Ch. 3- The Progressive Era (1900-1917)

Which of the following is not included as one of President's Wilson's progressive accomplishments?

Advocated for judges to be more powerful ...President Taft, not President Wilson, advocated for judges to be more powerful than elected officials.

Which of the following groups did not benefit from Woodrow Wilson's progressive accomplishments?

African Americans

What groups can be considered reformers of the Progressive Era?

All answers are correct

A major economic goal of Wilson's administration included banking reform. Which of the following was not included in this effort?

Banking and currency authority transferred to the private sector

Which of the following individuals is responsible for promoting scientific principles to establish organization and efficiency standards in the workplace?

Frederick Taylor

Which of the following is most closely associated with W.E.B. DuBois?

He helped form the Niagara Movement and later edited 'The Crisis' for the NAACP.

The Seventeenth Amendment was an important political reform that

allowed for the direct election of senators by the people instead of being chosen by state legislatures

The conservation achievements of Theodore Roosevelt included all of the following except

established the National Park Service in 1916

What did Woodrow Wilson consider the 'triple wall of privilege'?

the tariff, the banks, and the trusts

In 1915, D.W. Griffith's movie Birth of a Nation:

'Birth of a Nation' was a movie which glorified the KKK and disparaged African Americans. Many joined the KKK after viewing the movie. It was shown at the White House for a viewing by President Wilson.

Progressive initiatives at home focused on improved health and safety through which of the following?

-Consumer protection laws such as the Pure Food and -Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act -Laws regulating the distribution and use of narcotics -Vaccination programs and medical exams at school -Community health education programs on good hygiene and communicable diseases

Which of the following, at least in part, resulted from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?

-Fires safety and factory inspection laws were passed -The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union grew in strength -Worker compensation laws were passed -Labor unions worked to improve factory working conditions

What was significant about the 1912 election?

-It was the high point of Progressive Party politics. -It brought Democrats back in control of the presidency and both houses of Congress. - It increased southern leadership and influence in the national government. -It paved the way for successful passage of progressive legislative reforms.

How did women's clubs contribute to the women's suffrage movement?

-Women gained valuable organizational and leadership experience. -The work of women's clubs made it clear that women's voting rights were needed to help pass reform legislation. Women's clubs became a way for women to enter public life. -Women's clubs helped expand middle class women's roles outside of the home

Which of the following is true of the Clayton Antitrust Act?

-exempted farm cooperatives and legitimate labor union activities -attempted to strengthen the Sherman Antitrust Act - identified illegal combinations that attempted to lessen competition or create a monopoly -outlawed price discrimination and tie-in contracts

Why were political reformers of the Progressive Era concerned about the influence of political machines?

-they provided contracts to businessmen in return for favors - they corrupted city governments by bribing judges -they filled city jobs with political supporters, regardless of their qualifications

What was Ida B. Wells known for?

-was an early member of the NAACP and promoted women's suffrage -filed suit against a railroad company for refusing to seat her because she was black -led journalistic crusades against lynchings -played a key role in the formation of black women's clubs

Pragmatists stressed that truth comes from the ability to solve problems. In which area did John Dewey make significant contributions?

Education

The regulatory agency created by the Wilson administration in 1914 that attacked monopolies, false advertising, and consumer fraud was the

Federal Trade Commission

What is Booker T. Washington best known for?

He advocated hard work as a means of gradual gains in equality for African Americans.

Which answer most accurately describes how the Progressive Movement affected African Americans?

Limited gains were achieved for African Americans during the Progressive Era.

How were muckraking journalists influential during the Progressive Era?

Magazines like McClure's and Cosmopolitan's competed for the most sensational stories, and muckraking accounts often provoked moral outrage.

All of the following are women's suffrage leaders except:

Margaret Sanger ...she was a leading birth control activist during the Progressive Era. She opened the first birth control clinic in 1916. The rest of the women were women's suffrage leaders.

Which of the following paved the way for the other antitrust law suits?

Northern Securities

What is NOT true of the 19th Amendment?

President Wilson had always publicly supported a constitutional amendment for women's suffrage. ...President Wilson did not publicly support national suffrage until 1918. Many believe his support came because of the role women played in WWI.

The Elkins Act (1903) and the Hepburn Act (1906) aimed to

Regulate the railroad industry

Which of the following individuals from Wisconsin was one of the most influential politicians of the Progressive Era?

Robert La Follette

Progressive Era child labor reforms at local and state levels resulted in:

State laws establishing a minimum age for employing children

Why was Ida B. Tarbell considered an influential muckraker?

SHe was responsible for revealing abuses of the Standard Oil Trust in 1904

What was a key reason why the Wilson won the 1912 presidential election?

Taft and Roosevelt split the former Republican vote.

The Northern Securities case in 1904 was significant because of which of the following?

The Supreme Court upheld the antitrust suit against the railroad monopoly.

Which novel by Upton Sinclair exposed unsanitary conditions in the meat packing industry leading to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act of 1906?

The Jungle

How did the National Woman's Party (NWP) tactics differ from the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)?

The NWP was seen as confrontational because of their use of militant tactics. ...The NWP used an aggressive approach and a variety of measures to help secure women's suffrage at the national and state levels, engaging in demonstrations, picketing a wartime president and even engaging in hunger strikes.

Who is given credit for first using the term muckraker when referring to journalists intent on exposing the injustices and oversights in society?

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt

What form of municipal government uses a professional administrator to direct the operation of city departments and services?

city manager system

Lincoln Steffens is well-known for his muckraking work The Shame of the Cities. What did he write about?

corruption in government and influence of political machines

Which of the following was not a goal or achievement of Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal?

elimination of all corporations through trust-busting

In the early twentieth century, Progressive reformers worked to

involve government in regulating social, economic, and political problems

Which of the following was not a concern of the majority of early feminists?

passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ...The ERA was introduced by Alice Paul after the 19th Amendment was ratified. Other former suffrage leaders did not support the ERA because they thought its demands went too far and could potentially damage previous gains for women in terms of labor legislation. Economic opportunity, the right vote, and improved legal status were all concerns of early feminists.

The referendum was an electoral reform of the Progressive Era that allowed for which of the following?

proposed state laws could be voted on directly by the people