These questions are used as quizzes. These questions are also 1/3 of the questions for the objective part of the Exam that ends Unit 2, with the other 2/3rds coming from the two other quizzes in this Unit.
These questions are from Chapter 20 and 21.
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1.
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Robert
M. LaFollette is the leading symbol of what area of
reform during the Progressive Era? a.
City b.
State c.
Nation d.
Trusts. |
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D |
2.
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The
Populist and Progressive reform became an amendment because the Supreme Court
had previously declared this revenue measure to be unconstitutional. The
Sixteenth Amendment provided for: a.
woman suffrage. b.
a direct income tax. c.
the direct election of senators. d.
prohibition. e.
black suffrage. |
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D |
3.
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This Populist and Progressive reform
became an amendment because both reform groups believed the government, as it
was, served special interests, not the public interest. The Seventeenth Amendment
provided for: a.
woman suffrage. b.
a direct income tax. c.
the direct election of senators. d.
prohibition. e.
black suffrage. |
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D |
4.
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Magazines, such as McClure’s,
employed these journalists to expose corruption and questionable practices. a. muckrakers b. yellow journalists c. “the yellow press” d.
“the red press” |
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D |
5.
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Areas
investigated by muckrakers for newspapers and magazines (such as McClure’s)
included all EXCEPT: a.
Food products regulated by the Department of Agriculture (Dr. Harvey Wiley) b.
Meatpacking (Upton Sinclair) c.
City government (Lincoln Steffens) d.
Standard Oil (Ida Tarbell) |
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6.
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After
1900, blacks a.
found their situation improved substantially because lynching ceased. b.
received equal opportunities for quality education because of the Supreme
Court decision in Plessy v. c.
often worked in the South under conditions of servitude. d.
developed new leaders (such as the organization the NAACP and the individual
W.E.B. DuBois) who rejected the acceptance of segregation associated with
Booker T. Washington e.
both c and d |
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D |
7.
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Which of the following was true
of immigration during the period of Progressivism? a. Immigration from b. Labor unions supported
immigration, since immigrants could take the lowest paying factory jobs. c. Immigrants settled pretty much equally
in urban and rural areas. d. Some Progressives supported
immigration restriction on the grounds that the new immigrants threatened the
traditional virtues they were trying to endorse. |
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8.
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Which of the following was not a social change that took
place in the early 1900s in a. Women had fewer children. b. Divorce became easier and more
common for women. c. Clothes for women became less
confining. d. Major unions organized women
aggressively, pushing hard for equal pay. |
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D |
9.
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Which of the following does not describe the woman suffrage
movement in the early 1900s? a. Suffragists, such as Alice Paul,
wanted to pursue more aggressive tactics to win the vote for women. b. Women began to aim toward a constitutional
amendment to gain the vote, rather than working state by state. c. The liquor industry supported
women's right to vote, hoping to win more business from them. d. Suffragettes argued that their
votes would offset votes of urban immigrants and racial minorities. |
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D |
10.
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Businesses used which of the
following methods to control their workers? a. open shops b. court injunctions against
strikers c. paternalism d. all of the above |
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D |
11.
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"Scientific
management" or Taylorism a.
was developed by Henry Ford. b.
tried to teach workers how to do a specific job without wasted motion. c.
was opposed by businesses because of its ties to unions. d.
was welcomed by workers because it allowed them the freedom to concentrate on
one task only. |
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D |
12.
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In the Ludlow Massacre, troops shot
into a tent city. The fire in those tents resulted in the deaths of 11
children. The strike involved: a. shirtwaist production workers. b. rail car employees. c. steel workers. d. iron ore workers. |
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D |
13.
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With
the exception on some issues during the administrations of Theodore
Roosevelt, this party is associated favoring protective tariffs, rejecting
support for farmers and labor, and, in general, supporting business. a.
Republican Party b.
Democratic Party c.
Socialist Party or the Socialist Nationalist Party d.
Progressive Party or Bull Moose Party e.
Prohibition Party |
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D |
14.
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This President, assassinated in his second term,
is associated with expanding the power of the American Presidency with his
actions in the Boxer Rebellion and the Spanish-American War in his first
term, and with his defeat of William Jennings Bryan in both 1896 and 1900. a.
William McKinley b.
