History 111: Practice Exam 23

Why did voting decline during the progressive era?

People relied on interest groups to pressure government into policies they supported, so they didn't feel the need to vote.

Progressive reformers of the cities believed that ________ were especially crucial to the success of their causes.

Politicians ***WRONG

How did progressive attitudes affect the size of government?

Progressives believed that the federal government could best conduct social reforms and supported agencies of experts, so government grew during the progressive era.

The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution provided for

Prohibition

The most famous reform governor of the Progressive Era was

Richard Ely ***WRONG

The most influential educator of the Progressive Era was

Robert M. La Follette. ***WRONG

What did the Brownville incident demonstrate about Roosevelt?

Roosevelt showed that holding to his beliefs was more important to him than reelection.***WRONG

Why did Republican Party disputes erupt when Taft took office?

Roosevelt's forceful personality had concealed or managed the conflicts, but when he left office, the conflicts re-emerged.

Why did Theodore Roosevelt call Robert La Follette's Wisconsin Idea "the laboratory of democracy"?

The Wisconsin Idea improved voter education and participation. ***WRONG

Which of the following individuals was probably the least progressive on the race question in America in the early 1900s?

Theodore Roosevelt***WRONG

How can the first three presidents of the early 1900s best be characterized?

They all worked on similar progressive programs: regulating businesses, conserving land, instituting social reforms, but ignoring racial issues.

How did city governments become more like businesses during the early 1900s?

They became more corrupt, working for the wealthy and crushing the masses with unfair housing, tax, and employment laws. **WRONG

What is ironic about Wilson's New Nationalism program?

They were essentially the ideas first proposed by his political rival, Theodore Roosevelt.

Why were businessmen, such as J.P. Morgan, glad to see Roosevelt leave the United States after his White House years?

They were tired of his meddling in big business.

The Sixteenth Amendment

authorized an income tax.

Why did Roosevelt regret the following statement: "Under no circumstances will I be a candidate for or accept another nomination"?

because he decided to run for the presidency eight years later

Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom called for

business competition and small government.

Theodore Roosevelt angered southerners by

dining with Booker T. Washington at the White House.

Woodrow Wilson's record on race relations

disappointed African Americans and many progressives

William Howard Taft alienated progressive Republicans by

dismissing Richard Ballinger. ***WRONG

To progressives, the commissions they championed offered a way to

end the corrupt alliance between business and politics.

In the great coal strike of 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt

essentially decided to support the coal miners

In the final analysis, Wilson's domestic programs indicated

his outright opposition to Roosevelt's New Nationalism. ***WRONG

Woodrow Wilson won the election of 1912 because

of the split in the Republican party.

The woman suffrage movement suffered from each of these problems EXCEPT

opposition from the prohibition movement.

The Supreme Court's decision in the Northern Securities case

paved the way for several other antitrust actions.

Who did Upton Sinclair describe as the "wage slaves of the Beef Trust"?

the poorly paid meat packers

Which part of the United States continued to oppose suffrage for women and African Americans even after most other states had passed universal suffrage laws?

the south

Many of the leaders of the progressive movement

were rather well educated.

The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution provided for

women's suffrage.

Compared to Roosevelt, William Howard Taft

Had less faith in the government's ability to impose reform

Why is the Federal Reserve Act considered the most important law Wilson passed?

It imposed necessary controls on banks, and still exists today.

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of progressivism?

It sought radical changes in American life

What did the term "square deal" mean?

Like the equal sides of a square, both the miners and the owners got a fair, equal deal from Roosevelt's negotiations.

Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle, led to passage of the

Meat Inspection Act.

What did some in the business community find attractive about progressivism?

Nothing. The business community opposed all forms of progressivism. ***WRONG

The most important domestic law of Wilson's administration was the

Federal Reserve Act.

How did Theodore Roosevelt distinguish a "good" trust from a "bad" trust?

A "good" trust stayed within reasonable bounds, whereas a "bad" trust hurt the general welfare of society.

Dividing the Republican Party early in Taft's administration was

A decision concerning the need to lower tariffs

Before becoming president, William Howard Taft's greatest strength was

As an administrator

In 1912, Roosevelt's New Nationalism

Demanded a stronger role for the president and government

How did social reform during the early 1900s differ from reforms of previous eras?

During previous eras, social reform had been more simplistic and directed at one particular problem; during the early 1900s, reformers saw problems as complex and interrelated.

The most prominent American socialist during the Progressive Era was

Eugene V. Debs.

In what way was Taft more of a conservationist than Roosevelt?

He conserved more public land than his predecessor

In what ways can Theodore Roosevelt be considered one of the country's first conservationist presidents?

He created 150 million acres in new government preserves.

In what ways was Theodore Roosevelt not conservation-minded?

He hunted and killed big game, which even in his time, were becoming scarce.

In his negotiations to pass the Hepburn Act of 1906, what does Roosevelt reveal about his political strategy?

He used his military past to command awe and obedience to his will as President. ***WRONG, *MAYBE RIGHTHe would make deals and compromises with Congress to help pass bills

How did the growing trend of professional associations help the general population in the early years of the 20th century?

Higher standards enforced by associations protected the general population from fraud and malpractice.

In what way did Theodore Roosevelt embody pragmatism?

In his brokering an agreement between coal miners and owners, he showed that he could pick manageable problems and work to solve them.

Why did women's movements also lead the temperance crusade?

Women saw temperance as the first step to suffrage and, therefore, supported it.***WRONG