History Chapter 20

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Which ways did the triangle shirtwaist company fire impact reforms

It paved the way for pioneering labor laws that regulated factory owners Women's groups and New York City labor unions pushed for major reforms

Which accurately describes the Women's Christian Temperance Union

It was at one point the largest women's organization in the US It was led for many years by Frances Willard

The battle between naturalists and he advocates of the proposed Hetch Hetchy Dam consumed the energies of

John Muir Conservatives and residents of San Francisco

Booker T Washingtons ideas were ---- than they had been at the end of the 10th century

Less popular than

Progressives wanted to ---- the Underwood Simmons Tariff

Lower Weaken the power of the trusts

By the end of the progressive era the commission plan adopted by----the city manager plan

More cities than

The federal government responded to Wobblies by

Imprisoning their leaders

What happened at Osawatomie Kansas in 1910

In a speech Roosevelt signaled his intention to lead the reform wing of his party

In the late 19th century middle class families were-----than they had been

Smaller

Which region of the country was the first to extend suffrage to women

The west

Professional bar associations were established in all existing US states

1916

National American woman suffrage members in 1917

2 million

What percentage of American physicians were female in 1900

5%

Progressivism

A diverse movement that included a variety of reform impulses

Thorstein Veblen

A social scientist who believed the economy should be run by engineers

Conditions of key importance to the development of the professions

Advances in technology The growth of cities The growth of Industry

Why did temperance advocates see the need in 1917 for a constitutional amendment banning alcohol

Alcohol consumption was increasing in many unregulated areas

Through what means was the right to vote extended to women throughout he country

An amendment to the constitution

Major components of progressivism

Belief in the importance of social cohesion Determination to modernize government The urge to limit authority and wealth

Louis D Brandels wrote about a curse which he considered a threat to efficiency and freedom

Bigness

Federal legislation passed in 1914 to regulate trade and prevent business monopolies included which of the following

Clayton Antitrust Act Federal Trade Commission Act

The panic of 1907 prompted

Conservatives blamed Roosevelt for damaging the economy A major rescue effort was overseen by JP Morgan

Louis D Brandels wrote extensively about this which he considered a threat to efficiency and freedom

Curse of bigness

Adopted by most states in the 1880s and 90s secret ballots---- the power of the major political parties

Decreased

Progressives generally---- Tafts appointment of Richard A Ballinger as secretary of the interior

Disapproved of

W.E.B Du Bois argued that the ideas of rival Booker T Washington served to do

Discourage African Americans from actively seeking their civil rights Limit African American aspirations

The twelve regional banks of the federal reserve system that was created in 1913

Each made up of member banks in heir district Overseen by a board appointed by the president Introduced the nation to a new type of paper currency

Women's clubs played a major role in efforts to achieve

End child labor Regulate the food and drug industries Provide government support for needy families

Who ran for president several times on the Socialists Party of Americas ticket

Eugene V Debs

Many progressive supporters of immigration restrictions justified their views by appealing to ---- a field that involved grading ethnic groups according to their alleged genetic qualities

Eugenics

What were the cornerstones of Theodore Roosevelts approach to natural resources

Expansion of the national park system Public irrigation projects Public reclamation projects

It was virtually impossible for a single woman to find a place in the front ranks of the progressive movement

False

Progressivism was based closely on the doctrines of Laissez-faire and social darwinism

False

Theodore Roosevelt invariably took the side of labor over management in strikes and other workplace conflicts

False

On which level of government did western progressives focus most of their efforts

Federal government

Roosevelt----- the progressive idea that government ought to play a more active role in regulating economic life

Fully endorsed after 1910

In the 19th century reformer Booker T Washington urged African Americans to work for

Immediate self improvement

As mayor of Cleveland Tom Johnson believed utilities should be ---- owned

Municipally

Tammany hall the nations oldest and most notorious city machine was located in

New York city

Roosevelt called the principals of social justice that he began to articulate on his return to politics

New nationalism

Hull House, the most famous of the settlement houses

One of the earliest institutions of its kind in the country Generally free of condescension and moral disapproval Founded by Jane Addams

Progressives considered political institutions to be

Outmoded and corrupt

Reforms that were widely introduced by progressives at the state level

Programs to assist injured workers Recalls Direct primaries

The Niagra Movement

Progressive initiative based closely on W.E.B. Du Bois's plans for African american empowerment

Charles Francis Adams Jr

Railroad corruption

Governor Robert M La Follette of Wisconsin successfully championed which of the following reforms

Referendums Direct primaries Graduated taxes on inherited fortunes

In the presidential election of 1904 Roosevelt won reelection

Relatively easy losing no states outside of the south

Members of these groups aided city bosses in their efforts to block reform

Saloon owners Immigrants Business leaders

Social Gospel leader offered both material aid and spiritual service

Salvation Army

Women's clubs raised overt challenges to prevailing assumptions about the proper role of women in society

Seldom

The referendum and other progressives initiatives ---- the power of state legislatures

Served to decrease

Occurred at the Republican convention of 1912

Roosevelt withdrew his name Taft was nominated for a second term

The most determined opponents of lynching

Southern women

Founded in 1901 the American Medical Association ---- the medical profession

Spearheaded efforts to professionalize

Ida Tarbell

Standard oil

Contributed to Theodore Roosevelts growing rift with Taft

Tafts actions in the corruption scandal surrounding interior secretary Richard a Ballinger Tafts announcement that he was challenging an acquisition made by US Steel several years earlier

Herbert croly

The author of the promise of American life 1909

In their efforts to reform the political system progressives first targeted

The dominant role of political parties

Keating Owen act of 1916

The first federal law to regulate child labor It represented an expansion of congressional power to regulate interstate commerce

Contributed to Theodore Roosevelts decision not to seek a third term in 1908

The panic of 1907 A public promise he had made several years earlier His troubled relationship with conservative Republicans

Which accurately describes opponents of woman's suffrage

They included women They associated suffrage with divorce They emphasized the natural order of civilization

How did the leaders of Tammany Hall react to pressure from progressives

They tried to preserve their influence by agreeing to some reforms

It was a common belief among progressives that nonscientific problems could be analyzed and solved scientifically

True

Before his election to the presidency Woodrow Wilson was

University president State governor Prominent progressive

Support for the socialist party was strongest among

Urban immigrants

Lincoln Steffens

Urban politics

Who wrote the souls of black folk 1903

W.E.B Du Bois

Hepburn Railroad Regulation act of 1906

Was the result of Roosevelts quest to increase the governments regulatory power over railroads

The nations immigrant population grew so progressives

Were split with some arguing for assimilation and others for restrictions

The pure food and drug act and the meat inspection act both enacted under Roosevelt

Widened the gulf between the president and the conservative wing of his party

In the Presidential election of 1912 Wilson

Won most of the electoral college but less than half of the popular vote


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