Question 1

As president,William Howard Taft

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A)   angered many conservatives with his activism.
B)   generally pleased progressives.
C)   managed to match Roosevelt's personal dynamism.
D)   angered many conservatives with his activism, but generally pleased progressives.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

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 3

The term "muckrakers" referred to

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A)   western progressives.
B)   Social Darwinists.
C)   socialists.
D)   critics of imperialism.
E)   journalists.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

By the fall of 1914,President Woodrow Wilson

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

Question 5

When he assumed the presidency in 1901,Theodore Roosevelt

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A)   had no previous political experience.
B)   was the youngest American ever to hold the office.
C)   had little faith in the power of public opinion.
D)   both was the youngest American ever to hold the office and had no previous political experience.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 6

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) C) and D)

Question 7

Anna Howard Shaw and Carrie Chapman Catt were among the most prominent leaders of the anti-suffrage movement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What accounted for the great public popularity of Theodore Roosevelt? Do you think he would be popular with today's voters?

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Question 9

In 1904,Ida Tarbell published a highly critical study on

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A)   the Carnegie Steel Company.
B)   child industrial labor.
C)   urban "boss rule."
D)   the Standard Oil trust.
E)   Congress.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

During President Woodrow Wilson's first term,Colonel Edward House

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A)   was secretary of state.
B)   was one of Wilson's closest advisors.
C)   became the locus of opposition to Wilson in the cabinet.
D)   was both secretary of state and one of Wilson's closest advisors.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

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 12

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) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Which statement regarding the controversy over Hetch Hetchy Valley is FALSE?

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A)   Hetch Hetchy was a spectacular high-walled valley within Yosemite National Park.
B)   The fight against the dam helped mobilize a new coalition of preservationists.
C)   In 1908, by a wide margin, San Francisco voters approved building a dam at Hetch Hetchy.
D)   John Muir devoted the last years of his life to opposing a dam at Hetch Hetchy.
E)   Theodore Roosevelt led the fight in favor of building a dam at Hetch Hetchy.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The temperance movement between 1914 and 1919

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A)   gained momentum as a result of World War I.
B)   was opposed by most conservative Christians.
C)   saw the Women's Christian Temperance Union peak at 125,000 members.
D)   resulted in the unanimous passage by states of the Eighteenth Amendment.
E)   gained the support of most Catholic immigrants.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

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

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Question 18

How would you define progressivism and describe its major characteristics?

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Question 19

W.E.B.Du Bois was instrumental in founding both the Niagara Movement and the ________.

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Question 20

Analyze and assess the presidential election results of 1912.

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The presidential election of 1912 was a ...

Exam 20: The Progressives

Which statement regarding the controversy over Hetch Hetchy Valley is FALSE?

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

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During President Woodrow Wilson's first term,Colonel Edward House

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As president,William Howard Taft

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When he assumed the presidency in 1901,Theodore Roosevelt

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What accounted for the great public popularity of Theodore Roosevelt? Do you think he would be popular with today's voters?

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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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The temperance movement between 1914 and 1919

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By the fall of 1914,President Woodrow Wilson

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

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In 1904,Ida Tarbell published a highly critical study on

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

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