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The Progressive Spirit Of Reform
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1) City and county politics in the late 1800s were influenced by organizations called
A
voting drives.
B
voting leaques.
C
political machines.
D
political mobs.
2) Business leaders opposed granting women the right to vote mainly because they thought
A
only married women should have a voice in government.
B
women voters would support minimum wage and child labor laws.
C
women should focus on the prohibition of alcohol.
D
women voters would support government anticorruption efforts.
3) William Howard Taft's main criticism of President Theodore Roosevelt was that he
A
hurt conservation efforts by leasing public lands to big business.
B
encouraged the formation of monopolies.
C
opposed big business regulation.
D
claimed more power for his presidency than the Constiution allowed.
4) Theodore Roosevelt's idea for balancing the interests of consumers, laborers, and businesspeople was called
A
the Square Deal.
B
the Fair Play Accord.
C
the Great Society.
D
the New Way.
5) Politicians best confronted corruption in Washington during the Gilded Age by
A
identifying it as a partisan problem.
B
passing a law that established a new system for granting federal jobs.
C
increasing security at the polls.
D
recruiting honest, reforminded candidates to run for office.
6) Child labor continued even after the reforms of the early 1900s because
A
greedy factory owners lied about workers' age.
B
poor families needed the income, however little.
C
the courts established high child wage rates.
D
the courts established high child wage rates.
7) Who encouraged African Americans to improve their economic and educational opportunities rather than fight discrimination directly
A
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
B
W.E.B. Du. Bois
C
Brooker T. Washington
D
Ida B. Wells
8) Which statement best describes the result of workplace laws passed during the Progressive movement?
A
eased reformers' minds but were not always enforced
B
increased trust between labor and big business
C
led to decreased governmnet interference in the economy
D
caused big business to take operations abroad
9) What was the main reason for the rise in Mexican immigration between 1901 and 1930?
A
Mexicans immigrated with their children and extened families
B
Mexicans became a key part of the Southwest economy
C
Mexicans could occupy areas that once belonged to Mexico
D
Mexicans could cross the U.S. border with relative ease
10) Journalists who wrote about problems in society during the Progressive age were known as
A
muckrakers.
B
capitalists.
C
Progressives.
D
reformers.
11) Which of these reforms allowed voters to overrule a law that government had proposed or passed?
A
the initiative
B
direct primary
C
the referendum
D
the recall
12) In its first decade, the ______ brought attention to racial inequality by using the courts to fight grandfather clauses that had been used to prevent African Americans in the South from voting.
A
civil service
B
spoils system
C
National Urban League
D
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
13) During the Gilded Age, American reformers called for an end to ______, the practice of giving government jobs to supporters after a candidate wins an election.
A
civil service
B
the spoils system
C
National Urban League
D
the recall
14) ______ founded the National Woman's Party (NWP).
A
Theodore Roosevelt
B
Alice Paul
C
Julia Ward Howe
D
William Jennings Bryan
15) ______'s reforms angered Progressives because they did not destroy trusts completely.
A
Alice Paul
B
William Howard Taft
C
Julia Ward Howe
D
William Jennings Bryan
16) A union member might have claimed that ______ was unfair because its emphasis on competition caused managers to consider profits more important than safe working conditions.
A
socialism
B
capitalism
C
voting leagues
D
voing drives
17) The ______ Amendment helped expand voting rights by allowing voters, and not state legislatures, to elect senators.
A
Eighteenth
B
Seventeenth
18) To help the conservation movement, Theodore Roosevelt signed a bill requiring manufacturers to limit the use of fossil fuels.
A
True
B
False
19) The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and other accidents led to passage of laws improving factory safety.
A
True
B
False
20) A major aim of the Society of American Indians was to preserve Native Americans' traditional culture.
A
True
B
False
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