APUSH Ch 29-30
Wilson's biggest thorn prior to WWI?
Mexico
Teddy Roosevelt decided to run for presidency in 1912 because a. William Howard Taft had seemed to discard Roosevelt's policies b. Taft decided not to run for a second term c. he was drafted by the Republican party d. Senator Robert La Follette encouraged him to do so e. the Democratic party was split
a. William Howard Taft had seemed to discard Roosevelt's policies
Woodrow Wilson's attitude toward the masses can best be described as a. open contempt b. public support but private dislike c. faith in them if they were properly educated d. indifference e. trust in their natural common sense
c. faith in them if they were properly educated
Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom a. advocated social welfare program b. opposed fragmentation of big industrial combines c. favored small enterprise and entrepreneurship d. supported minimum wage laws e. opposed banking and tariff reform
c. favored small enterprise and entrepreneurship
One unusual and significant characteristic of the anthracite coal strike in 1902 was that the national government did not automatically side with the owners in the dispute, 1st time...
government backed union workers
In 1912, Woodrow Wilson ran for the presidency on a Democratic platform that included all of the following except a call for dollar diplomacy, why not? later...
he did not want to be in foreign affairs, he sends troops in to Latin America
Teddy Roosevelt decided to run for presidency in 1912 because William Howard Taft had seemed to discard Roosevelt's policies, meaning?
he wasn't aggressive enough
When Woodrow Wilson became president in 1912, the most serious shortcoming in the country's financial structure was that the currency was inelastic, meaning?
it did not adapt to the supply and demand
Define Underwood Tariff
lowers tariff to encourage competitive prices
Theodore Roosevelt is probably most accurately described as a middle of the road politician, meaning/
more of a regulator than a trustbuster
Woodrow Wilson showed the limits of his progressivism by accelerating the segregation of blacks in the federal bureaucracy, his big...
negative, did not work with racial issues
President Theodore Roosevelt branded reporters who tried to uncover to injustice as "muckrakers" because he was annoyed by their excessive zeal, meaning?
out just to gain attention
Woodrow Wilson's attitude toward the masses can best be described as faith in them if they were properly educated, positive? negative?
pushes idea of education for democracy, not good enough if you aren't educated
German submarines began sinking unarmed and unresisting merchant and passenger ships without warning in retaliation for the British naval blockade of Germany, which eventually/
pushes the US into war
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, leads to?
pushing the women's right to vote
President Wilson's attack on monopolistic business combinations led to the Federal Trade Commission Act and Clayton Act, help? help?
regulate trade, unions have a voice
According to the text, Teddy Roosevelt's most enduring, tangible achievement may have been his efforts supporting the environment, in what sense?
started the wave of conservation
From 1914 to 1916, trade between the US and Britain pulled the American economy out of a recession, how so?
we were giving them war supplies
The Elkins and Hepburn acts deal with the subject of railroad regulation, leads to (or reinforces)...
ICC being enforced
In the Sussex pledge, Germany promised not to sink passenger ships without warning, sounds like?
England before the War of 1812
Multiple Answer Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism platform in the 1912 presidential election advocated a. an active role for government in economic and social affairs b. federal regulatory agencies to control trusts c. woman suffrage d. social welfare programs like minimum wage laws and social insurance e. consolidation of large trusts and labor unions
a. an active role for government in economic and social affairs b. federal regulatory agencies to control trusts c. woman suffrage d. social welfare programs like minimum wage laws and social insurance e. consolidation of large trusts and labor unions
Multiple Answer Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom platform in the 1912 presidential election advocated a. an active role in government in economic and social affairs b. dissolution of trusts and other forms of business monopoly c. racial integration d. social welfare programs like minimum wage laws and social insurance e. reform of the banking and monetary system
a. an active role in government in economic and social affairs b. dissolution of trusts and other forms of business monopoly e. reform of the banking and monetary system
As a part of his reform program, Teddy Roosevelt advocated all of the following except a. control of labor b. control of corporations c. consumer protection d. conservation of natural resources e. an end to railroad rebates
a. control of labor
The case of Lochner v New York represented a setback for progressives and labor advocates because the Supreme Court in its ruling a. declared a law limiting work to 10 hours a day unconstitutional b. declared unconstitutional a law providing special protection for women workers c. declared that prohibiting child labor would require a constitutional amendment d. upheld the constitutionality of a law enabling business to fire labor organizers e. ruled that fire and safety regulations were local and not state or federal concerns
a. declared a law limiting work to 10 hours a day unconstitutional
(Multiple Answer) Most progressives worked toward goals of a. ending political corruption b. strengthening government as a means of democratic control c. checking the power of big business d. providing greater social justice for ordinary citizens e. preventing technology from getting out of control
a. ending political corruption b. strengthening government as a means of democratic control c. checking the power of big business d. providing greater social justice for ordinary citizens
Which of the following was not among the issues addressed by women in the progressive movement? a. ending special regulations governing women in the workplace b. preventing child labor in factories and sweatshops c. insuring that food products were healthy and safe d. attacking tuberculosis and other diseases bred in slum tenements e. creating pensions for mothers with dependent children
a. ending special regulations governing women in the workplace
Multiple Answer During his presidency Teddy Roosevelt did all of the following a. expand presidential power b. shape the progressive movement c. aid the cause of the environment d. provide an international perspective e. tame capitalism
a. expand presidential power b. shape the progressive movement c. aid the cause of the environment d. provide an international perspective e. tame capitalism
Multiple Answer Upon becoming president, Woodrow Wilson launched an attack on the "triple wall of privilege" which included a. high tariffs b. racial discrimination c. powerful trusts d. conservative banking practices e. exclusive social clubs
a. high tariffs c. powerful trusts d. conservative banking practices
The Federal Reserve Act gave the government the authority to a. increase the amount of money in circulation b. close weak banks c. govern federal banks without public control d. print paper currency e. none of the above
a. increase the amount of money in circulation
When Congress passed the Underwood Tariff Bill in 1913, it intended the legislation to a. lower tariff rates b. raise tariff rates c. eliminate tariffs as a source of revenue d. essentially maintain the existing tariff schedule e. aid american farmers
a. lower tariff rates
Progressive reformers were mainly men and women from the a. middle class b. lower class c. upper class d. new wave of immigrants e. small towns
a. middle class
Multiple Answer Generally, progressives believed there was too much a. political corruption b. governmental authority c. business monopoly d. social injustice e. technological control
a. political corruption c. business monopoly d. social injustice
Multiple Answer The flood of progressive legislation during Wilson's first term included laws to a. provide disability assistance to civil service workers b. establish the eight hour day for interstate railroad workers c. end discrimination against black employees of the federal government d. provide credit and low interest loans to farmers e. prohibit false advertising and adulteration of consumer products
a. provide disability assistance to civil service workers b. establish the eight hour day for interstate railroad workers d. provide credit and low interest loans to farmers e. prohibit false advertising and adulteration of consumer products
Multiple Answer In the early 1900s, critics of social injustice included a. socialists b. industrialists c. Christians d. feminists e. journalists
a. socialists d. feminists e. journalists
Progressivism a. supported many reforms advocated by feminists b. offered little to the ever growing women's movement c. supported only the demand for women suffrage d. followed examples set by women's reform movements in Europe e. reflected the views of working class women
a. supported many reforms advocated by feminists
In the 1912 presidential election a. the incumbent President Taft finished third in the balloting b. the Democrats won both the presidency and control of Congress c. the winner, Woodrow Wilson, attracted just over 40 percent of the popular vote d. a third party candidate won the presidency for the only time in American history e. the Socialist party candidate Eugene Debs finished third in the popular vote
a. the incumbent President Taft finished third in the balloting b. the Democrats won both the presidency and control of Congress c. the winner, Woodrow Wilson, attracted just over 40 percent of the popular vote
Multiple Answer Progressives usually supported such political reform proposals as a. the initiative, referendum, and recall b. the Australian ballot c. women suffrage d. direct election of senators e. campaign spending controls
a. the initiative, referendum, and recall b. the Australian ballot c. women suffrage d. direct election of senators e. campaign spending controls
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, shows...
atrocities/ exploitation in the workplace
Multiple Answer President Wilson's attack on monopolistic business combinations led to the a. Jones Act b. Federal Trade Commission Act c. Clayton Act d. Adamson Act e. Federal Reserve Act
b. Federal Trade Commission Act c. Clayton Act
The idea of "multiple use resource management" included all of the following practices except a. recreation b. damming of rivers c. sustained yield logging d. summer stock grazing e. watershed protection
b. damming of rivers
German submarines began sinking unarmed and unresisting merchant and passenger ships without warning a. when the US entered the war b. in retaliation for the British naval blockade of Germany c. in an effort to keep the US out of the war d. because international law now allowed this new style of warfare e. in a last ditch effort to win the war
b. in retaliation for the British naval blockade of Germany
Woodrow Wilson's approach to American foreign policy earned the label of ___ diplomacy a. imperialist b. moral c. dollar d. balance of power e. isolationist
b. moral
When Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, he intended his book to focus attention on the a. unsanitary conditions that existed in the meat packing industry b. plight of workers in the stockyards and meat packing industry c. corruption in the US senate d. deplorable conditions in the drug industry e. unhealthy effects of beef consumption
b. plight of workers in the stockyards and meat packing industry
The real purpose of Teddy Roosevelt's assault on trusts was to a. fragment big business b. prove that the government, not private business, ruled the country c. halt the trend toward combination and integration in business d. establish himself as a bigger "trustbuster" than William Howard Taft e. inspire confidence in small business owners
b. prove that the government, not private business, ruled the country
Woodrow Wilson's political philosophy included all of the following except a. faith in the masses b. scorn for the ideal of self determination for minority peoples in other countries c. a belief that the president should provide leadership for congress d. a belief that the president should appeal over the heads of legislators to the sovereign people e. a belief in the moral essence of politics
b. scorn for the ideal of self determination for minority peoples in other countries
The multiple use conservationists generally believed that a. preserving scenic beauty and natural wonders was compatible with human activity b. the environment could be effectively protected without shutting it off to human use c. forests and rivers could be used for recreation but not economic purposes d. federal lands should be divided into economically useful areas, recreational areas, and wilderness e. cattlemen, lumbermen, and farmers should all develop sustainable use policies
b. the environment could be effectively protected without shutting it off to human use
As one progressive explained, the "real heart" of the progressive movement was to a. preserve world peace b. use the government as an agency of human welfare c. ensure the Jeffersonian style of government d. reinstate the policy of laissez faire e. to promote economic and social equality
b. use the government as an agency of human welfare
When Woodrow Wilson won reelection in 1916, he received strong support from the a. east coast b. working class c. business community d. prowar members of both parties e. new women voters
b. working class
Theodore Roosevelt is probably most accurately described as a. an ardent defender of American individualism b. a near socialist c. a middle of the road politician d. a champion "trustbuster" e. a political elitist
c. a middle of the road politician
Because of the benefits that it conferred on labor, Samuel Gompers called the ___"labor's magna carta" a. federal reserve act b. underwood tariff act c. clayton anti trust act d. sixteenth amendment e. workmen's compensation act
c. clayton anti trust act
In 1912, Woodrow Wilson ran for the presidency on a Democratic platform that included all of the following except a call for a. antitrust legislation b. monetary reform c. dollar diplomacy d. tariff reductions e. support for small business
c. dollar diplomacy
The Federal Trade Commission was established in 1914 to address all of these practices except a. eliminating unfair and discriminatory trade practices b. outlawing unfair business competition and bribery c. sale of stocks without full disclosure of a business's organization and profits d. prohibiting false and misleading practices e. outlawing the misleading or adulterating of products
c. sale of stocks without full disclosure of a business's organization and profits
One unusual and significant characteristic of the anthracite coal strike in 1902 was that a. the coal miner's union was officially recognized as the legal bargaining agent of the miners b. for a time the mines were seized by the national government and operated by federal troops c. the national government did not automatically side with the owners in the dispute d. the owners quickly agreed to negotiate with labor representatives in order to settle their differences peacefully e. it generated widespread middle class support
c. the national government did not automatically side with the owners in the dispute
Woodrow Wilson's administration refused to extend formal diplomatic recognition to the government in Mexico headed by a. Porfirio Diaz b. Venustiano Carranza c. Pancho Villa d. Victoriano Huerta e. none of these
d. Victoriano Huerta
President Taft's foreign policy was dubbed a. big stick diplomacy b. the open door policy c. the good neighbor policy d. dollar diplomacy e. sphere of influence diplomacy
d. dollar diplomacy
The Clayton Anti Trust Act a. held that trade unions fell under the antimonopoly restraints of the Sherman Anti Trust Act b. regarded labor as an article of commerce c. helped Congress to control interstate commerce d. explicitly legalized strikes and peaceful picketing e. exempted farm cooperatives from antitrust action
d. explicitly legalized strikes and peaceful picketing
According to the text, Teddy Roosevelt's most enduring, tangible achievement may have been a. the Panama Canal b. his trust busting c. mediating an end to the Russo Japanese War d. his efforts supporting the environment e. his efforts at consumer protection
d. his efforts supporting the environment
