TJC US History Chapter 21 but like a good one

In 1900, approximately how many Americans lived in desperate poverty?

10 million

Who formed the National Women's Party and led a protest in front of Wilson's White House for six months in 1917?

Alice Paul

What did advocates of the social gospel believe?

Churches needed to help solve the problems created by a rapidly industrializing and urbanizing society.

Of the four presidential candidates in 1912, the one most likely to advocate government ownership of big business was:

Eugene Debs.

Where was the commission system of city government first adopted?

Galveston, Texas

What assumption did progressives share?

Governments must become more active to address the problems created by rapid industrial and urban growth.

What was Theodore Roosevelt's position on the matter of environmental conservation?

He believed in environmental preservation and, as a result, set aside federal land for conservation purposes created a number of national forests.

Who was Frederick W. Taylor?

He championed the idea of "scientific management," showing employers how to cut waste and improve productivity.

Which of the following statements accurately describes Woodrow Wilson's background?

He was a professor and college president.

What did the Seventeenth Amendment do?

It authorized the popular election of U.S. senators.

What was the purpose of the Adamson Act of 1916?

It established the eight-hour day for railroad workers.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Sixteenth Amendment?

It instated a graduated income tax to help slow the concentration of wealth held by the richest Americans, in accordance with progressives' demands.

Which of the following statements describes the Underwood-Simmons Tariff?

It lowered the average tariff and hence was supported by Wilson.

What significance did the election of 1912 have for progressivism?

It offered voters a choice of four candidates who, despite their differences, believed in the progressive idea that an active government could resolve modern social problems.

Which of the following was true of the Clayton Anti-Trust Act?

It outlawed price discrimination and exempted labor unions from anti-trust laws.

Which of the following statements characterizes Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom platform?

It proposed vigorous anti-trust action to break up corporate concentration.

What was the significance of the events at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911?

It took the death of workers as a result of a tragic fire there to result in meaningful government regulation of dangerous workplaces.

What was the state of the Socialist party during the Progressive Era?

Its membership grew dramatically, as it offered an alternative to a stalemated political system; however, many also feared socialism.

Which of the following occurred during Taft's presidency?

Like Roosevelt, he appointed a conservationist and preserved more public lands in four years than Roosevelt had in nearly eight.

Who wrote articles for the best-selling McClure's magazine?

Lincoln Steffens

Which of the following occurred during the coal strike of 1902?

President Theodore Roosevelt won support for his forceful leadership against corporations and his work refereeing the dispute.

During the coal strike:

President Theodore Roosevelt won support for his use of the "big stick" against big business.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the scope of the progressive impulse?

Progressivism was a national movement including both rural and urban reformers of different backgrounds.

The major forces behind the social gospel movement were:

Protestants and Catholics.

Who stated, "most of us in the North do not believe in any real Democracy between white and colored men."

Ray Stannard Baker

Who originated the Wisconsin idea of efficient government?

Robert M. La Follette

The originator of the "Wisconsin idea" of efficient government was:

Robert M. La Follette.

As a result of the Brownsville Riot in 1906:

Roosevelt discharged the entire regiment of African American soldiers.

Which of the following was a result of the Brownsville Riot in 1906?

Roosevelt dishonorably discharged the entire regiment of African American soldiers.

How did William Howard Taft win the presidency?

Roosevelt urged the Republican party to nominate him as his successor, and he promised to continue the policies Roosevelt had begun.

All of the following statements regarding the coal strike of 1902 are true EXCEPT:

Roosevelt was too cozy with the coal industry.

What role did Roosevelt play in the presidential election of 1912?

Running against Taft of the Republican party and Woodrow Wilson of the Democratic party, Roosevelt created the Progressive party with a platform that revealed his liberalism.

Ida M. Tarbell is best known for her investigation of

Standard Oil Trust.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the women's suffrage movement during the Progressive Era?

Suffrage activists varied in their motivations and approaches, such as the range of issues they were willing to raise along with the women's vote.

What was the issue that provoked an open break between Taft and Roosevelt?

Taft fired Pinchot after he showed opposition to the Taft administrations' opening up protected federal lands to commercial development.

What was the title of the novel that described the terrible conditions of the meatpacking industry?

The Jungle

The title of the novel that described the terrible conditions of the meatpacking industry was:

The Jungle.

