Lesson 5.4 - Progressive Presidents

Multiple Choice

Which of the following positions did Theodore Roosevelt NOT hold before becoming President.

• Secretary of War

• Governor of New York

• New York City Police Commissioner

• Vice President of the United States

Multiple Choice

What event led to Roosevelt becoming President of the United States?

• President William McKinley was impeached.

• President William McKinley was assassinated.

• President William McKinley went on a boat tour that never returned.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would make a trust a 'Bad Trust' according to Theodore Roosevelt?

• A trust that made a lot of money

• A trust that was very efficient

• A trust that took advantage of workers

Multiple Choice

What inspired the creation of laws designed to protect consumers like the Pure Food and Drug Act?

• The widespread popularity of Upton Sinclair's book 'The Jungle'.

• President Roosevelt was fed bad burgers and got really sick.

• Consumers filed multiple lawsuits against a Chicago meatpacking company.

Multiple Choice

What is the goal of 'conservation'?

• To use whatever nature has to offer to enrich American companies

• To protect nature and it's natural resources

• To make sure Americans are not sickened by the food that they eat

Multiple Choice

What position did William Howard Taft hold in the Roosevelt administration BEFORE he became president?

• Secretary of the Interior

• Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

• Secretary of War

• Secretary of State

Multiple Choice

Why did President Roosevelt not seek reelection and instead supported William Howard Taft?

• Roosevelt believed Taft would continue his legacy of reform policies.

• Roosevelt was very sick.

• Roosevelt was accused of a crime and was not allowed to run again.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following helped Woodrow Wilson win the election of 1912?

• William Howard Taft was suspected of corruption and criminal behavior while president.

• Theodore Roosevelt was assassinated just before the election.

• The Republican Party vote was split between Theodore Roosevelt & William Howard Taft.

Multiple Choice

How did President Woodrow Wilson try to increase competition in the economy?

• He divided trusts up into smaller companies.

• He ordered the government to take control of all U.S. steel manufacturing.

• He started a war with Canada.

Multiple Choice

What is the job of the Federal Reserve?

• It protects labor unions from being targeted by antitrust laws.

• It is in charge of dividing trusts into smaller companies.

• It manages interest rates and the supply of money in the U.S. financial system.