Question 1

Why was William Howard Taft an unpopular president? Why did Roosevelt challenge him in 1912?

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Question 2

During the Progressive Era,significant voting rights for women were first won in

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A)   the South.
B)   the mid-Atlantic states.
C)   the Far West.
D)   New England.
E)   the Midwest.F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 3

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

During the Progressive Era,the acknowledged leader of American socialism was

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A)  Lincoln Steffens.
B)  Eugene V.Debs.
C)  Florence Kelley.
D)  William Haywood.
E)  A.Mitchell Palmer.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 5

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

By the fall of 1914,President Woodrow Wilson

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

Question 7

For western states,the most important vehicle of reform was

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A)   state government agencies, such as the Bureau of Land Management.
B)   the federal government, because it exerted great power in the western states.
C)   political parties.
D)   the prison system.
E)   municipal and county governments, as they had the most day-to-day impact on the lives of the western voting constituency.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

The initiative and the referendum were progressive-era political reforms primarily designed to weaken the power of

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A)   state governors.
B)   municipal governments
C)   the courts.
D)   the federal government.
E)   state legislatures.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 10

At the turn of the twentieth century,progressive activists

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A)   believed in the importance of social cohesion.
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 that organizations stunted individual growth and stifled creativity.
E)   believed that people's character was hardwired at birth.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

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)   the medical field remained largely unorganized.
C)   there was little organized activity in rural America.
D)   by 1916, all states had established professional bar associations.
E)   state and local governments generally impeded attempts to professionalize.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

The 1913 Underwood-Simmons Tariff

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

Question 13

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Sierra Club was founded by

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

Question 15

During the Progressive Era,the Socialist Party of America

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

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

During the Progressive Era,clubs for African American women

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A)   existed in large numbers despite the racial inclusiveness of white-founded women's clubs.
B)   often took anti-lynching and anti-segregation positions.
C)   differed sharply from white women's clubs in their structure.
D)   tried to ignore overtly racial issues such as segregation.
E)   did not exist.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

During the Progressive Era,some supporters of woman suffrage argued that female voters

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A)   deserved the vote because of their unique traits as women.
B)   would end future political scandals.
C)   were unlikely ever to vote for a woman running for national office.
D)   would help to defeat the growing movement for temperance.
E)   would ensure fair elections.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

Prior to the adoption of the secret ballot,voter ballots were printed and distributed by

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A)   the federal government.
B)   the political parties.
C)   state governments.
D)   private contractors.
E)   philanthropic organizations.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

During the Progressive Era,the "new woman" was a product of

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A)   All these answers are correct.
B)   higher levels of education.
C)   a lower birth rate.
D)   the movement to work outside the home.
E)   increased schooling for children.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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