Question 1

The groups behind the YWCA and YMCA created their programs because

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A)  they believed that Christianity had gotten too far from the lower economic classes.
B)  they believed that Christ had called them to better their bodies through fitness.
C)  they believed that the Devil could be better resisted by stronger people.
D)  they believed that they were countering socialist movements by atheists.
E)  they believed that they could avoid sicknesses among the lower classes by being healthier.

Question 2

Theodore Roosevelt considered the Federal Trade Commission to be the cornerstone of his anti-trust program.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Write an essay exploring the "efficiency movement" and how it both impacted industry and politics.

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Question 4

Write an essay discussing the expanding role of the federal government during the Progressive Era.In what ways was the power of the government expanding? Why was that power being expanded?

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Question 5

What incident set off the Taft-Roosevelt feud?

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A)  The breakup of Standard Oil
B)  The loss of the Lusitania and Taft's refusal to declare war on Germany
C)  The Ballinger-Pinchot controversy
D)  The abolishment of slavery
E)  Roosevelt's refusal to follow the two-term tradition

Question 6

Many reformers were motivated by conservative religious beliefs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The father of the muckrakers,and their style of writing,could be considered

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A)  Upton Sinclair.
B)  Theodore Roosevelt.
C)  Wilfred Brimley.
D)  Samuel McClure.
E)  Ida Tarbell.

Question 8

Many of the reforms pushed by the Populists

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A)  had disastrous effects when implemented.
B)  were very successful in changing society.
C)  were implemented by the progressives.
D)  had no effect on their intended areas.
E)  were later ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

Question 9

Need for reforming the workplace was brought to national attention in 1911 when a fire broke out at

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A)  Union Carbide refinery.
B)  the Triangle Shirtwaist factory.
C)  McCall's magazine publisher.
D)  George Pullman's factory in Philadelphia.
E)  United States Steel manufacturing.

Question 10

Which political party ran as a third party in the 1912 election?

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A)  Libertarian
B)  Independent
C)  Socialist
D)  Reform
E)  American

Question 11

What changes did progressivism bring to America? How was America different in 1920 from what it had been in 1900 because of progressivism?

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