Chapter 29 Multiple Choice Questions

a. William Howard Taft had seemed to discard Roosevelt's policies -didn't do it the aggressive way

Teddy Roosevelt decided to run for the presidency in 1912 because: a. William Howard Taft had seemed to discard Roosevelt's policies b. Taft decided not to run for a second term c. he was drafted by the Republican party d. Senator Robert La Follette encouraged him to do so e. the Democratic party was split -Meaning....

e. railroad regulation -government further regulated big business

The Elkins and Hepburn acts dealt with the subject of: a. regulation of municipal utilities b. the purity of food and drugs c. conservation of natural resources d. women's working conditions e. railroad regulation -Leads to....

a. declared a law limiting work to ten hours a day unconstitutional

The case of Lochner vs. New York represented a setback for progressives and labor advocates because the Supreme Court in its ruling: a. declared a law limiting work to ten hours a day unconstitutional b. declared unconstitutional a law providing special protection for women workers c. declared that prohibiting child labor would require a constitutional amendment d. upheld the constitutionality of a law enabling business to fire labor organizers e. ruled that fire and safety regulations were local and not state or federal concerns

b. prove that the government, not private business, ruled the country

The real purpose of Teddy Roosevelt's assault on trusts was to: a. fragment big business b. prove that the government, not private business, ruled the country c. halt the trend toward combination and integration in business d. establish himself as a bigger "trustbuster" than William Howard Taft e. inspire confidence in small business owners

e. trusts; socialists

The two key goals pursued by progressives were to curb the threats posed by ________________ on the one hand and____________ on the other. a. New Immigrants; blacks b. feminists; patriarchal males c. the social gospel; the gospel of wealth d. the Old Guard; muckrakers e. trusts; socialists

c. a middle-of-the-road politician -regulator of big business

Theodore Roosevelt is probably most accurately described as: a. an ardent defender of American individualism b. a near-socialist c. a middle-of-the-road politician d. a champion "trustbuster" e. a political elitist -Meaning....

d. socialism

To regain the power that the people had lost to the "interests," progressives advocated all of the following except: a. initiative b. referendum c. recall d. socialism e. direct election of U.S. senators

b. plight of workers in the stockyards and meat-packing industry -atrocities of the workplace

When Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, he intended for his book to focus attention on the: a. unsanitary conditions that existed in the meat-packing industry b. plight of workers in the stockyards and meat-packing industry c. corruption in the United States Senate d. deplorable conditions in the drug industry e. unhealthy effects of beef consumption -Shows....

a. ending special regulations governing women in the workplace

Which of the following was not among the issues addressed by women in the progressive movement? a. ending special regulations governing women in the workplace b. preventing child labor in factories and sweatshops c. insuring that food products were healthy and safe d. attacking tuberculosis and other diseases bred in slum tenements e. creating pensions for mothers with dependent children

e. Square Deal -everyone will have a chance

While president, Theodore Roosevelt chose to label his reform proposals as the: a. Fair Deal b. Big Deal c. Big Stick d. New Deal e. Square Deal -Meaning....

e. more democracy

According to progressives, the cure for American democracy's ills was: a. technical and scientific expertise b. a third political party c. socialism d. a more conservative government e. more democracy

d. his efforts supporting the environment -started conservation movement

According to the text, Teddy Roosevelt's most enduring, tangible achievement may have been: a. the Panama Canal b. his trust busting c. mediating an end of the Russo-Japanese War d. his efforts supporting the environment e. his efforts at consumer protection -In what sense.....

a. control of labor

As a part of his reform program, Teddy Roosevelt advocated all of the following except: a. control of labor b. control of corporations c. consumer protection d. conservation of natural resources e. an end to railroad rebates

b. use the government as an agency for human welfare -tool for the people

As one progressive explained, the "real heart" of the progressive movement was to: a. preserve world peace b. use the government as an agency for human welfare c. ensure the Jeffersonian style of government d. reinstate the policy of laissez-faire e. to promote economic and social equality -Gov't's a.....

b. explain the causes of social ills

Most muckrakers believed that their primary function in the progressive attack on social ills was to: a. formulate a consistent philosophy of social reform b. explain the causes of social ills c. devise solutions to society's problems d. make the public aware of social problems e. link up with movements for social justice

a. expand presidential power b. shape the progressive movement c. aid the cause of the environment d. provide an international perspective e. tame capitalism

During his presidency, Teddy Roosevelt did all of the following: a. expand presidential power b. shape the progressive movement c. aid the cause of the environment d. provide an international perspective e. tame capitalism

e. female workers required special rules and protection on the job -women's right to vote

In Muller vs. Oregon, the Supreme Court upheld the principle promoted by progressives like Florence Kelly and Louis Brandeis that: a. child labor under the age of fourteen should be prohibited b. the federal government should regulate occupational health and safety c. factory labor should be limited to ten hours a day five days a week d. female workers should receive equal pay for equal work e. female workers required special rules and protection on the job -Leads to...

e. unmasked the corrupt alliance between big business and municipal government

Lincoln Steffens, in his series of articles entitled "The Shame of the Cities": a. attacked the United States Senate b. exposed the deplorable condition of blacks in urban areas c. laid bare the practices of the stock market d. uncovered official collusion in prostitution and "white slavery" e. unmasked the corrupt alliance between big business and municipal government

a. political corruption c. business monopoly d. social injustice

MULTIPLE ANSWER Generally, progressives believed that there was too much: a. political corruption b. government authority c. business monopoly d. social injustice e. technological control

a. socialists d. feminists e. journalists

MULTIPLE ANSWER In the early 1900s, critics of social injustice included: a. socialists b. industrialists c. Christians d. feminists e. journalists

a. the initiative, referendum, and recall b. the Australian ballot c. woman suffrage d. direct election of senators e. campaign spending controls

MULTIPLE ANSWER Progressives usually supported such political reform proposals as: a. the initiative, referendum, and recall b. the Australian ballot c. woman suffrage d. direct election of senators e. campaign spending controls

c. the national government did not automatically side with the owners in the dispute -government back unions

One unusual and significant characteristic of an anthracite coal strike in 1902 was that: a. the coal miners' union was officially recognized as the legal bargaining agent of the miners b. for a time the miners were seized by the national government and operated by federal troops c. the national government did not automatically side with the owners in the dispute d. the owners quickly agreed to negotiate with labor representatives in order to settles their differences peacefully e. it generated widespread middle-class support -First time.....

d. dollar diplomacy -big business and banks would have influence over other countries

President Taft's foreign policy was dubbed: a. big stick diplomacy b. the Open Door Policy c. the Good Neighbor policy d. dollar diplomacy e. sphere-of-influence diplomacy -Meaning....

e. he was annoyed by their excessive zeal -they did it to sell papers, not expose the tragedy

President Theodore Roosevelt branded reporters who tried to uncover the injustice as "muckrakers" because: a. he saw them as trying to clean up society b. they brought ugly problems to public attention c. of their work in the "muck" of the slums d. of their coverage of the meat-packing industry e. he was annoyed by their excessive zeal -Meaning.....

a. middle class

Progressive reformers were mainly men and women from the: a. middle class b. lower class c. upper class d. new wave of immigrants e. small towns

a. supported many reforms advocated by feminists

Progressivism: a. supported many reforms advocated by feminists b. offered little to the ever-growing women's movement c. supported only the demand for woman suffrage d. followed examples set by women's reform movements in Europe e. reflected the views of working-class women