Question 1

In what ways was Theodore Roosevelt a progressive reformer, consistent with the progressivism of his time?

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Question 2

The middle-class women's club movement confined itself to working on middle-class issues.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

While progressivism has many meanings, it tended in this period to be based on the central assumption that

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A)   American society was capable of improvement.
B)   Social Darwinism could create social order and stability.
C)   urbanization was harmful to the United States.
D)   the laissez-faire philosophy should be embraced in American politics.
E)   individual rights should be expanded as widely as possible.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C) A

Question 4

The settlement house movement of the early twentieth century helped spawn the profession of

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A)   charitable foundations.
B)   community service.
C)   psychological therapy.
D)   social work.
E)   comparative sociology.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

The urban political machine was a good source of jobs for newer immigrants.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

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.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 8

During the progressive era, the women's club movement

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A)   had a national organization to coordinate club activities.
B)   consistently avoided controversial social reforms.
C)   became increasingly concerned with cultural activities.
D)   both had a national organization to coordinate club activities, and became increasingly concerned with cultural activities.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Describe and evaluate the ideas of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. In your opinion, which of these two men had the better plan, and why?

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Question 10

By 1911, the Women's Christian ________ Union had 245,000 members and had become the single largest women's organization in American history to that point.

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Question 11

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.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

In the early twentieth century, eugenics

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A)   contended that inequalities between humans were rooted in education.
B)   aimed to subvert and oppose the rising tide of nativism.
C)   was exposed by a federal commission as a fraudulent science.
D)   asserted that the root of many urban problems was overcrowded cities.
E)   supported the restriction of immigration by nationality.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C) E

Question 13

All of the following were progressive reformers from western states EXCEPT

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A)   William Borah.
B)   George Norris.
C)   Hiram Johnson.
D)   AlfredE. Smith.
E)   None of these answers is correct, as all were progressive reformers from western states.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

President Roosevelt showed that he could occasionally take on the role of a trustbuster in his action against the Northern ________ Company.

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Question 15

The urban political machine Tammany Hall grew increasingly interested in progressive reform during the progressive era.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The 1913 Underwood-Simmons Tariff

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A)   represented a political setback for President Wilson.
B)   reduced foreign competition in the United States' domestic markets.
C)   was intended to weaken the power of business trusts.
D)   passed despite opposition from congressional Democrats.
E)   raised tariff rates to a new high.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

In 1910, in Osawatomie, Kansas, Theodore Roosevelt announced a set of political principles that called for

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A)   greater activism by the federal government.
B)   limiting the authority of President William H. Taft.
C)   an end to legal racial discrimination.
D)   equal pay for male and female workers who performed the same jobs.
E)   a return to the laissez-faire policies of his two administrations.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 18

At the turn of the twentieth century, progressive activists

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A)   believed that organizations stunted individual growth and stifled creativity.
B)   asserted that it was the right of individuals to act as they chose.
C)   held a strong commitment to improving racial justice.
D)   believed in the importance of social cohesion.
E)   believed that people's character was hardwired at birth.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

In the aftermath of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire in New York City,

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A)   New York State barred factories from employing women under the age of sixteen.
B)   factories taller than ten stories could only use the upper floors for storage of materials.
C)   few true reforms of industry were made.
D)   strict regulations were imposed on factory owners.
E)   Tammany Democrats attempted to thwart the New York State commission examining the fire.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

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

Exam 20: The Progressives

In what ways was Theodore Roosevelt a progressive reformer, consistent with the progressivism of his time?

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The middle-class women's club movement confined itself to working on middle-class issues.

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While progressivism has many meanings, it tended in this period to be based on the central assumption that

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The settlement house movement of the early twentieth century helped spawn the profession of

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The urban political machine was a good source of jobs for newer immigrants.

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

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As an environmental conservationist, President Theodore Roosevelt

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During the progressive era, the women's club movement

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Describe and evaluate the ideas of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. In your opinion, which of these two men had the better plan, and why?

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By 1911, the Women's Christian ________ Union had 245,000 members and had become the single largest women's organization in American history to that point.

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During the progressive era, the Socialist Party of America

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President Roosevelt showed that he could occasionally take on the role of a trustbuster in his action against the Northern ________ Company.

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The urban political machine Tammany Hall grew increasingly interested in progressive reform during the progressive era.

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The 1913 Underwood-Simmons Tariff

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In 1910, in Osawatomie, Kansas, Theodore Roosevelt announced a set of political principles that called for

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At the turn of the twentieth century, progressive activists

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In the aftermath of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire in New York City,

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