Deck 19: The Progressive ERA

Question 1

The first target of Progressive reform was _____.

A)the nation's cities
B)the legislation concerning factories
C)the rural population
D)female suffrage
E)the promotion of temperance

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Roosevelt garnered the nickname "the trustbuster" because he never delivered on his promises to citizens.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The Social Gospel movement stood in direct contrast with those advocating _____.

A)suffrage
B)Americanization
C)Social Darwinism
D)racial integration
E)Christian socialism

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's extensive writings exposed the inherent paternalism of early-twentieth-century America, especially in the organization of its economic life.

Question 5

Frederick W. Taylor's efforts to improve efficiency made working conditions more miserable.

Question 6

Temperance advocates attacked _____.

A)prostitution
B)the consumption of alcohol
C)the use of contraceptives
D)unemployment
E)the right to abortion

Question 7

Alice Paul organized a rally of 5,000 women to demand a federal constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote.

Question 8

_____ promoted the advertising and availability of contraception.

A)Charlotte Perkins Gilman
B)Jane Addams
C)Ida B. Wells-Barnett
D)Alice Paul
E)Margaret Sanger

Question 9

Progressives argued that, in order for citizens to work better in their jobs and participate in politics, they did not need to be well educated.

Question 10

In the United States beginning in 1896, many states began prohibiting anyone who was "epileptic, imbecile, or feeble-minded" from getting married.

Question 11

Hull House was founded in Chicago, in 1889, by _____.

A)Alice Paul
B)Margaret Sanger
C)Ida B. Wells-Barnett
D)Charlotte Perkins Gilman
E)Jane Addams

Question 12

Which of the following was a characteristic of the Progressives?

A)They were mainly from the western states.
B)They were mostly raised in deeply religious families.
C)They sought to provide relief for those affected by World War I.
D)They were poor people who did not have money or resources.
E)They were mostly men who belonged to minority groups.

Question 13

Progressives sought to improve working conditions and professional standards, but not efficiency.

Question 14

The idea of child-centered education was to force students to memorize a curriculum rather than allow them to pursue their own interests.

Question 15

A professional corps of administrators requires anyone who wants a government job to take a competitive exam.

Question 16

_____, a minister, was a nationally known leader of the Social Gospel movement.

A)Wayne Wheeler
B)Woodrow Wilson
C)Lincoln Steffens
D)Washington Gladden
E)Jacob Riis

Question 17

Which of the following was a downside of the settlement movement?

A)It focused only on poor Americans and completely neglected the minority groups.
B)It was led by the middle class who did not really understand the problems of the poor.
C)The activists who led the movement rarely got along with each other.
D)It exposed participants to Americanization, which diluted their cultural heritage.
E)It focused on uplifting the middle-class and neglected the poor.

Question 18

Settlement houses were:

A)refugee camps for immigrants.
B)safe residences in poor neighborhoods.
C)illegal liquor booths.
D)community homes for orphans.
E)small schools for poor children.

Question 19

The term municipal housekeeping , coined by Jane Addams, was a reference to:

A)women's appointment to positions in sanitation departments in urban areas.
B)the involvement of women in the public arena as part of their domestic responsibilities.
C)the city government's efforts to clean up industrial waste in the cities.
D)Progressive efforts to get rid of cronyism.
E)the municipality's efforts to educate every household about waste management.

Question 20

Journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett led the anti-lynching crusade to stop violence against African Americans.

Question 21

The Keating-Owen Child Labor Act:

A)prevented the employment of children under the age of sixteen.
B)cut work hours for those under eighteen to forty hours per week.
C)was vetoed by President Woodrow Wilson.
D)made it illegal to hire anyone under the age of eighteen.
E)shielded immigrant children from bonded labor.

Question 22

Which of the following steps did Theodore Roosevelt take to protect the nation's dwindling natural preserves?

A)He prohibited any economic activity near national parks and forests.
B)He introduced the first environmental regulation on industrial emissions.
C)He drafted the Endangered Species Act.
D)He created five national parks and fifty wildlife refuges.
E)He founded the Sierra Club, an environmental organization.

Question 23

Which of the following was a difference between the Anti-Saloon League and the Women's Christian Temperance League (WCTL)?

A)The WCTL was more interested in politics than the Anti-Saloon League.
B)The WCTL had a higher profile than the Anti-Saloon League.
C)The WCTL became the first single-issue lobbying group, whereas the Anti-Saloon league did not.
D)The WCTL focused on female suffrage, whereas the Anti-Saloon League pushed for temperance education.
E)The WTCL had no men in it, whereas the Anti-Saloon League was composed mostly of men.

Question 24

Alice Paul held a six-month vigil outside the White House to protest:

A)against child labor.
B)restrictions of woman suffrage.
C)against the anti-abortion bill.
D)the ill-treatment of African American women.
E)the dominance of men in a work place.

