Question 1

Sam McClure

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A)  Was the original "efficiency expert"
B)  Was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1904
C)  Wrote The Jungle
D)  Was a Socialist party presidential candidate
E)  Was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1912F) Influenced New Nationalism with The Promise of American LifeG) Implemented the New Freedom programH) Was the owner of best-selling McClure's magazineI) Was chief justice of the United States after being presidentJ) Was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court H

Question 2

The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution provided for

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A)  direct election of senators.
B)  universal suffrage for women.
C)  an income tax.
D)  prohibition.
E)  abolishment of slavery.

Question 3

Woodrow Wilson

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A)  Was the original "efficiency expert"
B)  Was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1904
C)  Wrote The Jungle
D)  Was a Socialist party presidential candidate
E)  Was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1912F) Influenced New Nationalism with The Promise of American LifeG) Implemented the New Freedom programH) Was the owner of best-selling McClure's magazineI) Was chief justice of the United States after being presidentJ) Was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court G

Question 4

President Taft won office because

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A)  he was supported by Roosevelt.
B)  he ran on an anti-reform ticket.
C)  the people were tired of Theodore Roosevelt and voted against him.
D)  he was the only candidate who ran for office.
E)  the democrats ran an unknown candidate for office.

Question 5

Woodrow Wilson was elected president in 1908.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 6

The reason that Woodrow Wilson won the presidency in 1912 was

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A)  that God ordained it.
B)  because Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican vote.
C)  because the voters knew Wilson would not take them to war in Europe.
D)  because the people were tired of Republican presidents.
E)  that he ran a better campaign than his opponents.

Question 7

One way that American socialists differed from European socialists was that

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A)  European socialists tended to incite riots.
B)  American socialists did not advocate for government ownership of businesses.
C)  European socialists published their beliefs in the forms of paperback books.
D)  American socialists created political parties aimed at overthrowing the government.
E)  European socialists were rarely successful.

Question 8

Theodore Roosevelt

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A)  Was the original "efficiency expert"
B)  Was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1904
C)  Wrote The Jungle
D)  Was a Socialist party presidential candidate
E)  Was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1912F) Influenced New Nationalism with The Promise of American LifeG) Implemented the New Freedom programH) Was the owner of best-selling McClure's magazineI) Was chief justice of the United States after being presidentJ) Was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court

Question 9

Discuss the issue of conservation and what President Theodore Roosevelt did to promote this important issue.

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The issue of conservation is the careful...

Question 10

The Underwood-Simmons bill created the first regular federal income tax.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Upton Sinclair

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A)  Was the original "efficiency expert"
B)  Was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1904
C)  Wrote The Jungle
D)  Was a Socialist party presidential candidate
E)  Was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1912F) Influenced New Nationalism with The Promise of American LifeG) Implemented the New Freedom programH) Was the owner of best-selling McClure's magazineI) Was chief justice of the United States after being presidentJ) Was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court

Question 12

How was the foundation of the progressive movement different than that of the Populist movement?

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A)  The progressive movement was based on addressing rural issues.
B)  The Populist movement was based on addressing issues that farmers had with Congress.
C)  The progressive's goal was to reform the political system so that minorities would be represented.
D)  The progressive movement was based on addressing issues that occurred in urban areas.
E)  The Populist movement desired to replace capitalism with socialism.

Question 13

President Theodore Roosevelt intervened personally to break which strike?

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A)  1902 coal strike
B)  1904 Pullman strike
C)  1900 Pinkerton strike
D)  1876 Haymarket strike
E)  1906 Standard Oil strike

Question 14

Whereas Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism plan wanted to ________ trusts,Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom plan wanted to________ them.

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A)  eliminate,regulate
B)  regulate,eliminate
C)  promote,contain
D)  encourage,limit
E)  contain,encourage

Question 15

Eugene V.Debs

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A)  Was the original "efficiency expert"
B)  Was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1904
C)  Wrote The Jungle
D)  Was a Socialist party presidential candidate
E)  Was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1912F) Influenced New Nationalism with The Promise of American LifeG) Implemented the New Freedom programH) Was the owner of best-selling McClure's magazineI) Was chief justice of the United States after being presidentJ) Was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court

Question 16

In what ways could the progressive movement be considered paradoxical?

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The progressive movement could be consid...

Question 17

Which of the following would have been considered an average progressive during that period?

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A)  Christian moralists
B)  Bankers
C)  Entrepreneurs
D)  Small business owners
E)  Southern Bourbons

Question 18

In 1914,what did Wilson do to anger progressives?

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A)  Allowed trusts to be reformed
B)  Announced that his New Freedom plan was complete
C)  Backtracked on tariff reform
D)  Abolished segregation
E)  Enacted immigration restrictions

Question 19

Write an essay exploring the many "firsts" of Woodrow Wilson and his presidency.

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Woodrow Wilson's presidency was marked b...

Question 20

William Howard Taft finished second in the presidential election of 1912.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 20: The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

Sam McClure

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The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution provided for

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Woodrow Wilson

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President Taft won office because

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Theodore Roosevelt

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The Underwood-Simmons bill created the first regular federal income tax.

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Upton Sinclair

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President Theodore Roosevelt intervened personally to break which strike?

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Whereas Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism plan wanted to ________ trusts,Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom plan wanted to________ them.

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Eugene V.Debs

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