Chapter 19 Self-Quiz 1

. Which of the following contributed to a trend toward progressive ideals at the turn of the last century?

Partisan politics

A growing Socialist movement in the United States

Protestant churches became more concerned and vocal about the abuses of capitalism.

All of the above.

. The Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire of 1911 resulted in

the deaths of almost 150 female immigrant textile workers.

the 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 most accurately characterizes the "progressivism" of the turn of the century?

Progressive reformers were a unified group with a common agenda of reform.

Most Progressives were politically conservative.

Progressivism was a widespread, many-sided reform effort.

Most Progressives were politically liberal.

. Jane Addams was one of the founders of

Hull House.

the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

The League of Women's Voters.

Chicago Women Against Vice.

. The NAACP won its first court battle in 1915 against the

white-only Democratic primary elections in the South.

segregation of universities.

refusal of hotels and restaurants to serve black patrons.

grandfather clause, which denied the right to vote to the descendants of slaves.

. Popular new forms of city government that appeared during the Progressive Era included all of the following except

city commission.

city manager.

strong mayor.

consolidated city-county.

. Theodore Roosevelt derived his belief that reform was required to keep voters from turning to radical alternatives from his

Harvard legal education.

poor showing in a race for mayor of New York City.

friendship with muckraking journalists Lincoln Steffens and Jacob Riis.

paternalistic attitude toward the working class.

. Where business was concerned, the Square Deal included

the provision that labor receive a cost of living increase every quarter.

the provision that labor concede certain demands such as the eight-hour work day and compulsory overtime pay.

an attitude of mutual respect and recognition between employees and employers, who would attempt to deal with one another in a fair manner.

None 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 outdoorsman, 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.

. All of the following refer to foreign policy considerations of President Theodore Roosevelt except:

Global trade and communications separated civilized and barbaric nations.

The United States had a moral duty to act in the interest of the world as a whole.

The building of a canal to bridge the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in Central America.

The removal of tariffs to foster "free trade" among nations.

. In the election of 1908 William Howard Taft defeated

Woodrow Wilson.

Theodore Roosevelt.

William Jennings Bryan.

Gifford Pinchot.

. The 1912 election featured all of the following candidates except

Woodrow Wilson.

Theodore Roosevelt.

William Howard Taft.

Gifford Pinchot.

. In the 1912 presidential election,

Wilson won because the Republican vote was split between Taft and Roosevelt, not because a majority of the public endorsed him.

Wilson won a bare majority of the popular vote but an overwhelming majority of the electoral vote.

because none of the three leading candidates won a majority of electoral votes, the Democratic-controlled Congress chose Wilson to be president.

None of the above.

. All of the following refer to the differences between Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson in respect to business combinations except:

Wilson envisioned a political economy of small, competitive firms kept in line by the Sherman Act.

Roosevelt distinguished between "good" and "bad" trusts.

To Roosevelt, there could be no return to an economy of competing small business because large combinations were necessary fixtures of modern life.

Wilson theorized a professionalized, central government staffed by nonpartisan experts who would monitor big corporations to assure efficiency and competition.

. Progressive presidents, like Progressive Americans, believed that

local, state, and federal government were positive tools to improve Americans' quality of life.

challenges never upset the system.

managed, orderly social and political change was desirable.

All of the above.

. The national press encouraged Progressives to organize at the local, state, and federal levels.

True

False

. Women led the transformation of politics through voluntary organizations and interest groups.

True

False

. The greatest influence wielded by the Socialists was the push that it gave to conservatives to support moderate reforms.

True

False

. Jane Addams's Hull House was a settlement house where immigrant women and children and Progressives lived alongside one another.

True

False

. Ida Tarbell called her exposure of graft in St. Louis "the shame of the cities."

True

False

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