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the Progressive Era?

The Progressive Era saw remarkable social activism and political innovation, in part due to the belief that America was experiencing a crisis of democracy because of the urban industrial revolution and the evidence of fraud by elected officials.

Which of the following was a major factor in Wilson's initial rise to the presidency?

The Republican party had split in two.

Which candidate was shot during the 1912 presidential campaign?

Theodore Roosevelt

Which of the following was true of the leaders of the settlement house movement?

They directed their attention to the problems faced by the working poor and immigrant communities living in cities.

What was the response of Woodrow Wilson and his cabinet regarding racial issues?

They segregated federal employees and largely ignored calls for racial justice from black leaders.

What did Roosevelt and Wilson have in common?

They were both activist presidents who helped bring about the modern presidency by expanding the scope of the executive branch at the expense of Congress.

Gifford Pinchot, a close friend of Roosevelt's and the nation's first professional forester, was appointed head of the:

U.S. Division of Forestry.

Which of the following figures was considered the greatest champion of the social gospel movement and worked in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York?

Walter Rauschenbusch

Who wrote the book Working People and their Employers and argued that true Christianity was based on the idea that "thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself"?

Washington Gladden

Of the following, who eventually became chief justice of the Supreme Court?

William Howard Taft

Woodrow Wilson was:

a college president.

Theodore Roosevelt's close friend Gifford Pinchot was:

a forestry expert and leading conservationist.

Contrary to his party's tradition, President Taft called for

a lower tariff.

Contrary to his party's tradition, President Taft called for:

a lower tariff.

As president of the WCTU, Frances Willard lobbied for legislation that would ________ alcohol.

ban

The National Child Labor Committee pushed to

enact laws prohibiting the employment of young children.

The Adamson Act of 1916:

established the eight-hour day for railroad workers.

What did the muckrakers consider their primary objective?

exposing social problems to the public

The National Child Labor Committee pushed:

for laws banning the widespread employment of young children.

The issue that made Taft seem to be a less reliable custodian of Roosevelt's conservation policies was Taft's:

handling of the Ballinger and Pinchot affair.

The Underwood-Simmons Tariff:

lowered the average tariff and hence was supported by Wilson.

Congress established the Bureau of Corporations to:

monitor the activities of interstate corporations.

As president, Taft:

opened more public lands in four years than Roosevelt had marked for conservation in nearly eight.

In 1917, a prohibition amendment to the Constitution:

passed Congress, then went to the states for ratification.

Progressives supported all of the following as measures to democratize government EXCEPT the:

poll tax.

Which of the following best describes the method used by most progressives to solve the problem of economic power and its abuses?

regulate big business

Which of the following best describes the method used by most progressives to solve the problem of economic power and its abuses?

regulating giant corporations

Despite Josephus Daniels's racist views, President Wilson still nominated Daniels for

secretary of the navy.

WCTU:

stood for Women's Christian Temperance Union.

During the 1908 presidential race:

the Democrats once again nominated William Jennings Bryan.

Ultimately, what event led to the end of the organized progressive movement in the United States?

the Great War

A major factor in Woodrow Wilson's victory in the 1912 presidential campaign was the fact that:

the Republican party had split in two.

Who was Eugene V. Debs?

the Socialist candidate who came out surprisingly strong in the 1912 election

What was the first place in the United States to extend equal voting rights to women, underscoring how the larger region to which it belonged was the most supportive of women's rights?

the Wyoming Territory

The first place in the United States to extend equal voting to women was:

the Wyoming Territory.

Which of the following is an example of progressives' efforts to empower citizens' voices within politics?

the direct primary

What was the single biggest economic factor that ignited the spirit of progressives?

the economic depression of the 1890s

Who was Louis D. Brandeis?

the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court and a famed defender of unions

What was the purpose of the Federal Reserve Act?

to adjust the nation's currency supply and create a national banking system to promote growth and ensure the stability of member banks

In the area of conservation, Theodore Roosevelt:

used the Forest Reserve Act to protect over 170 million acres of forest.

William Howard Taft:

was Roosevelt's choice as his successor.

Frederick W. Taylor:

was an efficiency expert.

During 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.

President Taft's domestic policies generated a storm of division

within the Republican party.

At the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911:

workers died as a result of a fire.