Helt Chapter 15 Quiz

What was the primary concern of female progressives?

Woman suffrage

What was progressivism?

a set of responses to the problems caused by economic expansion and industrialization

Theodore Roosevelt's progressive policies became known as _______.

the Square Deal

What three political reforms did progressives push for in state legislatures to make elected officials more responsive to voters?

the ballot initiative, the referendum, and the recall

What did progressives think needed to play a more active role in solving society's problems?

the government

What were Roosevelt's views on environmental issues?

He believed that natural resources must be conserved.

Wilson supported the creation of the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, in order to prevent companies from engaging in ________.

unfair trade practices that limited competition

What was one effect progressivism had on the American public's opinion of government?

Americans expected government to regulate the economy and deal with social issues directly.

In order to provide security for bank customers and oversight of U.S. banks, Wilson supported the creation of the __________.

Federal Reserve

How did Roosevelt try to ensure that trusts were both fair to the public and allowed to operate efficiently?

He created the Department of Commerce and Labor to investigate their practices.

How did Woodrow Wilson gain a solid reputation as a progressive?

He enacted many progressive reforms as governor of New Jersey.

During the 1902 coal strike, how did Roosevelt end the dispute between the union and coal mine owners?

He invited both groups to work together in arbitration.

How did Wilson attempt to prompt American businesses to become more efficient and competitive in the global market?

He lowered the tariff on imported goods by 30 percent.

What was one of the great failures of progressivism as a social and political movement?

It failed to address racial, ethnic, and religious discrimination in the country.

Journalists who exposed corruption and terrible social conditions were called _______.

Muckrakers

Who was Roosevelt's desired successor to the presidency during the 1908 election?

William Howard Taft

How did Roosevelt and Wilson differ in their beliefs about how the government should handle monopolies?

Wilson believed monopolies should be destroyed while Roosevelt favored regulation.

Wilson believed that the result of Roosevelt's policies toward trusts _______.

gave the government too much power over the economy

Progressivism was partly a reaction against ____________________ economics, which emphasized an unregulated free market.

laissez-faire

What was the primary goal of the Prohibition Movement?

laws banning the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol

One important provision in the Underwood Tariff Act of 1913 that affected individuals directly was _______.

the institution of an income tax on individual earnings

What event prompted Congress to pass the Meat Inspection Act in 1906?

the publication and popularity of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

Define arbitration

the usage of an impartial third party for the hearing and determination of a dispute

How were women eventually granted the right to vote?

with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution 19 19 19 19 19 19