History Chapter 15 Online Quiz

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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.

How did President Roosevelt deal with what he saw as the creation of a monopoly by J. P. Morgan's Northern Securities?

He ordered the attorney general to file a lawsuit, which eventually reached the Supreme Court.

What was the significance of Taft signing the Payne-Aldrich Tariff into law?

Many progressives felt betrayed and turned against him.

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

gave the government too much power over the economy

What was the primary goal of the Prohibition Movement?

laws banning the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol

One principle of progressivism was its strong belief that _______.

scientific principles could alleviate social problems

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

the initiative, the referendum, and the recall

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

the publication and popularity of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

Theodore Roosevelt's progressive policies became known as _______.

the square deal

What was the purpose of the Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902?

to irrigate and develop Western lands for business and habitation.


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