Question 1

The Progressive movement drew its strength from:

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A)   big business.
B)   farmers.
C)   middle-class reformers.
D)   military leaders.
E)   socialists.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Louis Brandeis was an enemy of the labor movement and led the Supreme Court in its many pro-business decisions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Once in office,Woodrow Wilson began to aggressively pursue his goal of dismantling as many trusts as possible.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Socialism

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Socialism is a political and economic th...

Question 5

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Robert M.La Follette

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A)  scientific management 
B)  birth-control movement 
C)  Industrial Workers of the World
D)  Supreme Court justice 
E)  Hull HouseF) United Mine WorkersG) moving assembly lineH) Wisconsin ProgressiveI) socialist leaderJ) Square DealK) Women and EconomicsL) Sierra ClubM) F) and H)
N) D) and E)

Question 6

Charlotte Perkins Gilman argued that economic independence for women did not necessarily mean a change in the home and family relationships.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During the Progressive era:

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A)   new immigration from southern and eastern Europe reached its peak.
B)   overall immigration declined dramatically.
C)   Boston was the main point of entry for European immigrants.
D)   the vast majority of immigrants came from Ireland.
E)   all immigration was banned.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 8

Why did the Socialist Party gain significant political influence during the Progressive era?

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A)   Popular politicians, such as Theodore Roosevelt, spoke about socialism's merits.
B)   Jewish and other immigrant laborers across the country supported its fight against economic exploitation of workers.
C)   Party leaders promised working-class Irish voters that the party would not supplant machine politics.
D)   Socialist Party candidates promised to run exclusively for state and local offices.
E)   Socialist Party politicians successfully manipulated machine politics.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 9

In the first decade of the twentieth century,American farm communities:

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A)   did not experience the economic growth seen in cities.
B)   had not yet recovered from the effects of falling prices in the previous century.
C)   entered a "golden age" because of rising urban demand for farm goods.
D)   did not benefit from the new mass-consumer society.
E)   experienced limited economic growth.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

Progressives had faith in government run by impartial experts,who were in many respects unaccountable to the citizenry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What Progressive-era issue became a crossroads where the paths of labor radicals,cultural modernists,and feminists intersected?

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A)   Trust-busting.
B)   The initiative and referendum.
C)   Women's suffrage.
D)   Unionism.
E)   Birth control.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

Compared with the American Federation of Labor,the Industrial Workers of the World union was conservative for its day.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Electoral reform during the Progressive era:

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A)   expanded the electorate significantly.
B)   had little impact, especially in the cities.
C)   enfranchised African-Americans.
D)   actually limited many Americans' right to vote.
E)   did away with all residency requirements for voting.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Drawing on the reform programs of the Gilded Age and the example of European legislation,Progressives sought to reinvigorate the idea of an activist,socially conscious government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Why did Samuel Gompers seek to forge closer ties with forward-looking corporate leaders?

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A)   He wanted to establish employer-financed health care.
B)   He wanted to work his way into circles of political influence.
C)   He wanted to stabilize employer-employee relations.
D)   He hoped to win their support for the nationalization of large industries.
E)   He wanted to explore his own new personal business opportunities.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 16

The word "Progressivism" came into common use around 1910:

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A)   as a way of describing a loosely defined political movement.
B)   as an anti-business term.
C)   denoting a group that appealed only to women.
D)   as another term for socialism.
E)   and represented those who advocated revolution.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

When Theodore Roosevelt failed to win the Republican nomination for president in 1912,he ran as the Progressive Party candidate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Progressive era's birth-control movement was characterized by:

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A)   public lectures on sexual freedom and contraception by activists such as Emma Goldman.
B)   little beyond reassuring women that they had the right to refuse their husband's sexual advances.
C)   the distribution of birth-control devices by Margaret Sanger.
D)   a belief in a woman's right to an active sexual life, but only in conjunction with childbearing.
E)   A and C.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

What did Progressives mean by "effective freedom"? How was this idea applied to Progressive reforms?

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Progressives believed that "effective fr...

Question 20

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Conservationism

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Conservationism is a political and socia...

Exam 18: The Progressive Era,1900-1916

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Robert M.La Follette

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman argued that economic independence for women did not necessarily mean a change in the home and family relationships.

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Louis Brandeis was an enemy of the labor movement and led the Supreme Court in its many pro-business decisions.

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During the Progressive era:

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What did Progressives mean by "effective freedom"? How was this idea applied to Progressive reforms?

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The Progressive era's birth-control movement was characterized by:

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The word "Progressivism" came into common use around 1910:

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Drawing on the reform programs of the Gilded Age and the example of European legislation,Progressives sought to reinvigorate the idea of an activist,socially conscious government.

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Electoral reform during the Progressive era:

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Once in office,Woodrow Wilson began to aggressively pursue his goal of dismantling as many trusts as possible.

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Progressives had faith in government run by impartial experts,who were in many respects unaccountable to the citizenry.

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The Progressive movement drew its strength from:

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When Theodore Roosevelt failed to win the Republican nomination for president in 1912,he ran as the Progressive Party candidate.

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Why did the Socialist Party gain significant political influence during the Progressive era?

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Compared with the American Federation of Labor,the Industrial Workers of the World union was conservative for its day.

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Socialism

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Conservationism

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Why did Samuel Gompers seek to forge closer ties with forward-looking corporate leaders?

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What Progressive-era issue became a crossroads where the paths of labor radicals,cultural modernists,and feminists intersected?

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