APUSH CH20 GQ

One way that American socialists differed from European socialists was that

American socialists tended not to advocate for government ownership of business.

Which of the following was a goal shared by most Populists?

Political reforms meant to give the "people" more power and that were often implemented by progressives

Why was the 1902 coal strike significant?

Roosevelt intervened personally to break the strike.

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

Social Gospel

Woodrow Wilson won the presidency in 1912 because

Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican vote.

Whereas President Theodore Roosevelt saw himself as a _, President Taft saw himself as a(n) _.

crusader of reform; judge-like administrator

The leaders of the Settlement House movement

directed their attention to the problems of living in cities for the working poor and immigrant communities.

The initiative and the referendum were reforms designed to weaken the power of the

state legislatures

Need for reforming the workplace was brought to national attention in 1911 when a fire broke out at

the Triangle Shirtwaist factory.

Which of the following would have been considered the average, most common progressive activists during the Progressive period?

Christian moralists

In 1914, what did Wilson do to anger progressives?

He announced that his New Freedom plan was complete.

Which of the following statements best describes President Wilson?

He found it hard to understand and work with people who did not agree with him.

After a hurricane destroyed Galveston, Texas, a new method of government was implemented there. It gave a small board both executive and legislative powers in governing the city. What was this new method called?

The commission system

Why did progressivism eventually fade around 1916?

The conflicts of the Great War rose to the forefront of American concern, surpassing domestic issues.

According to the textbook, what, more than any other factor, ignited the progressive movement?

The worst economic downturn in U.S. history

The first "progressive" president was

Theodore Roosevelt.

Which of the following lowered tariff rates for the first time since the Civil War?

Underwood-Simmons Tariff

What book brought to light the abuses in the U.S. meatpacking industry in the early twentieth century?

Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

Which of the following statements about the African American cause during the Progressive Era is accurate?

Wilson proclaimed that he had succeeded in the major goals of progressivism after just two years in office but largely ignored African American causes.

Roosevelt's "Square Deal" featured

a plan that emphasized the intention of benefiting both rich and poor.

Because of the Roosevelt-Taft feud, Theodore Roosevelt decided to

break a pledge he had made to not seek another term in office.