Chapter 19 Quiz

. How did Helen Keller differ from other progressives?

She was more radical.

She did not focus on economic issues.

She was a Democrat.

She despised the Socialist Party.

. How did government add to the "insecurity of modern life?"

Government buildings were less safe.

Regulation created kickbacks and bribery.

There was too much regulation, which stymied growth.

The police aggressively attacked vice concerns.

. How did the "new women," such as Helen Keller, differ from women of the previous generation?

They attained advanced degrees and had significant working ambitions.

They married at a higher rate and did not divorce.

They refused to join professional organizations.

They did not participate in politics.

. Which of the following statements best describes the development of the Socialist Party in the early twentieth century?

It united with corporate interests to gain power.

It lost power after focusing on racial issues.

It grew in the North but had little success elsewhere.

They gained power, especially on the local level, by demanding the collective ownership of utilities.

. Which of the following statements best defines American progressivism?

A belief that the government should not be involved in the economy

A way of approaching problems that aimed to make modern institutions responsive and moral

A demand for the elimination of industrialism

A belief in God as opposed to scientific research

. What is Jane Addams best known for?

Fighting for racial equality

Fighting for temperance

Establishing a New York City settlement house

Establishing a Chicago settlement house

. What was "muckraking?"

The effort to remove the United States from the gold standard

Temperance activism

Investigative journalism aimed at exposing corporate or public misdeeds

All of the above

. Which of the following efforts emerged from the use of eugenics in America?

Banning those with lower IQs from public schools

Surgically sterilizing those with behavioral health needs and mental disabilities

Attempting to rid society of poverty by euthanizing the poor

Making Bible study mandatory in schools

. What was Ida B. Wells-Barnett best known for?

Being an actress

Being a prominent Social Darwinist

Exposing mob violence against African Americans

All of the above

. Which of the following statements best describes the differences between W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington's opinions?

DuBois urged accommodationism, while Washington did not.

DuBois refused to accept legal inequality, while Washington accepted it.

DuBois wanted to gain power through the courts, while Washington believed in mass protests.

DuBois dismissed the importance of organization while Washington upheld it.

. Which of the following actions might a city boss have taken to gain political power?

Insisting on housing standards being met

Working to close brothels

Distributing turkeys in poor neighborhoods at Christmas

Refusing to participate in corruption

. Which American city furnished a model of city planning for progressives and Congress?

New York City

Washington, D.C.

Boston

San Francisco

. Robert La Follette worked to implement a progressive model of social legislation in which state?

Wisconsin

Illinois

Pennsylvania

California

. What did the Sherman Act do?

Make prostitution illegal

Ban the sale of alcohol

Permit federal action against monopolies

Mandate a national graduated income tax

. How did Theodore Roosevelt's vision for America differ from that of Woodrow Wilson?

Roosevelt was a progressive, but Wilson was not.

Roosevelt was a "trust buster," but Wilson was not.

Roosevelt wanted an economy based on small, competitive firms, whereas Wilson wanted to regulate big businesses.

Roosevelt wanted to regulate large corporations, whereas Wilson wanted an economy based on small, competitive firms.

. Theodore Roosevelt especially enlarged the scope of federal power through actions in which area?

Race relations

Temperance

Conservation

None of the above

. Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" diplomacy distinguished between which two types of nations in his mind?

Naval powers and those without navies

Friends and enemies

Socialist and capitalist

"Civilized" and "barbarian"

. Which of the following presidents pursued "dollar diplomacy"?

William H. Taft

Theodore Roosevelt

Woodrow Wilson

Ulysses S. Grant

. Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism included which of the following efforts?

A graduated income tax

A robust foreign policy

National health insurance

The elimination of tariffs

. How did Woodrow Wilson seek to regulate the banking system?

He put government officials in place at each major bank.

He put America back on the gold standard.

He worked to create a federal reserve.

He passed a law that made the federal government the only body capable of offering credit.

. The Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire of 1911 resulted in

the deaths of almost 150 textile workers.

a demonstration of what an unregulated economy could result in.

a recognition of the need for fire escapes.

All of the above

. Which of the following statements characterizes Theodore Roosevelt's approach to the nation's natural resources?

He was a preservationist in the mold of John Muir, opposed to exploitation of resources.

An ardent nature lover, he became a convert to conservation only after 1904.

He called for the repeal of the Forest Reserve Act of 1891.

He was a conservationist who tried to balance commercial and public interests.

. An attempt to make government more democratic included the _______, which allowed voters to place legislation on the ballot by petition; the _______, which let the legislature put proposals on the ballot; and the _______, which gave voters the chance to remove officials from office before the end of their terms.

initiative; recall; referendum

recall; initiative; referendum

referendum; recall; initiative

referendum; initiative; recall

. As reform gained momentum, mayors, governors, and presidential candidates identified themselves and their agendas as progressive.

True

False

. Female activists identified and publicized problems, lobbied for new laws, and staffed bureaus and agencies that administered the solutions.

True

False

. Membership in the Socialist Party grew in the United States, adding strength to its claim that the future would be revolutionary rather than progressive.

True

False

. Some 146 residents of Jane Addams's Hull House died when a blaze swept through the Chicago facility in 1911.

True

False

. One of many forms of municipal government that took root in the early twentieth century was the city manager format.

True

False

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Map shows United States in the Caribbean. U.S. Expeditionary Force,19 16 to 19 17 from Columbus towards Parral. U S seizure,19 14 in Vera Cruz; U S troops 18 98 to 19 not 2, 19 not 6 to 19 not 9,19 12, 19 17 to 19 22, Platt Amendment, 19 not 3 to 19 34 in Cuba. U S Naval base, 19 not 3, in Guantanamo Cuba. U S troops, 19 not 7, 19 24 to 19 25 was in Honduras. U S troops, 19 not 9 to 19 10, 19 12 to 19 25, 19 26 to 19 33, Financial supervision, 19 11 to 19 24 was in North Nicaragua. U S leases Corn Islands, 19 14 in east Nicaragua. Canal option, 19 16 in North Costa Rica. U S acquires Canal Zone, 19 not 4, Canal completed, 19 14 in Panama. U S troops, 19 15 to 19 34 Financial supervision, 19 16 to 19 41 was in Haiti. U S takes control of customs house, 19 not 5, U S troops, 19 16 to 19 24, Financial supervision, 19 not 5 to 19 41 was in Dominican Republic. U S possession after 18 98 in Puerto Rico. Virgin islands purchased from Denmark in 19 17. Panama Canal Zone is on both the east and west borders of Panama canal. Lock is found near the north near Gatun; In the south Locks near Paraiso and Miraflores Lock is below it. Dam is found near the north in Gatun, and Madden Dam in Madden Lake. Railroad from the north is from Colon, to Gatun, to Darien, to Gamboa, to Paraiso, to Balboa and Panama City.

Map 19-2: United States in the Caribbean. The map demonstrates the effects of the Roosevelt Corollary.

True

False

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Daniel Burnham’s City Plan for Chicago shows several small rectangles.

Daniel Burnham's City Plan for Chicago, 1909. Burnham's plan embodied the progressive ideal of using the government to reshape Americans' daily lives.

True

False

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