CH.23 US History II
Of the four presidential candidates in 1912, the one most likely to advocate government ownership of big business was:
Eugene Debs
One of Taft's major issues became his support for high tariffs. True or False?
False
William Howard Taft finished second in the presidential election of 1912. True or False?
False
Herbert Croly
Influenced New Nationalism with The Promise of American Life
Which of the following statements regarding the coal strike of 1902 is NOT true?
Roosevelt once bellowed that "the Constitution is more important than coal!"
The title of the novel that described the terrible conditions of the meat-packing industry was:
The Jungle
Eugene V. Debs
Was the Socialist Party presidential candidate
The Hepburn Act of 1906:
authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to set maximum rates for railroads
The Seventeenth Amendment
authorized the popular election of U.S. senators
The election of 1912 brought about all of the following EXCEPT:
brought the same man to the White House in nonconsecutive terms
The Adamson Act of 1916:
established the eight-hour day for railroad workers
The muckrakers saw their primary objective as:
exposing social problems to the public
In the progressive period:
many groups—blacks, the poor, the unorganized—had little influence
Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom platform:
proposed vigorous anti-trust action to break up corporate concentration
Despite his racist views, President Wilson still nominated Josephus Daniels for:
secretary of the navy
William H. Taft
served on the Ohio Supreme Court
A major factor in Woodrow Wilson's victory in the 1912 presidential campaign was the fact that:
the Republican party had split in two
The phrase "Square Deal" is associated with Theodore Roosevelt. True or False?
true
Theodore Roosevelt took a strong, activist approach to the presidency. True or False?
true
In the area of conservation, Theodore Roosevelt:
used the Forest Reserve Act to withdraw over 170 million acres of timberland from logging
Theodore Roosevelt
was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1912
In the presidential election of 1912, William Howard Taft:
was the Republican candidate
President Taft's domestic policies generated a storm of controversy
within his own party
Lincoln Steffens
wrote The Shame of Cities