History 1302 Chapter 21

During the coal strike: A. President Theodore Roosevelt won support for his use of the "big stick" against big business. B. thousands of striking miners marched on Washington, starting a riot that lasted three days. C. President Theodore Roosevelt threatened to use the army to force strikers back to work. D. arbitrators awarded the miners all their demands. E. more than 800 miners and their families died in the Rockies.

A.

Gifford Pinchot, a close friend of Roosevelt's and the nation's first professional forester, was appointed head of the: A. U.S. Division of Forestry. B. State Department. C. Department of the Treasury. D. Department of the Navy. E. Bureau of Reclamation.

A.

The phrase "Square Deal" is associated with Theodore Roosevelt. A. True B. False

A.

Theodore Roosevelt gave muckrakers their name. A. True B. False

A.

William Howard Taft: A. was Roosevelt's choice as his successor. B. was described by many journalists as "the ultimate politician." C. found solid support from voters only in the South and Southwest. D. was, in the Republican tradition, opposed to a lower tariff. E. eventually was elected president as a member of the Progressive party.

A.

Frederick W. Taylor: A. was an Oregon reformer responsible for many progressive measures enacted there. B. was an efficiency expert. C. was the progressive editor of Arena. D. was founder of the National Child Labor Committee. E. authored the bill on reclamation for the western states.

B.

In 1900, approximately how many Americans lived in desperate poverty? A. 30 million B. 10 million C. 5 million D. 25 million E. 15 million

B.

Jane Addams, founder of the settlement house movement, stated: A. "a woman's response to alcoholism and abuse should be subtle." B. progressive reformers reflected their "yearning sense of justice and compassion." C. "the upper-class prayers have been answered." D. "my duty as a mother is to my children's future." E. "urban enlightenment is the only goal."

B.

One of Taft's major issues became his support for high tariffs. A. True B. False

B.

Progressives generally believed government should not interfere with big business. A. True B. False

B.

The muckrakers saw their primary objective as: A. converting Americans to socialism. B. exposing social problems to the public. C. increasing the circulation of sensationalist newspapers. D. proposing detailed legislation. E. destroying the Republican party.

B.

William H. Taft achieved the most significant tariff reduction of any progressive president. A. True B. False

B.

Woodrow Wilson was elected president in 1908. A. True B. False

B.

A major factor in Woodrow Wilson's victory in the 1912 presidential campaign was the fact that: A. many Republicans supported his nomination. B. wealthy Democrats poured millions of dollars into his campaign. C. the Republican party had split in two. D. people liked Mrs. Wilson. E. the United States was at war.

C.

In the area of conservation, Theodore Roosevelt: A. believed strongly that natural resources should be preserved but felt that this was a matter for state, not federal, action. B. angered many conservationists by his appointment of Gifford Pinchot, a businessman with no experience in conservation, as head of the Division of Forestry. C. used the Forest Reserve Act to protect over 170 million acres of forest. D. vetoed a bill authorizing a National Conservation Commission. E. angered western hunters by closing much of the western public lands.

C.

Which of the following best describes the method used by most progressives to solve the problem of economic power and its abuses? A. adopt a socialist program of public ownership B. follow the principles of laissez-faire government C. regulate big business D. allow business to work out its own destiny E. lower taxes so that companies would raise wages

C.

As president, Taft: A. was able to unite a faction-ridden Republican party with his towering personality. B. opposed both the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments. C. brought less than one-third the number of anti-trust suits prosecuted under Roosevelt. D. opened more public lands in four years than Roosevelt had marked for conservation in nearly eight. E. was the first divorcé to hold the office.

D.

The National Child Labor Committee pushed: A. to allow as many immigrant children to enter the workforce as possible. B. to open more technical schools. C. federal legislation allowing children to work more hours. D. for laws banning the widespread employment of young children. E. for mandatory scholarships for employees' children.

D.

The major forces behind the social gospel movement were: A. Jews and Catholics. B. Protestants and Jews. C. local government. D. Protestants and Catholics. E. the federal government.

D.

Who wrote articles for the best-selling McClure's magazine? A. George F. Baer B. Ray Stannard Baker C. Henry Demarest Lloyd D. Lincoln Steffens E. Ida M. Tarbell

D.