Question 1

The Keating-Owen Child Labor Act

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A)   made it illegal to hire anyone under the age of eighteen.
B)   cut work hours for those under eighteen to twenty hours per week.
C)   prevented the employment of children under the age of sixteen.
D)   was vetoed by President Wilson.
E)   stated that children could only work during the months that school was not in session.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 2

The 19th Amendment

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A)   granted the federal government the right to levy a national income tax.
B)   prohibited the selling and consumption of alcohol.
C)   granted women the right to vote.
D)   limited the President of the United States to two terms in the White House.
E)   reduced the national voting age from 21 to 18.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E) C

Question 3

Who were the Progressives? What were their main goals?

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The Progressives were a diverse group of...

Question 4

By the 1910s the word "progressive"

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A)   had developed a double meaning.
B)   was no longer in use.
C)   had been reduced to an insult.
D)   had become almost synonymous with decency and cleanliness.
E)   remained a description only a select few politicians desired for themselves.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 5

Many senators opposed the idea that they be elected by the public,because they did not look forward to campaigning before that public which they were supposed to serve.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When President Theodore Roosevelt spoke of his "square deal," he referred to his fair and balanced approach to

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A)   the U.S. relationship with Latin America.
B)   the relationship between labor and business.
C)   the implied contract between consumers and producers.
D)   his dealings with Congress.
E)   dealing with monopolies.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

The National American Woman's Suffrage Association,working state to state between 1911 and 1914,gained the right to vote for women in several states,but not in the state of

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A)   Oregon.
B)   Kansas.
C)   California.
D)   New York.
E)   Nevada.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E) D

Question 8

Turn-of-the-twentieth-century Progressivism began with a specific agenda: to promote temperance among factory workers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Explain the principles of scientific management.Whose interests did it serve? What,do you think,was the workers' reaction to scientific management?

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The principles of scientific management,...

Question 10

The National Civic Federation,founded in 1900,brought business owners and workers together in a form of partnership,with the result that working conditions improved markedly.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 created

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A)   a commission to oversee the workability of the gold standard.
B)   a system for establishing tariffs in a more objective way.
C)   a government agency with power to investigate businesses.
D)   a regional banking system under control of the federal government.
E)   a commission to regulate business practices.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C) D

Question 12

What reforms were most important to progressives who were working in America's urban areas? Why did they concentrate on these changes specifically?

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Progressives working in America's urban ...

Question 13

Progressives successfully replaced the cronyism of political machines with

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A)   rules requiring those who wanted government jobs to pass an exam.
B)   the promise that those working in government could keep their jobs no matter whether their party won in an election or not.
C)   the creation of a professional corps of administrations.
D)   a merit-based system for promotions.
E)   All of these choices.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

Progressive governor Robert "Battling Bob" La Follette secured passage of his "Wisconsin Idea," which produced laws in all of the following areas, except

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A)   Workers' compensation
B)   Regulation of railroad companies
C)   Conservation of natural resources
D)   The creation of expert commissions working in the name of civil service
E)   A ban on liquorF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 15

In Twenty Years at Hull House,Jane Addams finally admitted that her work at Hull House had given her life meaning for the first time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Municipal housekeeping is a term that describes

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A)   the implementation of sanitation departments across America during the Progressive era.
B)   Progressive women's reform efforts as an extension of their household roles.
C)   city government efforts to clean up industrial waste throughout the cities.
D)   Progressive initiatives for cleaner, safer workplaces.
E)   All of these choices.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

Many Progressive cities took heed from the poor political planning and selfish business interests that marked the pre-hurricane planning of ____ to develop and implement their respective Progressive political and social reforms.

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A)   New York
B)   Galveston
C)   Chicago
D)   Miami
E)   PhiladelphiaF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to make effective use of the

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A)   Bureau of Corporations.
B)   Hepburn Act.
C)   Progressive platform.
D)   Sherman Antitrust Act.
E)   veto.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 19

Which of these would have been most apt to be a Progressive reformer?

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A)   A white male living on a rural farm
B)   An owner of a bank in Manhattan
C)   A woman working in a Philadelphia factory
D)   A middle class woman working as a teacher in Chicago
E)   A white male factory supervisor in New York CityF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

Muckrakers were investigative writers who exposed

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A)   financially dishonest corporations.
B)   political corruption in city machines.
C)   unsafe working conditions in factories.
D)   unsavory practices by meatpackers.
E)   All of these choices.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Exam 19: The Progressive Era

The Keating-Owen Child Labor Act

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The 19th Amendment

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Who were the Progressives? What were their main goals?

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By the 1910s the word "progressive"

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Many senators opposed the idea that they be elected by the public,because they did not look forward to campaigning before that public which they were supposed to serve.

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When President Theodore Roosevelt spoke of his "square deal," he referred to his fair and balanced approach to

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The National American Woman's Suffrage Association,working state to state between 1911 and 1914,gained the right to vote for women in several states,but not in the state of

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Turn-of-the-twentieth-century Progressivism began with a specific agenda: to promote temperance among factory workers.

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Explain the principles of scientific management.Whose interests did it serve? What,do you think,was the workers' reaction to scientific management?

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The National Civic Federation,founded in 1900,brought business owners and workers together in a form of partnership,with the result that working conditions improved markedly.

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The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 created

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What reforms were most important to progressives who were working in America's urban areas? Why did they concentrate on these changes specifically?

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Progressives successfully replaced the cronyism of political machines with

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Progressive governor Robert "Battling Bob" La Follette secured passage of his "Wisconsin Idea," which produced laws in all of the following areas, except

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In Twenty Years at Hull House,Jane Addams finally admitted that her work at Hull House had given her life meaning for the first time.

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Municipal housekeeping is a term that describes

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Many Progressive cities took heed from the poor political planning and selfish business interests that marked the pre-hurricane planning of ____ to develop and implement their respective Progressive political and social reforms.

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Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to make effective use of the

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