CHPT 21 BOYD
During the Progressive Era, important vehicles for social reform included
New York's Tammany Hall
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the "Social Gospel" was
an effort to make religious faith a tool of social reform
The term "muckrakers" referred to
journalists
In the 1912 presidential election, the Socialist Party candidate
received nearly one million votes, attracted considerable support from urban immigrants, attracted considerable support from rural farmers. (all are correct)
In regards to the immigrant population in the United States, progressive reformers
supported limiting the number of new arrivals, favored quickly assimilating new arrivals into American society, argued that the growing immigration population had created social problems. (all are correct)
For western states during the Progressive Era, the major target for political reformers was
the federal government
During the Progressive Era, the "new woman" was a product of
a lower birth rate, movement to work outside the home, increased schooling for children (all are correct)
In his 1899 book, A Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen argued that
modern cities should rely on a handful of experts to solve their social problems
In regards to divorce in the United States during the Progressive Era,
more than ten percent of all marriages ended in divorce
During the Progressive Era, W. E. B. Du Bois asserted all the following EXCEPT
the principal tool for gaining civil rights was to elect blacks to public office
During the Progressive Era, significant voting rights for women were first won in
the Far West
In 1904, Ida Tarbell published a highly critical study on
the Standard Oil trust
During the Progressive Era, the acknowledged leader of American socialism was
Eugene V. Debs
All of the following were progressive reformers from western states EXCEPT
Alfred E Smith
In the years prior to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment,
a large majority of states had given some voting rights to women
During the early twentieth century, the Industrial Workers of the World
advocated a single union for all workers.
In regards to organizing the professions during the Progressive Era,
all states had established professional bar associations by WWI
During the Progressive Era, the woman suffrage movement
became the single largest reform movement of the early twentieth century
At the turn of the twentieth century, progressive activists
believed in the transformational power of enlightened public opinion
Alice Paul and the National Women's Party
believed the Nineteenth Amendment would be sufficient to protect women's rights, argued that some discrimination on the basis of sex, such as protective legislation, was worthy, enjoyed the support of all the most important leaders of the suffrage crusade (none are correct)
During the Progressive Era, the power of the political parties
declined as did voter turnout
During the Progressive Era, supporters of woman suffrage argued that female voters
deserved the vote because of their unique traits as women.
At the turn of the twentieth century, the leaders of the settlement house movement
directed their attention at improving urban living conditions
In 1901, one of the first professions to organize on a national level was in the field of
medicine
At the turn of the twentieth century, leaders in the settlement house movement tended to be
female
Between 1914 and 1919, the temperance movement
gained momentum as a result of World War I
During the Progressive Era, the Socialist Party of America
grew stronger
During the Progressive Era, the women's club movement
had a national organization to coordinate club activities
During the Progressive Era, reformers of city government frequently tried to
hire professionally trained business managers or engineers as city-managers
During the Progressive Era, clubs for African-American women
lobbied for congressional anti-lynching legislation.
In regards to race, during the Progressive Era
many southern white reformers viewed racial segregation as being progressive, most white reformers paid little attention to racial issues, and the arguments of Booker T. Washington came under serious challenge. (all answers are correct)
During the Progressive Era, one of the first targets for political reformers was
municipal governments
The recall and direct primary were Progressive Era political reforms designed to weaken
political parties
A major reason progressive political reforms, such as the direct primary, were quickly embraced in the western states was
political parties were weak in this region.
The settlement house movement of the early twentieth century helped spawn the profession of
social work
In regards to women and the professions during the Progressive Era,
social work was generally thought to be an appropriate career for women.
The initiative and referendum were Progressive Era political reforms designed to weaken the power of
state legislatures
In the aftermath of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire in New York City,
strict regulations were imposed on factory owners
In the early twentieth century, the theories of eugenics
supported the restriction of immigration by nationality.
While progressivism has many meanings it tended to be based on the central assumption
that American society was capable of improvement
The most distinctive quality of women in professions during the Progressive Era was
that women were concentrated in the "helping" professions
As governor of Wisconsin, the progressive reformer Robert La Follette helped win approval for
the direct primary, initiative, and referendum
Prior to the adoption of the secret ballot, voter ballots were printed and distributed by
the political parties
During the Progressive Era, opponents of political reform generally included many members of all of the following EXCEPT
the urban middle class
World War I hurt the socialist movement in the United States because
the war generated anti-radical feelings in the country.
The term "Boston marriage" refers to
two women who lived together
At the turn of the twentieth century, Lincoln Steffens wrote extensively of the need to reform
urban political organizations
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
was an exclusively black organization, was a competitor organization to the Niagara Movement, tried to defend Booker T. Washington's ideas from W. E. B. Du Bois's attacks (none are correct)
The temperance crusade
was supported by most business employers
The Women's Christian Temperance Union
was, at one time, the largest women's organization in American history
During the Progressive Era, political "interest groups"
were a product of the Progressive Era