APUSH Ch. 20 Reading Quiz

Refer to Figure 20.1- In the early 1900s, which of the following groups most supported the political changes described in the excerpt above?

• large corporations

• Imperialists

• Progressives

• Recent migrants from southern and eastern Europe

Refer to Figure 20.1- Many of those who supported Wilson’s efforts to “impose a little order on this new giant” were also eager to

• preserve the social dominance of rural America.

• strengthen the power of the states in the face of growing federal power

• keep all levels of government from getting involved in any social problems facing Americans

• see an expansion of democratic principles throughout the government

Refer to Figure 20.1- Which of the following events represents a continuation of the actions described in the passage above?

• Franklin Roosevelt’s efforts to bolster regulation of the banking system in the 1930s

• Lyndon Johnson’s support of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Harry Truman’s attempt to contain communism following World War II

• Ronald Reagan’s attempt to shrink “big government” in the 1980s

Refer to Figure 20.2- The scene depicted in the photograph above was made possible by

• new technologies and manufacturing techniques

• new economic opportunities for women

• greater market and credit stability

• a decline in the domination of the United States economy by large corporations

Refer to Figure 20.2- While industries such as the one in the photograph above led to increasing conflicts between management and labor from 1890 to 1930, they also contributed to

• a decrease in tensions between native-born and new immigrants.

• better relations between the races

• improved standards of living

• an economy much less prone to economic distress

Refer to Figure 20.2- How did Progressive reformers attempt to better the lives of workers such as those in the photograph above?

• Progressives pushed for a transition from a rural, agricultural society to an urban, industrial one

• Progressives called for less government intervention in the economy

• Progressives focused their reform efforts exclusively at the local level in order to assist workers more directly

• Progressives urged the creation of new organizations aimed at addressing social problems associated with an industrial society

Refer to Figure 20.3- Which of the following interpretations of progressivism would most likely support this excerpt?

• Progressives were mostly conservatives in disguise

• Progressives were almost entirely white, middle class, and urban

• Progressives were educated modernizers interested in efficiency

• Progressives were a diverse group who supported various reforms

Refer to Figure 20.3- Which of the following would most directly support the argument that Progressives were “exclusionary?”

• Rural agrarian reformers played little role in the movement

• Women’s movements were sidelined by male-dominated governments

• Progressives did little to end the segregation of African Americans

• Most Progressives wanted to keep immigrants and laborers from voting

Refer to Figure 20.3- Which of the following Progressive reforms most directly promoted “active citizenship?”

• City manager laws

• Break up trusts

• The Direct Election of Senators

• Regulatory Commissions

Refer to Figure 20.4- The above excerpt is most closely associated with which sector of the Progressive movement?

• Politicians who supported state regulatory commissions to curtail abuses in business

• Reformers who fought to break up monopolies and trusts

• Investigative journalists and authors known as “muckrakers”

• The union movement associated with the American Federation of Labor