Chapter 20 Practice Quiz

24. Which Amendment passed in 1913, instituted federal income tax - 18th - 16th - 19th - 17th

16th Amendment

14. Ida B. Wells's campaign against lynching resulted in A. passage of Congressional antilynching legislation. B. the overturning of Democratic control of the South. C. the end of lynching by the time of her death in 1931. D. increased awareness of southern racial violence.

D. increased awareness of southern racial violence.

37. What was the title of the historical-fiction novel that described the terrible conditions of the meatpacking industry? A. McClure B. The Devil in the White City C. The Great American Fraud D. How the Other Half Lives E. The Jungle

E. The Jungle

18. Theodore Roosevelt was against ALL trusts T/F

False

2. Muckrakers were journalists who worked first and foremost for politicians—an arrangement that often perpetuated political and corporate corruption. T/F

False

20. The Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911 employed mainly non- immigrant men and women T/F

False

42. W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the founders the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), broke with his former mentor Booker T. Washington because, Du Bois believed that Washington _______. A. Was not bold enough B. Was too radical C. Was corrupt and immoral D. Lacked the skills to organize a large movement

A. Was not bold enough

3. Progressives generally believed government should not interfere with Big Business. T/F

False

12. Upton Sinclair was A. Author of The Jungle B. Co-founder of Hull House in Chicago C. Lynching exposé, author of Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in all is Phases D. Crusaded against the Standard Oil Trust, author of History of the Standard Oil Company.

A. Author of The Jungle

9. Which of the following was NOT a goal of progressives? A. End to government regulation of business B. Greater democracy and social justice C. Honest government D. Commitment to public service

A. End to government regulation of business

35. What did the Seventeenth Amendment do? A. It authorized the popular election of U.S. senators. B. It gave women the right to vote. C. It called for direct primaries. D. It authorized the federal income tax. E. It made the production and distribution of alcohol illegal.

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

29. Ida M. Tarbell is best known for her investigation of A. Standard Oil Trust. B. Congress C. McClure's magazine. D. poverty in America. E. J.P. Morgan Bank.

A. Standard Oil Trust.

32. Why did so many die in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire? A. Unsafe working conditions B. Racial violence C. Corrupt law enforcement D. Union protests

A. Unsafe working conditions

30. What did advocates of the social gospel believe? A. Social Darwinism held the answer to dealing with the problems of modern society and should be implemented in legislation. B. Churches needed to help solve the problems created by a rapidly industrializing and urbanizing society. C. Karl Marx's call for a socialist revolution was necessary to fix the problems created by industrialization. D. A tax-supported, state-sponsored church should serve as a unifying force between different social classes. E. True salvation for society would come with secularization and turning away from traditional religion.

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

13. Jane Addams was A. Author of The Jungle B. Co-founder of Hull House (1st Settlement House) in Chicago C. Lynching exposé, author of Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in all is Phases D. Crusaded against the Standard Oil Trust, author of History of the Standard Oil Company.

B. Co-founder of Hull House (1st Settlement House) in Chicago

28. What did the muckrakers consider their primary objective? 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 industrial capitalism

B. Exposing social problems to the public

27. What assumption did progressives share? A. Society would only progress when competition was allowed to take place without governmental regulation. B. Governments must become more active to address the problems created by rapid industrial and urban growth. C. The Democratic party must once again hold national political power in order to meet the war head-on. D. Racism was an injustice, and the law should not discriminate between African Americans and white Americans. E. Women were equal to men in ability and should be afforded the same opportunities in professional and political spheres.

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

34. Which of the following most effectively used photography in their work? A. Upton Sinclair B. Jacob Riis C. Edward Bellamy D. Ida B. Wells

B. Jacob Riis

1. Ida Tarbell's investigative journalism was published in McClure's magazine and was focused on: A. The need for better housing in rural America B. The sinister business practices of Standard Oil C. The need for a national temperance movement D. The women's suffrage cause in the American West E. The brutality of lynching in the South

B. The sinister business practices of Standard Oil

33. All of the following statements regarding the National Women's Party are true EXCEPT A. Led by Alice Paul B. Picketed the White House C. Advocated violent resistance to sexism D. Over 150 members were arrested and imprisoned

C. Advocated violent resistance to sexism

38. What was Theodore Roosevelt's position on the matter of environmental conservation? A. He believed strongly that natural resources should be preserved, but felt that this was a matter for state, not federal, action. B. He angered many conservationists by his appointment of Gifford Pinchot, a businessman with no experience in conservation, as head of the Division of Forestry. C. He was passionately committed to environmental conservation and, as a result, created federal wildlife refuges and national parks. D. He was worried about what limits placed on logging and mining opportunities would do to the economy and large industries and, thus, attacked promoters of conservation.

