Chapter 20/21 History

During the progressive era, the acknowledged leader of American socialism was

Eugene V. Debs

The political popularity of the Socialist Party peaked shortly after the end of WW1

FALSE

On the eve of the Great War, the chief rivalry in Europe was between

Germany and Great Britain

During WW1, the US military effort in Europe

lasted only a few months but suffered light casualties compared to the other combatants

Many progressives, such as Lincoln Steffens, believed that the first target of reform should be

municipal governments

During the WW1 American Ground troops

saw combat that was relatively brief but intense

The settlement house movement of the early 20th century helped spawn the profession of

social work

The initiative and referendum were progressive-era political reforms primarily designed to weaken the power of

state legislatures

The 1904 "Roosevelt Corollary"

stated that the U.S. had a right to intervene in the affairs of neighboring countries.

During WW1 the new technology of warfare

both created logistical problems, which slowed many offensives, and allowed the attack of the enemy without direct combat.

In 1914, when war erupted in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson

called on the American public to be completely impartial

In 1914-1915, the US responded to a British naval blockade of German by

ending trade with Germany but continuing trade with Great Britain

By 1917 the american decision to go to war was almost universally supported throughout the country

false

By the beginning of WW1, the nativist tide in America had peaked and was falling.

false

Louis Brandeis and Herbert Croly agreed that bigness in business had to be eradicated

false

President Roosevelt did not believe that Japan could be considered among the ranks of the "civilized" countries

false

Progressives tended to believe that the doctrine of Social Darwinism was the correct starting point for creating a better world.

false

The new middle class of the turn of the century placed a high value on moral values, but not on formal education

false

The temperance movement between 1914 and 1919

gained momentum as a result of World War I.

in 1910, in osawatomie, kansas, theodore roosevelt announced a set of political principles that called

greater activism by the federal government

During the progressive era, reformers of city government frequently tried to

hire professionally trained business manager or engineers as city managers

The policy idea behind "Dollar Diplomacy" was to

to extend investments by the United States in less-developed regions

President Theodore Roosevelt's policies, in regard to Asia, were intended

to prevent both China and Russia from becoming dominant there.

In his dealing with Mexico, President Wilson ignored Mexican sovereignty

true

Many progressives believed that knowledge was more important than anything else as a vehicle for reforming human society

true

Political reformers correctly regarded the saloon as in league with the urban political machine

true

Progressive reformers tried to strengthen the power of the mayor over the city council

true

Settlement houses were typically built and staffed by middle-class reformers to help inner-city residents

true

The Sacco and Vanzetti case is in part a story of the lingering effects of the Red Scare on post, WW1 American society

true

The Zimmermann telegram proposed an alliance between Mexico and Germany against the US

true

The entrance of the American military into WW1 had its most immediate impact on the naval war in the Atlantic Ocean

true

The new Bolsnevik government of Russia was not a participant in the Paris Peace conference

true

The urban political machines tammany hall grew increasingly interested in progressive reform during the progressive era

true

As the US entered ww1

Britain and France had few reserves of combat aged men

"Dollar Diplomacy" is associated primarily with the administration of

William Howard Taft

In the 1912 presidential election results,

Woodrow Wilson won only a plurality of the popular vote

In 1919, American labor unrest saw

a general strike in Seattle that brought the city to a standstill

WW1 hurt the socialist movement in the united states

because the war generated anit- radical feelings in the country

As the United State entered WW1, its most immediate military effect was in

the Atlantic Ocean

progressive reformers from western states

willian borah, george norris, hiram johnson