U.s. History Chapter 28 And 29 A

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Which of the following would best finish the following sentence?

"The progressive movement's heart was the reformers' efforts to _____________________________________."

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use the government to improve human welfare.

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Ida Tarbell was a muckraker in the early 20th Century. Which corporation was a target of her exposé?

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Standard Oil Company

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Progressives advocated the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment. What was the purpose of the Seventeenth Amendment?

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direct election of Senators to end the Senate millionaire's club

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Progressives might say that the cure for American democracy's ills was which of the following?

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more democracy

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Which of the following reasons was not given by activists, scholars, and politicians to explain why socialism did not gain major influence in America?

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law and government policy prevented workers from uniting and protesting

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Why were settlement houses and women's club movements important to female progressive activity?

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they introduced many middle-class women to a array of social issues and civic concerns

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In Muller v. Oregon, the Supreme Court upheld the which of the following ideas promoted by progressives?

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female workers required special rules and protection on the job

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Which of the following was a result of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire?

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antisweatshop and workers' compensation for job injuries

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How did Teddy Roosevelt help end the 1902 anthracite coal mines strike?

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threatening to seize the mines and to operate them with federal troops

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What was the real purpose of Teddy Roosevelt's assault on trusts?

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to prove that the government, not business, governed the U.S.

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Which of the following could be seen as a result of the Panic of 1907?

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exposed need for U.S. banking and currency policy reform

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Which of the following was the name given to Taft's foreign policy?

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dollar diplomacy

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Which correctly identifies the reason Teddy Roosevelt decided to run for the presidency in 1912?

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Taft had seemingly abandoned Roosevelt's progressive policies

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Which of the following is part of Theodore Roosevelt's legacy as president?

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he enhanced the power and prestige of the presidency

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Which would best describe William Howard Taft as president?

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he was more devoted to the status quo than to progressive change

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What might be seen as Teddy Roosevelt's most important and lasting achievement while in office?

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conserving American resources and protecting the environment

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Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, was originally intended to focus attention on which of the following?

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the plight of workers in the stockyards and meat-packing industr

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What best describes Wilson's personality as the governor of New Jersey?

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passionate reformer

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Teddy Roosevelt's New Nationalism supported which of the following?

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a broad program of social welfare and business regulation

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Which of the following best describes Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom?

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favored small enterprise, entrepreneurship, and the busting of monopolies

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Which of the following was most notable about the 1912 presidential election?

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voters had a clear choice of political and economic philosophies

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Which of the following was not included in Wilson's political philosophy?

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belief that compromise was necessary to be an effective leader

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How did the Underwood Tariff Act and the Sixteenth Amendment reflect Wilson's progressive goals?

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established the first graduated federal income tax

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The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 guaranteed a substantial measure of public control over the American banking and currency system through the great authority given to which of the following?

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presidentially appointed Federal Reserve Board

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Which of the following actions taken by Wilson undermined his attempts to conduct strongly anti-imperialist U.S. foreign policy?

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sent American marines to Haiti and the Dominican Republic