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1. The “real heart” of the progressive movement was the effort by reformers toA) preserve world peace.B) use the government as an agency of human welfare.C) ensure the Jeffersonian style of government.D) get the government off the backs of the people.E) promote economic and social equality.

2. Match each late-nineteenth-century social critic below with the target of his criticism.

A) A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1B) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2C) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1D) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4E) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3

3. Match each early-twentieth-century muckraker below with the target of his or her exposé.

A) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4B) A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1C) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4D) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1E) A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3

4. Lincoln Steffens, in his series of articles entitled “The Shame of the Cities,”A) attacked the United States Senate.B) exposed the deplorable condition of blacks in urban areas.C) laid bare the practices of the stock market.D) uncovered official collusion in prostitution and “white slavery.”E) unmasked the corrupt alliance between big business and municipal government.

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B. Ida Tarbell 2. the Standard Oil CompanyC. Lincoln Steffens 3. city governmentsD. Ray Stannard Baker 4. the condition of blacks

C. Jacob Riis 3. “conspicuous consumption”D. Henry Demarest Lloyd

4. destruction of nature

A. Thorstein Veblen 1. “bloated trusts”B. Jack London 2. slum conditions

A. David G. Phillips 1. the United States Senate

5. In Muller v. Oregon, the Supreme Court upheld the principle promoted by progressives like Florence Kelley and Louis Brandeis thatA) child labor under the age of fourteen should be prohibited.B) the federal government should regulate occupational safety and health.C) factory labor should be limited to ten hours a day five days a week.D) female workers should receive equal pay for equal work.E) female workers required special rules and protection on the job.

6. The public outcry after the horrible Triangle Shirtwaist fire led many states to passA) mandatory fire escape plans for all businesses employing more than ten people.B) safety regulations and workmen's compensation laws for job injuries.C) restrictions on female employment in the clothing industry.D) zoning regulations governing where factories could be located.E) laws guaranteeing unions the right to raise safety concerns.

7. The progressive-inspired city-manager system of governmentA) brought democracy to urban dwellers.B) was developed in Wisconsin.C) was designed to remove politics from municipal administration.D) made giant strides under the leadership of Hiram Johnson.E) opened urban politics to new immigrants.

8. Progressive reform at the level of city government seemed to indicate that the progressives' highest priority wasA) democratic participation.B) governmental efficiency.C) free enterprise.D) economic equality.E) urban planning.

9. Of the following legislation aimed at resource conservation, the only one associated with Roosevelt's presidency was theA) Desert Land Act.B) Forest Reserve Act.C) Newlands Act.D) Cary Act.E) Clean Water Act.

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10. The idea of “multiple-use resource management” included all of the following practices exceptA) recreation.B) damming of rivers.C) sustained-yield logging.D) summer stock grazing.E) watershed protection.

11. Teddy Roosevelt weakened himself politically after his election in 1904 when heA) got into a quarrel with his popular secretary of war, William Taft.B) refused to do anything in response to the “Roosevelt Panic.”C) supported the Federal Reserve Act.D) began to reduce his trust-busting activity.E) announced that he would not be a candidate for a third term as president.

12. President Taft's foreign policy was dubbedA) big-stick diplomacy.B) the Open Door policy.C) the Good Neighbor policy.D) dollar diplomacy.E) sphere-of-influence diplomacy.

13. The Supreme Court's “rule of reason” in antitrust law was handed down in a case involvingA) Northern Securities.B) United States Steel.C) General Electric.D) Armour Meat-Packing.E) Standard Oil.

14. Before he was elected president in 1912, Woodrow Wilson had beenA) Presbyterian minister.B) state governor.C) successful businessman.D) Progressive Republican.E) United States Senator.

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15. As governor of New Jersey, Woodrow Wilson established a record asA) mild conservative.B) reactionary.C) man who could readily work with Democratic party bosses.D) social radical.E) passionate reformer.

16. In 1912, Woodrow Wilson ran for the presidency on a Democratic platform that included all of the following except a call forA) antitrust legislation.B) monetary reform.C) dollar diplomacy.D) tariff reductions.E) support for small business.

17. The 1912 presidential election was notable becauseA) it gave the voters a clear choice of political and economic philosophies.B) personalities were the only issue of the campaign.C) it was the first time women had the right to vote.D) the Democratic party had split.E) the Socialists competed as a serious third party.

18. Congress passed the Underwood Tariff becauseA) big business favored its passage.B) President Wilson aroused public opinion to support its passage.C) the general public had been demanding a higher tariff.D) the tariff kept the graduated income tax from being enacted.E) Wilson gained Western support for tariff reduction.

19. When Woodrow Wilson became president in 1912, the most serious shortcoming in the country's financial structure was that theA) large banks were scattered too widely around the country.B) Bank of the United States had been greatly weakened.C) banking system had been overregulated by the federal government.D) U.S. dollar was tied to gold.E) currency was inelastic.

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20. The Federal Reserve Act gave the Federal Reserve Board the authority toA) issue paper money and increase the amount of money in circulation.B) close weak banks.C) take the U.S. dollar off the gold standard.D) collect income taxes directly from employees' paychecks.E) establish government—owned public banks.

21. The first Jew to sit on the United States Supreme Court, appointed by Woodrow Wilson, wasA) Felix Frankfurter.B) Arsene Pujo.C) Abraham Cahan.D) Louis D. Brandeis.E) Bernard Baruch.

22. Woodrow Wilson's administration refused to extend formal diplomatic recognition to the government in Mexico headed byA) Porfirio Diaz.B) Venustiano Carranza.C) Pancho Villa.D) Victoriano Huerta.E) Emiliano Zapata.

23. In the Sussex pledge, Germany promisedA) not to sink passenger ships.B) to maintain the territorial integrity of France.C) to halt its naval blockade of Britain.D) to halt all submarine warfare.E) not to sink passenger ships without warning.

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Answer Key

1. B2. C3. A4. E5. E6. C7. C8. B9. C

10. B11. E12. D13. E14. B15. E16. C17. A18. B19. E20. A21. D22. D23. E

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