CH.23 US History II

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

Eugene Debs

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

False

William Howard Taft finished second in the presidential election of 1912. True or False?

False

Herbert Croly

Influenced New Nationalism with The Promise of American Life

Which of the following statements regarding the coal strike of 1902 is NOT true?

Roosevelt once bellowed that "the Constitution is more important than coal!"

The title of the novel that described the terrible conditions of the meat-packing industry was:

The Jungle

Eugene V. Debs

Was the Socialist Party presidential candidate

The Hepburn Act of 1906:

authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to set maximum rates for railroads

The Seventeenth Amendment

authorized the popular election of U.S. senators

The election of 1912 brought about all of the following EXCEPT:

brought the same man to the White House in nonconsecutive terms

The Adamson Act of 1916:

established the eight-hour day for railroad workers

The muckrakers saw their primary objective as:

exposing social problems to the public

In the progressive period:

many groups—blacks, the poor, the unorganized—had little influence

Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom platform:

proposed vigorous anti-trust action to break up corporate concentration

Despite his racist views, President Wilson still nominated Josephus Daniels for:

secretary of the navy

William H. Taft

served on the Ohio Supreme Court

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

the Republican party had split in two

The phrase "Square Deal" is associated with Theodore Roosevelt. True or False?

true

Theodore Roosevelt took a strong, activist approach to the presidency. True or False?

true

In the area of conservation, Theodore Roosevelt:

used the Forest Reserve Act to withdraw over 170 million acres of timberland from logging

Theodore Roosevelt

was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1912

In 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

Lincoln Steffens

wrote The Shame of Cities


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