Question 1

Wage-earning women supported the woman suffrage movement because they were promised that the vote would

Accepted Answer

A)   raise women's wages.
B)   guarantee access to birth control.
C)   secure passage of a prohibition amendment.
D)   secure an end to child labor.

Question 2

How did the nursing profession in the United States change between 1900 and 1910?

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A)   More men entered the profession, and women were pushed out.
B)   Nursing became less important as the number of doctors increased nationwide.
C)   The standards for nursing care declined because the country was not at war.
D)   There was a dramatic increase in professionally trained nurses.

Question 3

The turning point in the Lawrence textile strike of 1912 was when

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A)   middle-class reformers became involved with the struggle, activating public sympathy.
B)   children were beaten by police, which drew negative publicity for factory owners.
C)   the AFL muscled out the IWW, a radical union that wanted to take over the strike.
D)   the Italian women decided they could not strike because it was a rebellious action.

Question 4

How did the suffrage movement change in the twentieth century?

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A)   It lost the support of wealthy women.
B)   It focused on social justice issues.
C)   It won the support of the liquor industry.
D)   It shifted its focus back to winning a constitutional amendment.

Question 5

An extremely organized and politicized manifestation of cutting-edge feminism in the Progressive era was the struggle for

Accepted Answer

A)   birth control.
B)   woman suffrage
C)   female sexual gratification.
D)   protective labor laws.

Question 6

To introduce a more radical suffrage approach that broke from the NAWSA's previous campaigns,Alice Paul and Lucy Burns

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A)   conducted a western campaign to oust Democrats from office.
B)   advocated a woman suffrage amendment to the Constitution.
C)   included black women among its members and leaders.
D)   rejected male support, either financial or personal.

Question 7

In 1914 women organized a silent march down the streets of New York City to

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A)   demand woman suffrage.
B)   support the garment industry strike.
C)   demand access to birth control.
D)   protest the violence of war.

Question 8

How did clerical work change as more women moved into the occupation?

Accepted Answer

A)   While this work was increasingly open to women, it ceased being an avenue of upward mobility.
B)   The technological advancements in office work gave male managers a rationale to replace women with young men.
C)   Office work moved from being a low-paid occupation to a higher-paid avenue for professional advancement.
D)   Women preferred domestic work to office work because they were accustomed to the tasks involved.

Question 9

Female social reformers during the Progressive era often described women's activism by drawing on the image of

Accepted Answer

A)   the misery of immigrant families.
B)   public housekeeping.
C)   government greed and corruption.
D)   radical women such as Emma Goldman.

Question 10

Carrie Chapman Catt believed that the passage of a woman suffrage law in what state would win support of a constitutional amendment in the House of Representatives?

Accepted Answer

A)   Virginia
B)   California
C)   Tennessee
D)   New York

Question 11

What strategy did the National Consumers' League develop to argue against the Supreme Court's refusal to accept a maximum workday for women in Lochner v.New York?

Accepted Answer

A)   They called for work stoppages by all women workers.
B)   They pushed for affordable day care for women workers.
C)   They reasoned that women workers needed special protection because they could become mothers.
D)   They demanded paid maternal leave to emphasize women workers' maternal duties.

Question 12

Activist women viewed supporting the war as an opportunity to

Accepted Answer

A)   demonstrate their right to full citizenship.
B)   increase membership in their organizations.
C)   gain equal pay for equal work in industrial jobs.
D)   end child labor in the United States.

Question 13

Why were the women strikers successful in the garment workers' strike of 1909-1910?

Accepted Answer

A)   Black and white workers joined together to force their demands on employers.
B)   Most strikers were native-born Americans who had nativist manufacturers' respect.
C)   The Triangle Shirtwaist fire, which occurred during the strike, brought factory owners to the table.
D)   Police harassment of upper- and middle-class WTUL members brought newspaper headlines.

Question 14

How did the Great Migration of African Americans from southern rural communities to northern urban centers in the 1910s differ from European and Asian migrations?

Accepted Answer

A)   Men represented the vast majority of immigrants among African Americans.
B)   African American women comprised almost 50 percent of migrants.
C)   African American children enrolled in schools rather than working in factories.
D)   African Americans found it relatively easy to move up the socioeconomic ladder.

Question 15

As the Supreme Court decision Muller v.Oregon (1908) showed,women's protective labor laws conflicted with

Accepted Answer

A)   legal recognition of men's rights as fathers.
B)   the assertion of equal political rights for women and men.
C)   social and cultural attitudes toward motherhood.
D)   the capitalist idea of freedom of contract and upward mobility.

Question 16

Why did black women readily join women's clubs after 1900?

Accepted Answer

A)   They were welcomed as allies by white women reformers.
B)   They had the same reform enthusiasm as white women reformers.
C)   They needed a social outlet after working all day in white women's homes.
D)   They were strongly interested in entrepreneurship to escape Jim Crow limits.

Question 17

Margaret Sanger was arrested in 1916 for

Accepted Answer

A)   picketing the White House.
B)   protesting America's entry into World War I.
C)   operating a birth control clinic.
D)   organizing a strike in the garment industry.

Question 18

How did women's entrance into the professions change society's view of paid labor for women?

Accepted Answer

A)   Consumers believed that although women professionals were competent, they were still a second choice to male professionals.
B)   Reformers felt it would be more practical for female professionals to wear trousers than dresses in the office.
C)   Many Americans came to realize that a woman might choose to work more out of choice than need.
D)   Men feared that as more women became professionals, the earnings of professionals would fall substantially.

Question 19

Why did it take so long to win votes for women?

Accepted Answer

A)   The militants and suffragettes alienated legislators with their radical ideas.
B)   Suffrage leaders spent too much time focusing on protective labor laws.
C)   Large numbers of women with little else in common had to unite behind this goal.
D)   The acceptance of black women in NAWSA alienated southern legislators.

Question 20

Why did women establish the Women Wage Earners Association during World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)   To promote the hiring of women in defense industries
B)   To accelerate the assimilation of immigrant women into American society
C)   To encourage women workers to conserve food
D)   To assist migrating black women workers

Exam 8: Power and politics: women in the Progressive Era

Why did black women readily join women's clubs after 1900?

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Wage-earning women supported the woman suffrage movement because they were promised that the vote would

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Why did women establish the Women Wage Earners Association during World War I?

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How did the nursing profession in the United States change between 1900 and 1910?

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In 1914 women organized a silent march down the streets of New York City to

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An extremely organized and politicized manifestation of cutting-edge feminism in the Progressive era was the struggle for

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What strategy did the National Consumers' League develop to argue against the Supreme Court's refusal to accept a maximum workday for women in Lochner v.New York?

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Activist women viewed supporting the war as an opportunity to

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Why did it take so long to win votes for women?

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How did clerical work change as more women moved into the occupation?

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Why were the women strikers successful in the garment workers' strike of 1909-1910?

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Female social reformers during the Progressive era often described women's activism by drawing on the image of

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How did the suffrage movement change in the twentieth century?

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Carrie Chapman Catt believed that the passage of a woman suffrage law in what state would win support of a constitutional amendment in the House of Representatives?

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To introduce a more radical suffrage approach that broke from the NAWSA's previous campaigns,Alice Paul and Lucy Burns

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How did women's entrance into the professions change society's view of paid labor for women?

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The turning point in the Lawrence textile strike of 1912 was when

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Margaret Sanger was arrested in 1916 for

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As the Supreme Court decision Muller v.Oregon (1908) showed,women's protective labor laws conflicted with

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How did the Great Migration of African Americans from southern rural communities to northern urban centers in the 1910s differ from European and Asian migrations?

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