CHPT 20 Hist 1302 Quiz

Many of the reforms pushed by the Populists

were very successful in changing society.

How did Lincoln Steffens propose ending the abuses toward society during the Progressive Era?

Make democracy more democratic

Federal money for farm demonstration agents was approved in the Adamson Act.

False

The Underwood-Simmons bill created the first regular federal income tax.

False

William H. Taft achieved the most significant tariff reduction of any progressive president.

False

How was the foundation of the progressive movement different than that of the Populist movement?

The progressive movement was based on addressing issues that occurred in urban areas.

What reason did Wilson give for proposing tariff reform?

To combat misuse of the tariff by corporations

The phrase "Square Deal" is associated with Theodore Roosevelt.

True

The reason that Woodrow Wilson won the presidency in 1912 was

because Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican vote.

A system of governance in which a trained administrator was appointed to run a city was called a

city-manager plan