Question 1

When he assumed the presidency in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt

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A)   had no previous political experience.
B)   was the youngest American ever to hold the office.
C)   had little faith in the power of public opinion.
D)   both was the youngest American ever to hold the office and had no previous political experience.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

President Roosevelt claimed his domestic policies would bring a(n) "________ deal" to Americans.

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Question 3

The brilliant lawyer LouisD. Brandies, who later became a Supreme Court justice, argued that the federal government should work to break up the largest corporations because the "curse of bigness"

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A)   limited competition.
B)   was inefficient.
C)   was a threat to freedom.
D)   encouraged abuses of power
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

President Roosevelt moved to ease the Panic of 1907 by agreeing to the purchase of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company by ________.

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Question 5

Regarding divorce in the United States during the progressive era, by 1916

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A)   the majority of divorces were initiated by men.
B)   more than ten percent of all marriages ended in divorce.
C)   divorce rates declined.
D)   few states allowed divorce.
E)   women began gaining the right to divorce in many states.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 6

The "new woman" was less likely to marry and more likely to divorce.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How do the attitudes and actions of late nineteenth-century progressive reformers compare with the attitudes and actions found in the utopian communities of the early nineteenth century?

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Question 8

Regarding women and the professions during the Progressive Era,

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A)   almost no women were able to have professional careers.
B)   the majority of professional women were nurses.
C)   social work was generally thought to be an appropriate career for women.
D)   educated black women were barred from all professional opportunities.
E)   women were forced out of nursing as the occupation gained distinction.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

Muckraker Lincoln Steffens wrote an expose titled ________.

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Question 10

What social attitudes in America worked for and against the concept of women having the right to vote?

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Question 11

During President Woodrow Wilson's first term, Colonel Edward House

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A)   was secretary of state.
B)   was one of Wilson's closest advisors.
C)   became the locus of opposition to Wilson in the cabinet.
D)   was both secretary of state and one of Wilson's closest advisors.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Settlement houses were typically built and staffed by middle-class reformers to help inner-city residents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The new middle class of the turn of the century placed a high value on moral values, but not on formal education.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Federal Reserve Act

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A)   created a new type of paper currency.
B)   helped to reduce loans to private banks.
C)   was designed to push troubled banks out of business.
D)   was regulated by a board whose members were elected by Congress.
E)   created sixteen regional banks.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 15

Many progressive reformers agreed that the growth of immigration had created social problems in American cities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A distinctive characteristic of women in professional work during the progressive era was that

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A)   women did not dominate any single profession.
B)   women could not attain advanced degrees from American universities.
C)   women did not generally create their own professional organizations.
D)   "women's professions," unlike other professions, did not attempt to exclude anyone.
E)   women were concentrated in the "helping" professions.F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 17

As governor of Wisconsin, the progressive reformer Robert La Follette helped win approval for

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A)   campaign finance reform.
B)   mandatory health insurance.
C)   a repeal of the income tax.
D)   employee profit sharing in large corporations.
E)   the direct primary, initiative, and referendum.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

Unlike Roosevelt, who wanted to destroy the major trusts, Wilson sought to accept their existence but use the federal government to regulate them.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The first director of the National Forest Service was

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A)   Gifford Pinchot.
B)   William Howard Taft.
C)   John Muir.
D)   Richard Ballinger.
E)   Louis Glavis.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 20

Louis Brandeis and Herbert Croly agreed that bigness in business had to be eradicated.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 20: The Progressives

As governor of Wisconsin, the progressive reformer Robert La Follette helped win approval for

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How do the attitudes and actions of late nineteenth-century progressive reformers compare with the attitudes and actions found in the utopian communities of the early nineteenth century?

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The Federal Reserve Act

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Unlike Roosevelt, who wanted to destroy the major trusts, Wilson sought to accept their existence but use the federal government to regulate them.

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The new middle class of the turn of the century placed a high value on moral values, but not on formal education.

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Louis Brandeis and Herbert Croly agreed that bigness in business had to be eradicated.

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President Roosevelt moved to ease the Panic of 1907 by agreeing to the purchase of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company by ________.

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A distinctive characteristic of women in professional work during the progressive era was that

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Many progressive reformers agreed that the growth of immigration had created social problems in American cities.

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During President Woodrow Wilson's first term, Colonel Edward House

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Settlement houses were typically built and staffed by middle-class reformers to help inner-city residents.

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Muckraker Lincoln Steffens wrote an expose titled ________.

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President Roosevelt claimed his domestic policies would bring a(n) "________ deal" to Americans.

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What social attitudes in America worked for and against the concept of women having the right to vote?

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The first director of the National Forest Service was

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Regarding divorce in the United States during the progressive era, by 1916

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The "new woman" was less likely to marry and more likely to divorce.

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Regarding women and the professions during the Progressive Era,

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The brilliant lawyer LouisD. Brandies, who later became a Supreme Court justice, argued that the federal government should work to break up the largest corporations because the "curse of bigness"

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When he assumed the presidency in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt

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