Module 5 pt. 2 Test

Progressives formed a new third party, known as the Bull Moose Party, and nominated Woodrow Wilson for president in the election of 1912. True False

False

Progressives were angered by the signing of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff since it went against the Progressive agenda and raised rates on some exported goods True False

False

How did Theodore Roosevelt's decision to run for president in 1912 affect the Republican Party? a. It led to a further split between progressive and conservative Republicans. b. It unified the Republican Party around one candidate. c. It helped to repair the split that had been occurring within the party. d. It gave the Republicans their first real chance of winning the White House since 1892.

a. It led to a further split between progressive and conservative Republicans.

President Roosevelt's administration passed laws that benefited both public health and the environment, including the __________, which halted the sale of contaminated foods, and the __________, which funded large-scale irrigation projects in the West. a. Pure Food and Drug Act , National Reclamation Act of 1902 b. Pure Food and Drug Act, Meat Inspection Act c. Elkins Act , Interstate Commerce Act d. Meat Inspection Act, Elkins Act

a. Pure Food and Drug Act , National Reclamation Act of 1902

How did the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 benefit workers? a. It authorized a federal minimum wage. b. It made strikes and boycotts legal. c. It prevented company officers from being prosecuted. d. It established an eight-hour workday.

b. It made strikes and boycotts legal.

Why did the signing of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff anger progressives? a. It reduced rates on all imported goods. b. It raised rates on some imported goods. c. It went against the progressive agenda, which favored higher tariffs. d. It led to lower prices, which hurt businesses.

b. It raised rates on some imported goods.

Which of the following is an action that the Federal Reserve could take to help a struggling economy? a. Limiting the money supply b. Lowering interest rates c. Raising taxes d. Raising interest rates

b. Lowering interest rates

How did Woodrow Wilson's views on economic policy differ from those of Theodore Roosevelt? a. Wilson wanted to increase tariffs on imported goods. b. Wilson viewed all business monopolies as evil. c. Wilson was opposed to reforming the banking system. d. Wilson called for an end to the free-market system.

b. Wilson viewed all business monopolies as evil.

President Wilson's goals of regulating big business and initiating financial reform were achieved when Congress passed the __________, which prohibited a corporation from acquiring the stock of another to create a monopoly, and the __________, which established a new banking system for the nation. a. Sherman Antitrust Act, Sixteenth Amendment b. Federal Reserve Act, Sherman Antitrust Act c. Clayton Antitrust Act, Federal Reserve Act d. Sixteenth Amendment, Underwood Act

c. Clayton Antitrust Act, Federal Reserve Act

How did President Wilson anger civil rights advocates? a. He appeased northern voters on racial matters. b. He desegregated the federal offices in Washington, DC. c. He placed segregationists in charge of federal agencies. d. He supported anti-lynching legislation.

c. He placed segregationists in charge of federal agencies.

Which of the following were ways that the Federal Reserve System helped to keep the economy stable? Select the three correct answers. a. Enforcing antitrust regulations b. Making loans to the public c. Transferring funds to banks in trouble d. Issuing currency during emergencies e. Raising or lowering taxes when necessary f. Influencing interest rates

c. Transferring funds to banks in trouble d. Issuing currency during emergencies\ f. Influencing interest rates

Which of the following reforms did the Bull Moose Party support? Choose the three correct answers. a. a ten-hour workday b. laws protecting big business c. laws against child labor d. woman suffrage e. direct election of senators

c. laws against child labor d. woman suffrage e. direct election of senators

Which of the following reforms did Woodrow Wilson successfully implement during his presidency? Choose the three correct answers. a. increased tariffs on imported goods b. ended segregation in federal offices c. passed laws that legalized strikes and boycotts d. created a system that helped maintain a stable economy e. passed anti-lynching legislation f. created a new income tax

c. passed laws that legalized strikes and boycotts d. created a system that helped maintain a stable economy f. created a new income tax

Which of the following was true of President Roosevelt as a trustbuster? a. He believed in destroying all trusts since they were harmful to the public. b. He changed the language of the Sherman Antitrust Act to make it more effective. c. He won most of the antitrust lawsuits filed and slowed the merger movement in business. d. He aggressively used the Sherman Antitrust Act to attack businesses that hurt the public interest.

d. He aggressively used the Sherman Antitrust Act to attack businesses that hurt the public interest.

How was William Howard Taft's administration different from that of Theodore Roosevelt? a. Taft favored little government involvement in big business. b. Taft moved more quickly with reform and regulation. c. Taft was less successful in breaking apart trusts. d. Taft failed to arouse public opinion or to unify the party.

d. Taft failed to arouse public opinion or to unify the party.

Lucy Burns and Alice Paul formed the Anti-Saloon League, which used radical tactics to pressure the federal government to pass a suffrage amendment. True False

false

The 1902 coal strike was settled by a commerce commission, who granted the miners a 10 percent pay raise and a nine-hour workday. True False

false

Like other Progressive presidents, Wilson disappointed those who wanted the federal government to enact social reforms. True False

true

Unlike other conservationists, John Muir believed that the wilderness should be completely preserved instead of developing some areas for the common good. True False

true

Upset with the progressive indifference to racial injustice, W.E.B. Du Bois founded "The Crisis", the NAACP magazine that highlighted issues of race and inequality. True False

true