Theodore Roosevelt c.
William Howard Taft d.
Woodrow Wilson e.
E. V. Debs |
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15.
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During the administration of
Theodore Roosevelt, with what country did the a. Mexico b. Panama c. China
d. Japan e. United States |
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16.
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In
the area of world politics, which of these did a.
He mediated the war of 1904 - 1905 between b.
He stated the Roosevelt Corollary on the c.
He declared war on d.
He sent the "Great White Fleet" around the world. e.
He spoke of speaking softly while carrying a big stick. |
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D |
17.
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What country lost a. Mexico b.
Columbia c.
China d. Japan e. United States |
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D |
18.
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What country, previously controlled
by a. Mexico b. Panama c.
China d. Japan e. United States |
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D |
19.
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This
President is associated with the Square Deal and later the New Nationalism, with
his assisting labor as well as industry in the Anthracite Coal strike, and
with his policy of aiding or stopping trusts dependent on his view of their
acting in the public interest. a.
William McKinley b.
Theodore Roosevelt c.
William Howard Taft d.
Woodrow Wilson e.
E. V. Debs |
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D |
20.
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a.
endorsing the Elkins Act. b.
passing a Social Security act. c.
creating the Department of Commerce. d.
improving the meat-packing industry. e.
strengthening the Sherman Anti-Trust law with the Northern Securities Company
case. |
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D |
21.
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This individual ran for President for the
Socialist Party in 1904 (402,000 votes), in 1908 (420,000 votes), and in 1912
(900,672 votes). a.
William McKinley b.
Theodore Roosevelt c.
William Howard Taft d.
Woodrow Wilson e.
E. V. Debs |
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D |
22.
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Which
of the following is not true of "Dollar
Diplomacy" and its use? a.
Taft believed American investment in underdeveloped areas would bring peace
and stability. b.
The United States lent money to Nicaragua, but a revolution broke out there
and U.S. marines had to be sent in to restore order. c.
The d.
The e.
All of these are true of dollar diplomacy. |
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D |
23.
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This
President is associated with being caught between the Theodore Roosevelt wing
of the Republican Party and the big business wing of that party on varied
issues including the tariff and conservation (in the Ballinger-Pinchot
dispute). He had problems with the press and tended to write his speeches at
the last minute. a.
William McKinley b.
Theodore Roosevelt c.
William Howard Taft d.
Woodrow Wilson e.
E. V. Debs |
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D |
24.
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In matters of foreign policy,
Woodrow Wilson a. had a great deal of experience,
having served as Secretary of State under Taft. b. had little experience in dealing
with other countries. c. deferred to a small group of
advisors and left most decision-making in their hands. d. both a and c |
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D |
25.
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This
main party was associated, in general, with lowering protective tariffs and,
by the 1910s, with control of monopolies as they evolved. a.
Republican Party b.
Democratic Party c.
Socialist Party or the Socialist Nationalist Party d.
Progressive Party or Bull Moose Party e.
Prohibition Party |
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D |
26.
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This
third party was associated with such policies as supporting women’s suffrage,
limiting child labor, allowing consolidation of trusts if they acted both to
create profit and to serve the public interest, implementing workmen’s
compensation laws--and rejecting African-Americans to get the Southern vote. a.
Republican Party b.
Democratic Party c.
Socialist Party or the Socialist Nationalist Party d.
Progressive Party or Bull Moose Party e.
Prohibition Party |
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D |
27.
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This
President is associated with the New Freedom and with his push for a Federal
Trade Commission to oversee business practices, including of trusts as
they evolved, and with racial segregation in the South. a.
William McKinley b.
Theodore Roosevelt c.
William Howard Taft d.
Woodrow e.
E. V. Debs |
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D |
28.
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The Federal Reserve Act passed
during Woodrow Wilson’s term set up a board with the ability to a. determine the amount of money in
circulation. b. respond to cyclical business
changes. c. expand or contract the nation's
credit. d. all of the above e. none of the above |
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29.
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In 1916 Pancho
Villa successfully raided towns in what country?. a. Mexico b. Panama c.
China d. Japan e. United States |
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30.
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Pancho
Villa of ________ successfully raided a. Mexico b.
Columbia c. China
d. Japan e. United States |
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questions are in some cases based on questions in the test database for
American Passages.
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