Question 1

The militancy of the suffrage movement in __________ inspired American activists to develop new tactics and international alliances.

Accepted Answer

A)   Sweden
B)   Germany
C)   England
D)   FranceE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Why did Henry Ford embrace the industrial techniques developed by Frederick Winslow Taylor?

Accepted Answer

A)   He wanted to improve the lives of his workers.
B)   He wanted to make his factories more efficient.
C)   He wanted to improve his public image.
D)   He wanted to increase the size of his workforce.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following was true of the early twentieth-century women's suffrage movement?

Accepted Answer

A)   It was led by men.
B)   It was most successful in the South.
C)   It was largely a movement of white middle-class women.
D)   It was at odds with the larger Progressive movement.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Ida B. Wells and __________ worked together to prevent the establishment of segregated schools in Chicago.

Accepted Answer

A)   Jane Addams
B)   Frederick Douglass
C)   Booker T. Washington
D)   Susan B. AnthonyE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Discuss the role of socialism in American politics and the labor movement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Which of the following had a strong influence on the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Niagara Movement
B)   the Seneca Falls conference
C)   the labor movement
D)   the temperance movementE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

The Bull Moose platform called for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   less government intervention in the economy
B)   women's suffrage
C)   a temperance amendment to the Constitution
D)   equal rights for blacksE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Ida Tarbell wrote a powerful exposé of the ruthless business practices of _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Jay Gould
B)   J. P. Morgan
C)   John D. Rockefeller
D)   Andrew CarnegieE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Eugene Debs rose to fame as a result of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   his appointment by Theodore Roosevelt to a cabinet post
B)   his arrest following the Haymarket bombing
C)   his involvement in the Homestead strike
D)   his involvement in the 1894 railroad strikeE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Which of the following immigrant groups was least likely to return to their native land?

Accepted Answer

A)   Russian Jews
B)   Italian agricultural workers
C)   Balkan laborers
D)   Spanish factory workersE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Why were incidents of typhoid fever reduce by 70 percent in the early years of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)   improvements in public sanitation
B)   expanded transportation networks
C)   limits on immigration
D)   discovery of a new vaccineE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

In addition to calling attention to the needs of the disabled, Helen Keller was a passionate advocate of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   women's rights
B)   temperance
C)   free markets
D)   wilderness conservationE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Roosevelt's "New Nationalism" sought to stabilize the economy and institute social reforms by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   giving power back to the states
B)   deregulating key industries
C)   funding private charity organizations
D)   expanding the size and scope of the federal governmentE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 14

In 1910, Roosevelt promoted a plan called the "New __________."

Accepted Answer

A)   Nationalism
B)   Freedom
C)   Deal
D)   DayE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following best characterizes Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)   He was a strong supporter of American involvement around the world.
B)   He was a strident isolationist.
C)   He preferred "Dollar Diplomacy" to the use of military force.
D)   He wanted to withdraw from Latin America so that the United States could focus on Asia.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Between 1900 and 1910, nearly __________ immigrants entered the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)   500,000
B)   2 million
C)   9 million
D)   50 millionE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 17

Progressives believed that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   American capitalist democracy was fundamentally sound
B)   only socialism could save America
C)   America was a perfect country
D)   genuine progress was almost impossible to achieveE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 18

The __________ was formed in 1905 by socialists and labor militants.

Accepted Answer

A)   Industrial Workers of the World
B)   Knights of Labor
C)   American Federation of Labor
D)   Congress of Industrial OrganizationsE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

__________ argued that "Dollar Diplomacy" was the best way for the United States to exert influence in the world.

Accepted Answer

A)   Theodore Roosevelt
B)   William Howard Taft
C)   Calvin Coolidge
D)   Alfred Thayer MahanE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Clara Lemlich began her career as a __________ at an early age.

Accepted Answer

A)   stage actress
B)   moral reformer
C)   temperance activist
D)   labor activistE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Exam 19: Visions of the Modern Nation: the Progressive Era, 1900-1912

__________ argued that "Dollar Diplomacy" was the best way for the United States to exert influence in the world.

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Why did Henry Ford embrace the industrial techniques developed by Frederick Winslow Taylor?

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Ida B. Wells and __________ worked together to prevent the establishment of segregated schools in Chicago.

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Which of the following had a strong influence on the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?

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Why were incidents of typhoid fever reduce by 70 percent in the early years of the twentieth century?

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Between 1900 and 1910, nearly __________ immigrants entered the United States.

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Which of the following best characterizes Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy?

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The __________ was formed in 1905 by socialists and labor militants.

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Which of the following was true of the early twentieth-century women's suffrage movement?

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Clara Lemlich began her career as a __________ at an early age.

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Ida Tarbell wrote a powerful exposé of the ruthless business practices of _________.

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In 1910, Roosevelt promoted a plan called the "New __________."

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The Bull Moose platform called for __________.

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Which of the following immigrant groups was least likely to return to their native land?

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The militancy of the suffrage movement in __________ inspired American activists to develop new tactics and international alliances.

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In addition to calling attention to the needs of the disabled, Helen Keller was a passionate advocate of __________.

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Progressives believed that __________.

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Roosevelt's "New Nationalism" sought to stabilize the economy and institute social reforms by __________.

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Eugene Debs rose to fame as a result of which of the following?

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