Question 1

To create national parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Glacier, the federal government:

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A)   removed animals from the land.
B)   set aside lands that had never been inhabited by humans.
C)   removed Indians who hunted and fished on these lands.
D)   dismantled the Northern Pacific Railroad.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

The Industrial Workers of the World:

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A)   represented skilled workers only.
B)   was led by Eugene Debs.
C)   organized only women workers.
D)   advocated a workers' revolution.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D) D

Question 3

How did mass consumption in the Progressive era result in new consumer freedoms?

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A)   Farmers in the heartland had more time and money to attend nickelodeon shows.
B)   Department stores provided city residents with access to electric washing machines and vacuum cleaners.
C)   Mass-produced radios were able to advertise the availability of new factory products.
D)   A and B onlyE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the Oregon System is FALSE?

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A)   It instituted the direct primary for electing candidates to political office.
B)   It was developed by Oregon lawyer William U'Ren.
C)   It resulted in the failure to pass woman suffrage legislation in Oregon.
D)   It instituted the initiative and referendum, which enabled voters to propose and vote on laws.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Why did the woman suffrage movement increasingly focus its attention on a national amendment to the Constitution?

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A)   State campaigns were difficult and often unsuccessful.
B)   Women were not going to be satisfied with local voting rights only, and they wanted a say in presidential elections.
C)   Because suffrage organizations were predominantly national in scale, organizing state-level campaigns proved impossible.
D)   Men were more likely to consent to women's right to vote if it was universal across the nation, not just in their state.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

In the early twentieth century, the Socialist Party advocated for all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   free college education.
B)   legislation to improve the condition of laborers.
C)   public ownership of railroads.
D)   national health insurance.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Why were many Americans drawn to the Socialist Party in the election of 1912?

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A)   Its presidential candidate was a southerner, Eugene Debs, who could appeal to both blacks and whites.
B)   A very large minority of Americans were willing to abolish the capitalist system altogether.
C)   Americans looked with jealousy at the equality and prosperity that reigned in social democracies like Britain and Germany.
D)   The party's proposal to nationalize railroads and banks, and to provide unemployment relief, expressed popular Progressive thought.E) None of the above
F) All of the above D

Question 8

Why did Samuel Gompers seek to forge closer ties with forward-looking corporate leaders?

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A)   He wanted to establish employer-financed health care.
B)   He wanted to work his way into circles of political influence.
C)   He wanted to stabilize employer-employee relations.
D)   He hoped to win their support for the nationalization of large industries.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D) C

Question 9

The Sixteenth Amendment:

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A)   called for the direct election of senators.
B)   authorized Congress to implement a graduated income tax.
C)   granted women the right to vote.
D)   prohibited the use and sale of alcohol.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

After 1900, the campaign for women's suffrage:

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A)   maintained an increasingly elitist approach.
B)   included both middle- and working-class women.
C)   stagnated.
D)   was most successful in the Northeast.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

During the Progressive era:

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A)   growing numbers of native-born white women worked as domestics.
B)   most African-American women worked in factories.
C)   most eastern European immigrant women worked as telephone operators.
D)   growing numbers of native-born white women worked in offices.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 12

What brought about a new wave of sympathy for the plight of women in the garment industry in Lawrence, Massachusetts?

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A)   The appearance of malnourished children who had been evacuated from Lawrence shocked the public.
B)   The police of Lawrence had severely beaten striking women.
C)   The AFL had negotiated a sham contract for Lawrence's garment factories.
D)   The police had forced the children of Lawrence to leave town.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Most new immigrants who arrived during the early years of the twentieth century:

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A)   lived in close-knit communities.
B)   planned to remain in the United States temporarily.
C)   generally earned lower wages in America than in their former homelands.
D)   dominated skilled and supervisory jobs.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Why did workers experience the introduction of scientific management as a loss of freedom?

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A)   Scientific management typically lowered wages.
B)   Workers had to work longer hours under scientific management.
C)   Safety conditions worsened when companies introduced scientific management.
D)   Skilled workers under scientific management had to obey very detailed instructions.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Which of the following statements about urban Progressives is NOT true?

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A)   They worked to reform the structure of government.
B)   They sought to establish public control of gasworks and waterworks.
C)   They raised taxes to increase spending on schools and parks.
D)   They worked with political machines.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Progressive-era immigration was part of a larger process of worldwide migration set in motion by all of the following forces EXCEPT:

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A)   the annexation of the Philippines.
B)   industrial expansion.
C)   the decline of traditional agriculture.
D)   widespread poverty in rural southern and eastern Europe and parts of Asia.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

The battle for free speech among workers in the early twentieth century:

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A)   was led by the American Federation of Labor.
B)   was led by the Industrial Workers of the World.
C)   was not an issue of concern to most workers.
D)   was insignificant because the courts consistently supported workers' rights to assemble, organize, and spread their views.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Why did businesses support the Pure Food and Drug Act?

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A)   They understood that they were liable if they harmed the health of consumers by selling spoiled products.
B)   They wanted to protect their workers from spoiled foods.
C)   They saw their own market share dwindle as superior European foods grew more popular.
D)   They understood that greater public confidence in the quality of the products helped their sales.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Which statement about the American Federation of Labor in the early twentieth century is FALSE?

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A)   The AFL represented skilled workers only.
B)   AFL membership tripled between 1900 and 1904.
C)   The AFL forged closer ties with corporate leaders to stabilize employee relations.
D)   The AFL proposed an overthrow of the capitalist system.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 20

Birds of passage were:

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A)   immigrants who planned on returning to their homeland.
B)   single women who worked until they got married.
C)   strikebreakers who were sent in by factory owners.
D)   stowaways on passenger ships, attempting to immigrate to America.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Exam 18: The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

To create national parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Glacier, the federal government:

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The Industrial Workers of the World:

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How did mass consumption in the Progressive era result in new consumer freedoms?

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Which of the following statements about the Oregon System is FALSE?

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Why did the woman suffrage movement increasingly focus its attention on a national amendment to the Constitution?

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In the early twentieth century, the Socialist Party advocated for all of the following EXCEPT:

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Why were many Americans drawn to the Socialist Party in the election of 1912?

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Why did Samuel Gompers seek to forge closer ties with forward-looking corporate leaders?

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The Sixteenth Amendment:

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After 1900, the campaign for women's suffrage:

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During the Progressive era:

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What brought about a new wave of sympathy for the plight of women in the garment industry in Lawrence, Massachusetts?

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Most new immigrants who arrived during the early years of the twentieth century:

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Why did workers experience the introduction of scientific management as a loss of freedom?

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Which of the following statements about urban Progressives is NOT true?

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Progressive-era immigration was part of a larger process of worldwide migration set in motion by all of the following forces EXCEPT:

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The battle for free speech among workers in the early twentieth century:

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Why did businesses support the Pure Food and Drug Act?

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Which statement about the American Federation of Labor in the early twentieth century is FALSE?

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