During his presidency, Teddy Roosevelt did all of the following except a. expand presidential power b. shape the progressive movement c. aid the cause of the environment d. make the federal government a neutral force between business and workers e. substantially weaken corporate capitalism
d. make the federal government a neutral force between business and workers
Most muckrakers believed that their primary function in the progressive attack on social ills was to a. formulate a consistent philosophy of social reform b. explain the causes of social ills c. devise solutions to society's problems d. make the public aware of social problems e. link up with movements for social justics
d. make the public aware of social problems
The central provisions of the Clayton Anti Trust Act a. included trade unions under the antimonopoly provisions of the Sherman anti trust b. declared that no single corporation could control more than 75 percent of a given industry c. established minimum wage rates for goods produced in interstate commerce d. outlawed corporate interlocking directorates and price discrimination against different purchasers e. exempt farm cooperatives from antitrust action
d. outlawed corporate interlocking directorates and price discrimination against different purchasers
To regain the power that the people had lost to the "interests" progressives advocated all of the following except a. initiative b. referendum c. recall d. socialism e. direct election of US senators
d. socialism
Teddy Roosevelt's New Nationalism a. pinned its economic faith on competition b. opposed consolidation of labor unions c. favored the free functioning of unregulated and unmonopolized markets d. supported a broad program of social welfare e. favored state rather than federal government activism
d. supported a broad program of social welfare
As World War I began in Europe, the alliance system placed Germany and Austria Hungary in the ___, while Russia and France were in the ___ a. Central Powers, Holy Alliance b. Central Powers, Triple Alliance c. Allies, Central Powers d. Triple Alliance, Central Powers e. Central Powers, Allies
e. Central Powers, Allies
Woodrow Wilson showed the limits of his progressivism by a. opposing workingmen's compensation b. opposing the entry of women into politics c. vetoing the Federal Farm Loan Act d. refusing to appoint the Jewish Louis D Brandeis to the Federal Trade Commission e. accelerating the segregation of blacks in the federal bureaucracy
e. accelerating the segregation of blacks in the federal bureaucracy
When Woodrow Wilson became president in 1912, the most serious shortcoming in the country's financial structure was that the a. large banks were scattered too widely around the country b. bank of the us had been greatly weakened c. banking system had been overregulated by the federal government d. us dollar was tied to gold e. currency was inelastic
e. currency was inelastic
In Muller v Oregon, the Supreme Court upheld the principle promoted by progressives like Florence Kelley and Louis Brandeis that a. child labor under the age of 14 should be prohibited b. the federal government should regulate occupational safety and health c. factory labor should be limited to 10 hours a day, 5 days a week d. female workers should receive equal pay for equal work e. female workers required special rules and protection on the job
e. female workers required special rules and protection on the job
President Theodore Roosevelt branded reporters who tried to uncover to injustice as "muckrakers" because a. he saw them as trying to clean up society b. they brought ugly problems to public attention c. of their work in the "muck" of the slums d. of their coverage of the meat packing industry e. he was annoyed by their excessive zeal
e. he was annoyed by their excessive zeal
According to progressives, the cure for American democracy's ills was a. technical and scientific expertise b. a third political party c. socialism d. a more conservative government e. more democracy
e. more democracy
In the Sussex pledge, Germany promised a. not to sink passenger ships b. to maintain the territorial integrity of France c. to halt its naval blockade of Britain d. to halt all submarine warfare e. not to sink passenger ships without warning
e. not to sink passenger ships without warning
From 1914 to 1916, trade between the US and Britain a. decreased considerably b. violated international neutrality laws c. was carried only on British ships d. was based on weapons shipments e. pulled the American economy out of a recession
e. pulled the American economy out of a recession
The Elkins and Hepburn acts deal with the subject of a. regulation of municipal utilities b. the purity of food and drugs c. conservation of natural resources d. women's working conditions e. railroad regulation
e. railroad regulation
While president, Theodore Roosevelt chose to label his reform proposals as the a. fair deal b. big deal c. big stick d. new deal e. square deal
e. square deal
The two key goals pursued by the progressives were to curb the threats posed by ___ on the one hand and ___ on the other a. new immigrants, blacks b. feminists, patriarchal males c. the social gospel, the gospel of wealth d. the old guard, muckrakers e. trusts, socialists
e. trusts, socialists
Lincoln Steffens, in his series of articles entitled "The Shame of the Cities," a. attacked the US Senate b. exposed the deplorable condition of blacks in urban areas c. laid bare the practices of the stock market d. uncovered official collusion in prostitution and "white slavery" e. unmasked the corrupt alliance between big business and municipal government
e. unmasked the corrupt alliance between big business and municipal government
President Taft's foreign policy was dubbed dollar diplomacy, meaning?
encouraging US banks and businesses to invest in foreign countries (gives US influence)
While president, Theodore Roosevelt chose to label his reform proposals as the square deal, meaning?
everybody has a fair shake
Because of the benefits that it conferred on labor, Samuel Gompers called the clayton anti trust act "labor's magna carta", meaning?
the voice of the common people in government
When Congress passed the Underwood Tariff Bill in 1913, it intended the legislation to lower tariff rates, why?
to create competitive prices
As one progressive explained, the "real heart" of the progressive movement was to use the government as an agency of human welfare. Gov't is a...
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