C. He was passionately committed to environmental conservation and, as a result, created federal wildlife refuges and national parks.

36. What was the significance of the events at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911? A. A strike resulted in the intervention of federal troops, representing the eagerness of the government to improve conditions. B. The factory popularized the idea of scientific management principles because within one year of adopting them, its output had tripled. C. It took the death of workers as a result of a tragic fire there to result in meaningful government regulation of dangerous workplaces. D. The labor force was comprised almost entirely of American-born workers willing to work for low wages, which convinced similar companies to hire fewer immigrant workers.

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

11. Ida B. Wells-Barnett was A. Author of The Jungle B. Co-founder of Hull House in Chicago C. Lynching exposé, author of Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in all is Phases D. Crusaded against the Standard Oil Trust, author of History of the Standard Oil Company.

C. Lynching exposé, author of Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in all is Phases

17. Which president is widely known as a "trust buster"? A. Franklin D. Roosevelt B. Howard Taft C. Theodore Roosevelt D. Woodrow Wilson

C. Theodore Roosevelt

5. Which of the following was NOT a feature of Booker T. Washington's strategy to improve the lives of African Americans? A. self-help B. accommodating/tolerating white racism C. immediate protests for equal rights D. learning new trades/skills

C. immediate protests for equal rights

41. The Progressive movement was a purely American effort. T/F

False

6. Under President Theodore Roosevelt, the nation established its first regular federal income tax. T/F

False

15. Settlement houses A. were boarding houses in which middle-class women lived together before marriage. B. were government-sponsored homes for the poor. C. provided a myriad of social services to impoverished neighborhood residents, especially immigrants D. were built by politicians to gain the votes of immigrants.

C. provided a myriad of social services to impoverished neighborhood residents, especially immigrants

31. What was the first place in the United States to extend equal voting rights to women A. Wisconsin B. New York C. the Wyoming Territory D. Florida

C. the Wyoming Territory

10. Ida M. Tarbell was A. Author of The Jungle B. Co-founder of Hull House in Chicago C. Lynching exposé, author of Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in all is Phases D. Crusaded against the Standard Oil Trust, author of History of the Standard Oil Company.

D. Crusaded against the Standard Oil Trust, author of History of the Standard Oil Company.

40. What was meant by the "new freedom" that presidential candidate, Woodrow Wilson spoke about in 1912? A. Freedom for the African-Americans of the South to achieve democratic equality as promised in the Declaration of Independence B. Freedom for women to be equal to men - equal pay, equal access to the ballot box C. Freedom for the country to enter World War I that was about to be unleashed in Europe D. Freedom for government to help rein in some of the excesses of extreme capitalism

D. Freedom for government to help rein in some of the excesses of extreme capitalism

8. Who became president of the United States following the assassination of William McKinley in 1901? A. William Howard Taft B. William Jennings Bryan C. Woodrow Wilson D. Theodore Roosevelt

D. Theodore Roosevelt

16. Who are known as the three "progressive" presidents at the beginning of the 20th century? A. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, William McKinley B. Theodore Roosevelt, William Jennings Bryan, Howard Taft C. Theodore Roosevelt, Howard Taft, Eugene Debs D. Theodore Roosevelt, Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson

D. Theodore Roosevelt, Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson

39. What is the Antiquities Act, 1906 and which President signed it into law? A. To protect antiques like old wares, furniture etc. signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt B. To protect and preserve vintage homes signed into law by Pres. Woodrow Wilson C. To protect historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic interests, no president signed it into law - it is still being debated D. To protect historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic interests, signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt

D. To protect historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic interests, signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt

26. In 1933, Is it true or false that the 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment, and which was what? A. True, Reconstruction Act B. False, popular election of senators C. True, popular election of senators D. True, Prohibition Act E. False, Prohibition Act

D. True, Prohibition Act

19. Woodrow Wilson supported the new role of government to rein in run-away capitalism. T/F

True

21. The Shirtwaist Factory in 1911 fire helped propel the women's movement T/F

True

22. The first major industrial safety law, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) was not put in place until President Richard Nixon in 1970. T/F

True

23. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920. T/F

True

25. A constitutional amendment can only be repealed by another amendment T/F

True

4. Alice Paul encouraged American suffragettes to use more aggressive approaches in their campaign for the vote. T/F

True

7. By the 1920s Progressivism faded as an organized political movement because international issues pushed aside domestic concerns. T/F

True