Question 25

Woodrow Wilson, in his message "The New Freedom," pledged to:

A)give African Americans unbiased economic opportunities.
B)provide women with equal pay for equal work.
C)destroy big businesses and promote smaller ones.
D)speed up the industrialization of America.
E)give citizens more control in political decisions.

Question 26

Which of the following was the outcome of the U.S. Steel dispute between Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft?

A)Monopolies in the country suffered.
B)William Taft left office mid-term.
C)Theodore Roosevelt had a landslide victory in the next election.
D)The Republicans and Democrats supported William Howard Taft over Roosevelt.
E)The Progressive Party was formed.

Question 27

Which of the following Industrial giants did William Howard Taft bring down during his presidency?

A)Standard Oil Company
B)General Electric
C)Ford Motor Company
D)Carnegie Steel
E)Bayer AG

Question 28

The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution:

A)gave women the right to vote.
B)established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States.
C)established that senators be elected directly by the citizens.
D)prohibited the denial of the right to vote based on race or color.
E)prohibited the revocation of voting rights due to non-payment of a poll tax.

Question 29

Which of the following did Theodore Roosevelt ask Congress to approve in 1903 to examine the conduct of business in America?

A)The Sherman Antitrust Act
B)The Clayton Antitrust Act
C)The Federal Trade Commission
D)The Bureau of Corporations
E)The Hepburn Act

Question 30

Joel is an activist for animal liberation. He is against a legal local sport that involves hunting and skinning animals. Joel is raising awareness of this issue in the local community by encouraging people to sign a petition that would appeal to the state to repeal the law which allows this cruel sport. Which of the following devices will Joel use for his appeal?

A)A Referendum
B)An Initiative
C)The Primary
D)A Statute
E)The recall

Question 31

_____ is a legislative device designed to allow citizens more control over state law, like advocating a specific idea and introducing it on the ballot.

A)The primary
B)A referendum
C)A recall
D)An initiative
E)A statute

Question 32

Which of the following natural disasters led to the reform of local and state politics in 1900?

A)The Galveston hurricane
B)The Great Lakes storm
C)The Tri-State Tornado
D)The Okeechobee hurricane
E)The La Plata Tornado

Question 33

Timothy was the owner of an oil company in the early 1900s. He wanted to merge his company with one of his competitors, American Oil Inc., to empower his business and cut down competition. Which of the following acts of Congress would hinder his intended merger?

A)The Federal Reserve Act
B)The Sherman Antitrust Act
C)The Clayton Antitrust Act
D)The Hepburn Act
E)The Sedition Act

Question 34

Which of the following is true of a professional corps of administrators?

A)It requires anyone who wants a government job to take a competitive exam.
B)It mandates that only those who excel can rise to influential decision-making positions.
C)It ensures continuity and efficiency rather than chaotic turnover of personnel when the party in power changes.
D)It allows jobholders to keep their jobs irrespective of the political party in power.
E)All of the above.

Question 35

Progressive governor Robert "Battling Bob" La Follette created a Legislative Reference Bureau that became known as the "Wisconsin Idea," which implemented all of the following EXCEPT:

A)worker's compensation.
B)regulation of railroad companies.
C)conservation of natural resources.
D)commissions of experts working in the name of civil service.
E)a ban on alcohol consumption.

Question 36

Which of the following statements is true of the Underwood Tariff?

A)It was the first tariff reduction since the Civil War.
B)It was an element of the Bureau of Corporations Act.
C)It demonstrated Wilson's concern for American farmers.
D)It raised the tariff on imported food products.
E)It made America's industrialists even richer.

Question 37

The citizens of Newmill are unhappy with their mayor, who was recently involved in a string of corruption scandals. They want him removed from office mid-term. Which of the following will help the people of Newmill remove their mayor from office?

A)A bill
B)A referendum
C)An initiative
D)A recall
E)A primary

Question 38

Progressives supported the creation of a professional corps of administrators to:

A)solve legal matters quickly.
B)ensure fair treatment of women in offices.
C)to get rid of cronyism.
D)ensure that ex-convicts would never hold a government job.
E)prevent embezzlement of funds.

Question 39

When President Theodore Roosevelt spoke of his Square Deal, he referred to his fair and balanced approach to:

A)the U.S. relationship with Latin America.
B)the relationship between labor and business.
C)equal opportunities for African Americans in public office.
D)the development of land in the West.
E)equal opportunities for women in public offices.

Question 40

The National Women's Party, which was founded in 1913, was led by _____.

A)Alice Paul
B)Charlotte Perkins Gilman
C)Margaret Sanger
D)Ida B. Wells-Barnett
E)Jane Addams

Question 41

The _____, founded in 1900, sought to build a partnership between owners and workers.

