Question 1

The temperance crusade

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A)   first began to take shape during the progressive era.
B)   was supported by business employers.
C)   sought to curb prostitution.
D)   found its greatest support among immigrants.
E)   was wholeheartedly supported by urban political machines.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

The 1912 Republican convention was an ideological contest between

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A)   the Old Guard and what was to become the "Bull Moose."
B)   La Follette and Taft.
C)   the "New Freedom" and the "New Nationalism."
D)   both different types of progressivism and the "New Freedom" and "New Nationalism."
E)   All these answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C) A

Question 3

During the early twentieth century,the Industrial Workers of the World

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A)   advocated a single union for all workers.
B)   was dominated by anarchists.
C)   emphasized education for the working class.
D)   rejected the economic principles of both capitalism and Marxism.
E)   was a more violent organization than the public recognized at the time.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 4

The ________ Tariff made progressives resentful of President Taft's passivity in challenging the congressional Old Guard.

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Payne-Aldrich

Question 5

Why were western states often on the leading edge of political reform and women's voting rights?

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Western states in the United States were...

Question 6

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Theodore Roosevelt was both a progressive reformer and decidedly conservative.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In 1916,President Wilson appointed Louis Brandeis,a Jew,to the Supreme Court.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

During the progressive era,the spurious "science" of ________ spread the belief that human inequalities were hereditary.

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The answer of During the progressive era,the spurious "science" of...

Question 12

In the 1902 strike by the United Mine Workers,President Theodore Roosevelt

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A)   sided with the miners.
B)   sided with the mine owners.
C)   ordered in federal troops to keep the peace.
D)   ordered federal arbitration.
E)   ordered in federal troops to break the strike.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 13

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

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Theodore Roosevelt was a progressive ref...

Question 14

Why were both the middle class and women so interested in reform causes at the turn of the century?

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At the turn of the century, both the mid...

Question 15

What was Theodore Roosevelt's conception of the presidency,and how did his actions conform to that conception?

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Theodore Roosevelt's conception of the p...

Question 16

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

After the elections of 1914,President Woodrow Wilson

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A)   held steady to his existing course of action.
B)   moved away from progressivism.
C)   began another round of progressive legislation.
D)   encouraged the United States to enter the war in Europe.
E)   refused to nominate any progressives to the Supreme Court.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C) C

Question 18

Social work and ________ houses provided two "appropriate" professional outlets for women of the progressive era.

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The answer of Social work and ________ houses provided two...

Question 19

Theodore Roosevelt did not run for another term as president in 1908 because

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A)   the Constitution prevented him from doing so.
B)   he had lost much of his public popularity.
C)   in 1904 he had promised not to run again.
D)   he was denied the nomination of his party.
E)   he felt he had accomplished everything he wanted to do as president.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 20

In what ways was the reform era not progressive?

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The reform era, often referred to as the...

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The ________ Tariff made progressives resentful of President Taft's passivity in challenging the congressional Old Guard.

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

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Theodore Roosevelt was both a progressive reformer and decidedly conservative.

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In 1916,President Wilson appointed Louis Brandeis,a Jew,to the Supreme Court.

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During the progressive era,the spurious "science" of ________ spread the belief that human inequalities were hereditary.

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In the 1902 strike by the United Mine Workers,President Theodore Roosevelt

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