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Nation of Nations: A Concise Narrative of the American Republic, 3/e

James West Davidson, Historian
William E. Gienapp, Harvard University
Christine Leigh Heyrman, University of Delaware
Mark H. Lytle, Bard College
Michael B. Stoff, University of Texas, Austin

The Progressive Era (1890-1920)

Multiple Choice


1	The story about the Triangle Shirtwaist Company relates the:
		A)	unsafe working conditions faced by many laborers.
		B)	changing roles of women in society.
		C)	power of advertising in stimulating overseas markets.
		D)	unwillingness of many businesses to employ immigrants.


2	All of the following are true about Progressivism EXCEPT:
		A)	it sprang from both liberal and conservative impulses.
		B)	the movement began in the cities.
		C)	it reflected a working-class perspective on how to reform society.
		D)	it embraced activist government as a protective force.


3	The "Brandeis Brief" helped establish the notion that:
		A)	sociological evidence could be considered by the courts in addition to specific laws and precedents.
		B)	the law is constant and universal.
		C)	the accused were entitled to protections of due process.
		D)	decisions of the Supreme Court could later be overturned.


4	The term "muckrakers" was used to describe:
		A)	industrial polluters.
		B)	reporters who exposed wrongdoing.
		C)	those who criticized the Progressive agenda.
		D)	political bosses who resorted to anything to stay in power.


5	To varying degrees, middle-class American women at the turn of the century were becoming increasingly:
		A)	homebound, with fewer opportunities for pursuing a public life.
		B)	involved in public matters as "social housekeepers."
		C)	disheartened by the spread of the progressivism.
		D)	radical about the need to abolish traditional sex roles.


6	Margaret Sanger sought to:
		A)	prohibit the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcohol.
		B)	punish companies that employed child labor.
		C)	free women from chronic pregnancy.
		D)	bar illiterate immigrants.


7	In Wisconsin, Governor Robert LaFollette pushed through all of the following EXCEPT:
		A)	regulation of the railroads.
		B)	direct primary elections to weaken the power of party bosses.
		C)	a state income tax.
		D)	prohibition of alcohol.


8	Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal:discouraged union membership as un-American.
		A)	discouraged union membership as un-American.
		B)	strongly opposed any government regulation of business.
		C)	included government action in support of civil rights.
		D)	embraced big government as necessary to ensure fairness.


9	In his policies toward conservation, Theodore Roosevelt favored:leaving natural resource decisions to the states.
		A)	leaving natural resource decisions to the states.
		B)	a planned approach to protecting natural resources.
		C)	a radical vision of wilderness preservation.
		D)	protecting private property owners above all else.


10	During his term as president, William Howard Taft was known for all of the following EXCEPT:
		A)	removing the conservative House Speaker from power.
		B)	appointing a secretary of the interior who opened a million acres of public land for sale.
		C)	getting into trouble with progressives.
		D)	supporting a federal income tax.


11	In the presidential election of 1912:
		A)	the voters were tired of the progressive reform spirit.
		B)	a four-way split threw the election to the House of Representatives.
		C)	the Republican Party split helped the Democrats win.
		D)	the Socialist Party candidate came in a close second.


12	As president, Woodrow Wilson:
		A)	rejected the idea of a larger, more active federal government throughout his time in office.
		B)	started out rejecting the idea of a larger, more active federal government, but came to support it.
		C)	started out supportive of a larger, more active federal government, then came to reject it.
		D)	supported the idea of a larger, more active federal government throughout his time in office.

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