Question 1

One key progressive political reform was the ________,which allowed reformers to circumvent state legislatures altogether by submitting new legislation directly to the voters in general elections.

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Question 2

New York's major political machine,________,eventually helped advance progressive reform.

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Question 3

President Roosevelt's handpicked successor was ________.

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The answer of President Roosevelt's handpicked successor was ________....

Question 4

The ________ Tariff made progressives highly suspicious of President Taft.

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Question 5

The term "muckrakers" referred to

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A)  western progressives.
B)  Social Darwinists.
C)  socialists.
D)  critics of imperialism.
E)  journalists.

Question 6

During the progressive era,the Socialist Party of America

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A)  grew weaker.
B)  grew stronger.
C)  renamed itself the Progressive Party.
D)  virtually disappeared.
E)  continued as it had in the past.

Question 7

Regarding the immigrant population in the United States,progressive reformers

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A)  supported limiting the number of new arrivals.
B)  favored quickly assimilating new arrivals into American society.
C)  argued that the growing immigration population had created social problems.
D)  both supported limiting the number of new arrivals,and argued that the growing immigration population had created social problems.
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 8

As president,Woodrow Wilson

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A)  more tightly consolidated executive power than had Theodore Roosevelt.
B)  preferred to delegate the details of policy-making to others.
C)  had no close advisors.
D)  looked to congressional Democrats to provide national leadership.
E)  exerted little control over his cabinet,who often disagreed with him.

Question 9

In 1914,President Woodrow Wilson

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A)  supported the woman suffrage movement.
B)  opposed racial segregation in federal agencies.
C)  broke with southern Democrats in Congress.
D)  both supported the woman suffrage movement and opposed racial segregation in federal agencies.
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 10

The presidential candidate who was the victim of an assassination attempt in 1912 was ________.

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Question 11

Why did professionalism develop during the progressive era,and what were its effects?

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Professionalism developed during the pro...

Question 12

The Federal Trade Commission Act

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A)  defined the standard for "unfair trade practices."
B)  helped businesses increase their trade markets.
C)  failed to give the government new powers to investigate corporate behavior.
D)  encouraged industries to write basic "codes" governing prices,hours,and wages across the board.
E)  created an agency to determine whether business practices were acceptable to the government.

Question 13

While progressivism has many meanings,it tended to be based on the central assumption that

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A)  American society was capable of improvement.
B)  Social Darwinism could create social order and stability.
C)  urbanization was harmful to the United States.
D)  the laissez-faire philosophy should be embraced in American politics.
E)  individual rights should be expanded as widely as possible.

Question 14

Why were both the middle class and women so interested in reform causes at the turn of the century?

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At the turn of the century, both the mid...

Question 15

In what ways was the reform era not progressive?

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The reform era, often referred to as the...

Question 16

In 1913,to offset the loss of revenues from other legislation,Congress

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A)  passed a graduated income tax.
B)  decided to inflate the currency.
C)  increased business regulatory fees.
D)  raised the tariff on agricultural goods.
E)  passed heavy excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco.

Question 17

During the progressive era,the women's club movement

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A)  had a national organization to coordinate club activities.
B)  consistently avoided controversial social reforms.
C)  became increasingly concerned with cultural activities.
D)  both had a national organization to coordinate club activities,and became increasingly concerned with cultural activities.
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 18

Which statement regarding the controversy over the Hetch Hetchy Valley is FALSE?

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A)  Hetch Hetchy was a spectacular high-walled valley within Yosemite National Park.
B)  The fight against the dam helped mobilize a new coalition of preservationists.
C)  In 1908,by a wide margin,San Francisco voters approved building a dam at Hetch Hetchy.
D)  John Muir devoted the last years of his life to opposing a dam at Hetch Hetchy.
E)  Theodore Roosevelt led the fight in favor of building a dam at Hetch Hetchy.

Question 19

Progressives believed that direct human intervention was essential to the ordering and betterment of society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Social work and ________ houses provided two "appropriate" professional outlets for women of the progressive era.

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Why did professionalism develop during the progressive era,and what were its effects?

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