Test 2

One way that American socialists differed from European socialists was that

American socialists did not advocate for government ownership of businesses.

As president, Calvin Coolidge pursued

a determined path to not be an activist president.

An unintended consequence of the Immigration Act of 1924 was

a large influx of Hispanics from the Western Hemisphere.

The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution provided for

an income tax

Whereas Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism plan wanted to ________ trusts, Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom plan wanted to________ them.

regulate, eliminate

President Wilson argued that women's suffrage

should be enacted by the states.

Part of Wilson's anti-trust program was

the creation of the Federal Trade Commission.

The groups behind the YWCA and YMCA created their programs because

they believed that Christianity had gotten too far from the lower economic classes.

During World War I, popular prejudice associated anything German with disloyalty.

true

Henry Cabot Lodge led the Senate Republicans, who demanded amendments to the Treaty of Versailles.

true

Because of the generally good working conditions during the 1920s

unions had a hard time recruiting members.

Many of the reforms pushed by the Populists

were implemented by the progressives.

Fears of revolution were so widespread in post-war America that the U.S. attorney general created a government division to collect information on radicals headed by

J. Edgar Hoover.

How did Lincoln Steffens propose ending the abuses toward society during the Progressive Era?

Make democracy more democratic

President Roosevelt faced four major challenges when he first took office. They included all of the following except?

Aiding European governments abroad

Which of the following was not a common reaction to the tribulations of the Great Depression?

A massive increase in membership in the Communist Party

In the Sussex Pledge, the Germans promised what?

German U-boats would not fire on merchant or passenger ships.

Although publicly President Wilson urged Americans to remain neutral regarding the Great War, he personally favored

Great Britain and France.

Individuals labeled Mugwumps were best associated with which concept?

Honest government

A person who opposed immigration in the 1920s because it would dilute what it "meant to be an American" would be subscribing to what type of viewpoint?

Nativism

This belief during the Progressive Era persuaded followers to pursue their ideals to effect the coming of the "Kingdom of God."

Social gospel

What incident set off the Taft-Roosevelt feud?

The Ballinger-Pinchot controversy

How was the foundation of the progressive movement different than that of the Populist movement?

The progressive movement was based on addressing issues that occurred in urban areas.

What ignited the progressive movement?

The worst economic downturn in U.S. history

According to your textbook, what often limited reformers like Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson's actions?

Their belief in the supremacy of the "Anglo-Saxon race"

The first "progressive" president was

Theodore Roosevelt.

What reason did Wilson give for proposing tariff reform?

To combat misuse of the tariff by corporations

President Theodore Roosevelt accomplished the majority of his progressive agenda

by convincing Congress to pass legislation.

A system of governance in which a trained administrator was appointed to run a city was called a

city-manager plan.