A)Federal Trade Commission
B)Chicago Civic Federation
C)American Federation of Labor
D)U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
E)National Civic Federation

Question 42

Which were the two most important Progressive reform groups?

Question 43

Frederick W. Taylor's efforts to improve efficiency through scientific management:

A)benefitted workers as the labor-intensive work was done by machines.
B)proved to be more effective than the assembly line system.
C)doubled the profits of industrialists.
D)made working conditions even more miserable.
E)led to large-scale unemployment as machines replaced men.

Question 44

A consequence of the popularization of Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle was:

A)the banning of the production and sale of meat products in the United States.
B)the outbreak of strikes and riots throughout the country in protest against food industries.
C)the closure of major food-packaging industries.
D)the passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act.
E)the implementation of scientific management techniques in all food industries.

Question 45

Gerald was tried for multiple homicides. He was proven mentally unstable and was acquitted. William, the judge who presided over the hearing, freed Gerald on the condition that Gerald should not be allowed to reproduce. William's verdict shows that he was a supporter of _____.

A)eugenics
B)euthanasia
C)dysthanasia
D)culling
E)transhumanism

Question 46

To get rid of _________, most Progressives supported the creation of a professional corps of administrators.
a. bureaucracy
B. cronyism
C. capitalism
D. oligarchy

Question 47

_____, a theorist of education, pioneered child-centered education in the Progressive Era.

A)Lincoln Steffens
B)John Dewey
C)Ida Tarbell
D)Frederick Taylor
E)Jane Addams

Question 48

Which of the following books is NOT a classic in the muckraking tradition?

A)The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair
B)Ragged Dick , by Horatio Alger
C)The Shame of the Cities , by Lincoln Steffens
D)How the Other Half Lives , by Jacob Riis
E)The History of the Standard Oil Company, by Ida Tarbell

Question 49

Muckrakers were investigative writers who exposed:

A)financially dishonest corporations.
B)political corruption in city machines.
C)unsafe working conditions in factories.
D)unsavory practices by meatpackers.
E)All of the above.

Question 50

What were Theodore Roosevelt's most important contributions toward reforming national politics?

Question 51

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about progressives in business?

A)Progressives sought to improve working conditions.
B)Progressives sought to improve professional standards.
C)Progressives sought to improve efficiency.
D)Progressives often succeeded at attempts to improve owner-labor relations.
E)Progressives often failed at using scientific management to improve working conditions.

Question 52

Describe Woodrow Wilson's role in bringing about industrial reforms in America.

Question 53

In 1920, just after the end of _________, the Nineteenth Amendment was passed and women won the right to vote.
a. World War II
B. the Industrial Revolution
C. World War I
D. the Progressive era

Question 54

The Nineteenth Amendment:

A)granted women the right to vote.
B)granted the federal government the right to levy a national income tax.
C)prohibited the selling and consumption of alcohol.
D)limited the President of the United States to two terms in the White House.
E)reduced the voting age to 18.

Question 55

Journalist Jacob A. Riis's illustrated book about New York City's tenements, _________, shocked many Americans into "discovering" poverty.
a. The Shame of the Cities
B. The Jungle
C. The History of the Standard Oil Company
D. How the Other Half Lives

Question 56

Name a few of the women's activists and describe the work they did to bring about reforms.

Question 57

Describe the four legislative devices that were used to democratize politics.

Question 58

The three main groups that challenged the society and politics of the Industrial Age were the Progressives, the Populists, and the _____.

A)Direct Democrats
B)capitalists
C)labor unions
D)Social Darwinists
E)nationalists

Question 59

President _________ was a distinguished lawyer and later chief justice of the Supreme Court.
a. William Howard Taft
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. Woodrow Wilson
D. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 60

_________ was Charles Darwin's cousin and was infatuated with applying Darwin's ideas beyond the field of biological evolution.
a. Alfred Binet
B. Sir Francis Galton
C. Karl Pearson
D. Sir William Pickering

Question 61

What steps were taken by Progressives to get rid of cronyism?

Question 62

Describe the wave of women's suffrage that started in the western states.

Question 63

How did the Industrial Age contribute to the advent of Progressive Era?

Question 64

Define settlement houses. Elaborate on the importance of Hull House.

Question 65

How did William Howard Taft's progressivism differ from Roosevelt's?

Question 66

What was the role of nonpolitical women's clubs during the Progressive Era?

Question 67

Define eugenics and describe how it affected the United States during the Progressive Era.

Question 68

Which were the two main groups that furthered the cause of women's suffrage? Discuss some of their work.

Question 69

How did science contribute to the rise of the Progressive Era?

Question 70

What was the role of the muckrakers in spreading Progressivism?