History 1302 Chapter 21
Alice Paul was arrested for opening the first birth control center in the United States.
False
Although progressives were liberals, progressivism supported elements from both political parties
False
As president, Theodore Roosevelt preferred achieving reform through congressional action.
False
Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle to promote regulation of the meatpacking industry
False
The progressives' emphasis on efficiency drew on the ideas of
Fredrick W. Taylor
The Triangle Shirtwaist fire spurred interest in laws to
Protect workers from accidents
From 1880 to 1910, the number of women reported in the workforce increased over threefold.
True
Religion, either Christianity or Judaism, was a source of energy for progressive reformers.
True
Settlement houses, such as Hull House in Chicago, were community centers designed to help the poor in the urban slums
True
The 1912 election was significant because it brought southerners back into influential positions in national affairs.
True
The most important progressive reform that democratized government was direct primary
True
Before 1917, states adopting universal women's suffrage were in the
West
In the case against the Northern Securities Company, Theodore Roosevelt sought to
break up a major railroad company
Under President Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot directed programs related to the
conservation of natural resources
The Clayton Anti-Trust Act attempted to regulate trusts by
defining unfair competition
One characteristic of Wilson's progressivism was
discrimination against blacks and increasing segregation.
As a white southerner, Woodrow Wilson was especially sensitive to the rights and needs of black Americans.
false
Around 1916, Wilson renewed his support for progressive reforms because
he needed to build a coalition for reelection
Seventeenth Amendment
stated that U.S. senators should be popularly elected rather than chosen by their state.