Question 1

All of the following people were "muckrakers" EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   Lewis Hine
B)   Lincoln Steffens
C)   Ida Tarbell
D)   Samuel Gompers
E)   Upton Sinclair

Question 2

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Socialism had made such inroads in popularity that by 1914 the U.S. Congress had a socialist representative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Thinking back to previous chapters, compare the writings and influence of the Progressive Simon Patten to the Gilded Age social theorists like Henry George and Edward Bellamy. How did each define freedom? How did each view the future of America?

Accepted Answer

Progressive economist Simon Patten, as w...

Question 5

MATCHING
-Fredrick Taylor

Accepted Answer

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 Club

Question 6

The program that sought to streamline production and boost profits by systematically controlling costs and work practices was called:

Accepted Answer

A)   Fordism.
B)   vertical integration.
C)   free-market practices.
D)   scientific management.
E)   laissez-faire.

Question 7

As a Progressive president, Woodrow Wilson:

Accepted Answer

A)   raised tariffs immediately.
B)   aggressively engaged in trust-busting.
C)   always advocated for the interests of labor.
D)   created no new government agencies.
E)   signed into law the Keating-Owen Act.

Question 8

Compare the Populist and Progressive movements. Critically analyze why the Progressive movement seemed to have more success. What were the limitations of the Populist movement?

Accepted Answer

The Populist and Progressive movements w...

Question 9

Like the abolitionist movement before it, the labor movement, in the name of freedom, demanded the right to assemble, organize, and spread its views.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The conservation movement reflected the Progressive thrust toward efficiency and control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The doors were locked at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company on the day of the fire because the manager tragically forgot to unlock them when he arrived in the morning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which statement about the American Federation of Labor in the early twentieth century is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   the AFL represented skilled workers only.
B)   AFL membership tripled between 1900 and 1904.
C)   the AFL forged closer ties with corporate leaders to stabilize employee relations.
D)   the AFL established pension plans for long-term workers.
E)   the AFL proposed an overthrow of the capitalist system.

Question 13

Nickelodeons:

Accepted Answer

A)   were patronized only by the wealthy.
B)   were banned in most cities.
C)   were motion-picture theaters with a five-cent admission charge.
D)   never caught on with American consumers.
E)   appealed only to children.

Question 14

Progressive-era immigration formed part of a larger process of worldwide migration set in motion by industrial expansion and the decline of traditional agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

After 1900, the campaign for women's suffrage:

Accepted Answer

A)   maintained an increasingly elitist approach.
B)   included both middle- and working-class women.
C)   stagnated.
D)   was most successful in the Northeast.
E)   was fought only on the federal level.

Question 16

By 1912, the Socialist Party:

Accepted Answer

A)   appealed only to immigrants.
B)   appealed only to industrial workers.
C)   had elected scores of local officials.
D)   was concentrated in New York City.
E)   had yet to elect a member to Congress.

Question 17

New sexual attitudes during the Progressive age were limited to the radical bohemia of New York's Greenwich Village.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

MATCHING
-Eugene Debs

Accepted Answer

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 Club

Question 19

President Theodore Roosevelt:

Accepted Answer

A)   believed that the president should side with employers during labor disputes.
B)   helped striking coal miners to negotiate a favorable settlement with their employers.
C)   opposed direct federal regulation of the economy.
D)   opposed the creation of national parks.
E)   proposed to weaken the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Question 20

In the early twentieth century, Angel Island in San Francisco Bay became known as the "Ellis Island of the West" and served as the main entry point for immigrants from:

Accepted Answer

A)   Japan.
B)   China.
C)   Mexico.
D)   Brazil.
E)   Guam,

Exam 18: The Progressive Era, 1900 -1916

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.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Socialism had made such inroads in popularity that by 1914 the U.S. Congress had a socialist representative.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

President Theodore Roosevelt:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

By 1912, the Socialist Party:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

New sexual attitudes during the Progressive age were limited to the radical bohemia of New York's Greenwich Village.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

MATCHING -Eugene Debs

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Nickelodeons:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which statement about the American Federation of Labor in the early twentieth century is FALSE?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The program that sought to streamline production and boost profits by systematically controlling costs and work practices was called:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Compare the Populist and Progressive movements. Critically analyze why the Progressive movement seemed to have more success. What were the limitations of the Populist movement?

Correct AnswerAnswered by ExamLex AIThe Populist and Progressive movements w...View AnswerShow Answer

The conservation movement reflected the Progressive thrust toward efficiency and control.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The doors were locked at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company on the day of the fire because the manager tragically forgot to unlock them when he arrived in the morning.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Thinking back to previous chapters, compare the writings and influence of the Progressive Simon Patten to the Gilded Age social theorists like Henry George and Edward Bellamy. How did each define freedom? How did each view the future of America?

Correct AnswerAnswered by ExamLex AIProgressive economist Simon Patten, as w...View AnswerShow Answer

As a Progressive president, Woodrow Wilson:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

MATCHING -Fredrick Taylor

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Progressive-era immigration formed part of a larger process of worldwide migration set in motion by industrial expansion and the decline of traditional agriculture.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

After 1900, the campaign for women's suffrage:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

In the early twentieth century, Angel Island in San Francisco Bay became known as the "Ellis Island of the West" and served as the main entry point for immigrants from:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

All of the following people were "muckrakers" EXCEPT:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Like the abolitionist movement before it, the labor movement, in the name of freedom, demanded the right to assemble, organize, and spread its views.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
Answered by ExamLex AI
The Populist and Progressive movements w...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
Answered by ExamLex AI
Progressive economist Simon Patten, as w...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified