20: The Progressives

Robert La Follette wanted to make the state of ________ into a "laboratory of progressivism."

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While running for the presidency in 1912, Woodrow Wilson presented a progressive program that came to be called the "New ________."

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The Sierra Club was founded by

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During the progressive era, employers were generally unconcerned about the problem of alcohol.

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In the years prior to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment,

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

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In 1902, President Roosevelt intervened in a strike involving the ________ industry.

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During the progressive era, reformers of city government frequently tried to

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How would you define progressivism and describe its major characteristics?

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As president, William Howard Taft found himself pleasing the progressives and alienating the conservatives within his own party.

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During the progressive era, some professionals used their entrance requirements to exclude blacks, women, immigrants, and other "undesirables" from their ranks.

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During the progressive era, political "interest groups"

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Many progressives, such as Lincoln Steffens, believed that the first target of reform should be

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Former "mugwumps" became important supporters of progressive political reform activity.

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

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In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the "Social Gospel" was

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

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The 1916 Keating-Owen Act was the first federal law regulating

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

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

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