Question 1

Theodore Roosevelt considered the Federal Trade Commission to be the cornerstone of his program for big business.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the presidential election of 1912, William Howard Taft:

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A)   was the Republican candidate
B)   campaigned for his "Bull Moose" program
C)   named George W. Norris as his vice-presidential running mate
D)   defeated Woodrow Wilson
E)   lost to Grover Cleveland A

Question 3

As president, Taft:

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A)   was able to unite a faction-ridden Republican party with his towering personality
B)   opposed both the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments
C)   brought fewer than one-third the number of anti-trust suits prosecuted under Roosevelt
D)   preserved more public lands in four years than Roosevelt had in nearly eight
E)   was the first divorcee to hold the office

Question 4

During the coal strike of 1902:

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A)   President Theodore Roosevelt won support for his use of the "big stick" against corporations
B)   thousands of striking miners marched on Washington, starting a riot that lasted three days
C)   President Theodore Roosevelt threatened to use the army to force strikers back to work
D)   arbitrators awarded the miners all their demands
E)   more than 800 miners and their families died in the Rockies

Question 5

The phrase "Square Deal" is associated with Theodore Roosevelt.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Among the varied sources of progressivism were populism and the Mugwumps.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Theodore Roosevelt's close friend Gifford Pinchot was:

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A)   the president's chief speechwriter
B)   a strict prohibitionist who pushed for the Seventeenth Amendment
C)   one of the most famous muckrakers
D)   the attorney general who broke up the Northern Securities Company
E)   a forestry expert and leading conservationist

Question 8

William Howard Taft finished second in the presidential election of 1912.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 9

In his first term as president, Wilson did all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   refused to support a federal amendment for women's suffrage
B)   allowed the spread of racist practices in the federal government
C)   withheld support from federal child-labor legislation
D)   failed to reorganize the banking system
E)   opposed a bill for low-interest loans to farmers

Question 10

What changes did progressivism bring to America? How was America different in 1920 from what it had been in 1900 because of progressivism?

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Question 11

Woodrow Wilson was:

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A)   a professor and college president
B)   the leading Roman Catholic politician at the turn of the century
C)   the progressive governor of Oregon
D)   influenced mainly by Populist reformers
E)   the first Californian to win the White House

Question 12

Which candidate was shot during the 1912 presidential campaign?

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A)   Eugene V. Debs
B)   Theodore Roosevelt
C)   William H. Taft
D)   Woodrow Wilson
E)   Grover Cleveland

Question 13

Jane Addams called the impulse to found settlement houses:

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A)   "a woman's response to alcoholism and abuse"
B)   "urban enlightenment"
C)   "the upper-class prayer answered"
D)   "my duty as a mother to my children's future"
E)   "Christian humanitarianism" E

Question 14

The Adamson Act of 1916:

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A)   restricted child labor
B)   provided low-interest loans to farmers
C)   provided federal funds to build highways
D)   established the eight-hour day for railroad workers
E)   made the consumption of alcohol legal for soldiers

Question 15

Of the four presidential candidates in 1912, the one most likely to advocate government ownership of big business was:

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A)   William Jennings Bryan
B)   Woodrow Wilson
C)   William Howard Taft
D)   Theodore Roosevelt
E)   Eugene Debs

Question 16

In what ways was the election of 1912 significant?

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Question 17

"From its beginning to its end, the progressive movement was, more than anything else, paradoxical." What evidence could be used to support this statement?

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Question 18

The muckrakers saw their primary objective as:

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A)   converting Americans to socialism
B)   exposing social problems to the public
C)   increasing the circulation of sensationalist newspapers
D)   proposing detailed legislation
E)   destroying the Republican party

Question 19

Describe the five major themes of progressive reform.

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Question 20

A major factor in Woodrow Wilson's victory in the 1912 presidential campaign was the fact that:

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A)   many Republicans supported his nomination
B)   wealthy Democrats poured millions of dollars into his campaign
C)   the United States was at war
D)   people liked Mrs. Wilson
E)   the Republican party had split in two

Exam 23: Making the World Over: the Progressive ERA

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William Howard Taft finished second in the presidential election of 1912.

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