HIST 12 - M4; RQ

Question 18 (Q051) By 1912, the Socialist Party had dwindled, losing many of their political office posts and lessening ties with radical newspapers and magazines.(T/F)

False

Question 19 (Q052) The American Federation of Labor mainly represented unskilled industrial workers.(T/F)

False

Question 14 Q036) The 1914 Ludlow Massacre was (A) a precursor to the Sioux Indian attack against General George Custer. (B) a premeditated attack against Native Americans in South Dakota by the federal militia. (C) an attack by an armed militia against a tent city of striking workers in Colorado. (D) a massacre of frontier settlers by Sioux, Cheyenne, Algonquin, and Narragansett Indians.

(C) an attack by an armed militia against a tent city of striking workers in Colorado.

Question 16 (Q046) Cities expanded so rapidly that by 1920 for the first time more Americans lived in towns and cities than in rural areas.(T/F)

True

Question 17 By 1910, more than 40 percent of New York City's population had been born abroad. Group of answer choices (T/F)

True

Question 20 (Q055) One result of Muller v. Oregon was that women were still considered weak, dependent, and incapable of enjoying the same economic rights as men.(T/F)

True

Question 8 (Q017) The series of mass strikes called the "Uprising of the 20,000" in New York included (A) immigrant workers who wanted the right to bargain collectively with their employers. (B) mostly African-American women who wanted equal access to the same jobs as white women. (C) a force of "traditional" Americans who did not want immigrant takeover of their jobs. (D) workers' displeasure of being replaced by machines, which lessened their pay but required them to work longer hours.

(A) immigrant workers who wanted the right to bargain collectively with their employers.

Question 9 (Q019) Those who embraced the new "bohemia" included (A) people who rejected conventional rules and practices. (B) new immigrants who attempted to assimilate in traditional American culture. (C) women who chose not to work outside the home. (D) Indians who wanted equal opportunities in the industrial revolution.

(A) people who rejected conventional rules and practices.

Question 4 (Q009) Henry Ford's factory adopted a method of production known as (A) the moving assembly line. (B) cottage industry. (C) the commerce of interchangeable parts. (D) batch production.

(A) the moving assembly line.

Question 6 (Q013) Which of the following is attributed to Louis D. Brandeis? (A) He was an active critic of the labor movement. (B) He felt the foremost social problem in America was the contradiction between political liberty and industrial slavery. (C) He successfully argued in Muller v. Oregon that women were men's equal, thus their maximum working hours should be the same as those of men. (D) He felt the right to assistance derived from citizenship itself, not some special service to the nation or upstanding moral character.

(B) He felt the foremost social problem in America was the contradiction between political liberty and industrial slavery.

Question 12 The term "Progressive" that came into common use around 1910 describes (A) a type of life insurance and auto insurance when available. (B) a loosely defined political movement of people who hoped to bring about social and political change in American life. (C) a self-help movement in which one was to take proactive measures in seeking to overcome one's aggressive tendencies in society. (D) a movement that sought to recapture America's lost glory through an active policy of global imperialism.

(B) a loosely defined political movement of people who hoped to bring about social and political change in American life.

Question 15 (Q041) Why did the Society of American Indians form in 1911? (A) It was formed to enable Native Americans from California to build casinos. (B) It was formed to assist Native American combatants in World War I. (C) It was formed to provide Native Americans with remedies for social injustice. (D) It was formed by the federal government to halt assimilation of tribes into American society

(C) It was formed to provide Native Americans with remedies for social injustice.

Question 13 (Q030) The Progressive era was a time of (A) economic recession. (B) declining economic performance in the economy and decreasing wages. (C) explosive economic growth, rapid population rise, increased industrial production, and a "Golden Age" for agriculture. (D) a sharp economic downturn for agriculture in the United States, and uneven growth in the industrial economy, particularly in the northeast.

(C) explosive economic growth, rapid population rise, increased industrial production, and a "Golden Age" for agriculture.

Question 11 (Q024) President Theodore Roosevelt's reform program was called the (A) "New Deal." (B) "Peace through Strength." (C) "New Freedom." (D) "Square Deal."

(D) "Square Deal."

Question 3 (Q008) In her influential book, Women and Economics, Charlotte Perkins Gilman reinforced this idea. (A)Women were better suited to duties in the home rather than the workplace. (B) Women should work outside the home until they are married, at which time they should focus their skills on that of the home and family. (C) Women should not feel as if their life was that of domestic drudgery as the noblest occupation was that of wife and mother. (D) Women's freedom lay through the workplace rather than only the domestic scene.

(D) Women's freedom lay through the workplace rather than only the domestic scene.

Question 5 (Q011) During the Progressive era, economic production shifted from capital goods to (A) institutional economics. (B) a service economy. (C) market exchange. (D) consumer products.

(D) consumer products.

Question 10 (Q020) A leader in the new feminism, Margaret Sanger (A) established the newsletter, Wassaja. (B) graduated from New York University Law School. (C) danced expressively, liberating the body from the constraints of traditional technique and costume. (D) opened a clinic and began distributing contraceptive devices to poor women.

(D) opened a clinic and began distributing contraceptive devices to poor women.

Question 2 (Q007) Of all the mass consumption activities, this was the most popular form of mass entertainment. (A) magicians with trained animal acts (B) nickelodeons (C) horse racing (D) vaudeville

(D) vaudeville

Question 1 (Q004) Causes of the "new immigration" included (A) industrial decline in the United States. (B)tightened immigration laws in the United States. (C) the outbreak of revolutions and warfare outside of the United States. (D) the increase of traditional agriculture outside of the United States.

xA industrial expansion xB looser immigration *C xD decrese in traditional agriculature

Question 7 (Q016) Which of the following is attributed to William "Big Bill" Haywood? (A) He was dubbed by his critics as "the most harmless man in America. (B) "He was a prominent leader of the Socialist Party. (C) He was accused of instigating the murder of a former anti-union governor. (D) He ran an unsuccessful attempt for the position of President of the United States.

xA the most dangerous man x B IWW's most prominent leader C xD