APUSH Chapter 29

Multiple Answer In the early 1900's, critics of social injustice included:

Socialists; industrialists; feminists; journalists

While president, Theodore Roosevelt chose to label his reform proposals as: EXTENSION: Meaning:

Square Deal. A fair playing field

Progressivism:

Supported many reforms advocated by feminists

One unusual and significant characteristic of the anthracite coal strike in 1902 was that: EXTENSION: 1st time...

The national government did not automatically side with the owners in the dispute. Workers had a voice

According to progressives, the cure for American democracy's ills was:

more democracy.

The two key goals pursued by progressives were to curb the threats posed by __________ on the one hand and __________ on the other.

Trusts; socialists

Lincoln Steffens, in his series of articles entitled "The Shame of the Cities,":

Unmasked the corrupt alliance between big business and municipal government.

As one progressive explained, the "real heart" of the progressive movement was to: EXTENSION: Govt. is a...

Use the government as an agency of human welfare. Tool of the people

Teddy Roosevelt decided to run for the presidency in 1912 because:

William Howard Taft had seemed to discard Roosevelt's policies.

Progressive reformers were mainly men and women from the:

Middle class

Theodore Roosevelt is probably most accurately described as: EXTENSION: Meaning...

A middle-of-the-road politician. He believed in big business and environment

During his presidency, Teddy Roosevelt did all of the following except: *

Aid the cause of the environment

Progressives usually supported such political reform proposals as:

All 5

As a part of his reform program, Teddy Roosevelt advocated all of the following except:

Control of labor

The idea of "multiple-use resource management" included all of the following practices except:

Damming of rivers

The case of Lochner v. New York represented a setback for progressives and labor advocates because the Supreme Court in it ruling:

Declared a law limiting work to ten hours a day unconstitutional.

President Taft's foreign policy was dubbed: EXTENSION: Meaning...

Dollar diplomacy. Have investor money in foreign affairs.

Which of the following was not among the issues addressed by women in the progressive movement?

Ending special regulations governing women in the workplace.

In Muller v. Oregon, the Supreme Court upheld the principle promoted by progressives like Florence Kelley and Louis Brandeis that:

Female workers required special rules and protection on the job.

President Theodore Roosevelt branded reporters who tried to uncover injustice as "muckrakers" because: EXTENSION: Meaning:

He was annoyed by their excessive zeal. They were out to get attention, not to make solutions

According to the text, Teddy Roosevelt's most enduring, tangible achievement may have been: EXTENSION: In what sense?

His efforts supporting the environment. Conservation

Most muckrakers believed that their primary function in the progressive attack on social ills was to:

Make the public aware of social problems.

When Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, he intended his book to focus attention on the:

Plight of workers in the stockyards and meat-packing industry.

Generally, progressives believed that there was too much:

Political corruption; business monopoly; social injustice

The real purpose of Teddy Roosevelt's assault on trusts was to: EXTENSION: --->

Prove that the government, not private business, ruled the country. Shows exploitation of workers

The Elkins and Hepburn acts dealt with the subject of: EXTENSION: Leads to: Or reinforces:

Railroad regulation Fair prices Transparency

To regain the power that the people had lost to the "interests," progressives advocated all of the following except:

Socialism