Economic Policies Under President T. Roosevelt: Step 1:Enforce federal laws Step 2:Target monopolies Which phrase describes the MAIN objective reflected by these steps?

making markets more competitive

assisting organized labor groups

making businesses more responsible

On Friday, October 3, 1902, Pres. T. Roosevelt called a precedent-shattering meeting. . . . A great strike in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania threatened a coal famine. The President feared “untold misery . . . with the certainty of riots which might develop into social war.” Although he had no legal right to intervene, he sent telegrams to both sides summoning them to Washington to discuss the problem. . . . —Monthly Labor Review , U.S. Department of Labor, October 1975 How did President Roosevelt’s reaction to the strike change the relationship between the federal government and business?

It increased the influence of the government on private businesses.

It led to government approval for the use of replacement laborers.

It set an example for issuing injunctions to regulate work stoppages.

It began to grant businesses the right to negotiate with labor.

In the United States, the main purpose of antitrust legislation is to do what?

increase competition in business

encourage the growth of monopolies

strengthen the rights of workers

A belief shared by Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, and Woodrow Wilson is that the Federal Government should

use its power to regulate unfair business practices

allow the free-enterprise system to work without regulation

provide jobs for unemployed workers

support unions in labor-management disputes

Which type of legislation did Congress pass as a result of efforts by Progressive reformers?

laws regulating the purity of ingredients in foods and drugs

laws prohibiting sellers from participating in price fixing

laws establishing standards for food that is labeled organic

laws limiting pesticides in areas where endangered species live

According to the theory of laissez faire, the economy functions best when the government

subsidizes business so that it can compete worldwide

regulates businesses for the good of the majority

What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)?

To regulate some aspects of business

To expand the positive features of the trusts

To favor big business over small companies

To move toward government ownership of key industries

Which long-awaited goal of the women’s rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era?

equal access to employment and education

Key Reforms of the Progressive Era · Initiative · Referendum · Recall · Direct Primary · 17 th Amendment How did the reforms listed above impact America?

They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government

A system of separate schools for new immigrants

More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.

They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class

"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote." —Amendment 17, U.S. Constitution Why did Progressive reformers support this amendment?

It provided the people the ability to directly vote for U.S. senators.

It allowed state legislatures to influence the election of U.S. senators.

It gave governors the ability to limit terms of U.S. senators.

It granted state governments the power to appoint U.S. senators.

T he Federal Reserve Act of 1913: •Created a centralized banking system •Influenced interest rates •Provided financial services to government What was one of the intended effects of this act?

to stop the creation of monopolies

to eliminate money counterfeiting

to prevent illegal business practices

What was the primary purpose of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913?

to establish stability in the financial system

to offer bank loans to successful businesses

to provide retired workers with pensions

to allow banks to print paper money

Which of the following can be attributed to W.E.B. Du Bois?

the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

the increase of industrial education available for African Americans

the development of the Underground Railroad

the weakening of the Back to Africa movement

What was the purpose of implementing referendum recall and initiative?

to give citizens more power in local affairs

to guarantee public selection of federal officials

to prevent minority groups from participating in government

to regulate sources of campaign finance

"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. . . .” -19th Amendment, U. S. Constitution Which grouping of women worked for the passage of this amendment?

Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Harriet Tubman, Jane Addams, and Dorothea Dix

Madeline Albright, Geraldine Ferraro, and Sandra Day O’Connor

Clara Barton, Amelia Earhart, and Eleanor Roosevelt

Which speaker’s statement is most directly related to the political concepts of initiative, referendum, and recall?

Speaker A: The best way to prevent corruption in government is to allow citizens a direct role in the legislative process.

Speaker B: Breaking up trusts and monopolies will increase business competition.

Speaker C: Government is best when kept far away from the general population.

Speaker D: Government will only improve when women are granted full suffrage.

Which speaker best expresses the environmental views of President Theodore Roosevelt?

Speaker C: The natural resources of the United States should be used wisely. We must conserve them for future generations while also using them to serve the people of today.

Speaker A: Nature should be left as it is found. All unsettled land should be off limits to future settlement or development.

Speaker B: Natural resources should be controlled by big business to ensure the economicstrength of the United States. Our abundance of land gives us a great advantage for competing in world markets.

Speaker D: Resources are given to us to use and there is more than enough to last my lifetime.

A major purpose of the Progressive movement (1900–1917) was to

correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society

support government control of factory production

recover from a long period of economic depression

Which of these contributed to the ratification of the 18th Amendment?

The growing political influence of women

Veteran soldiers protesting to obtain benefits

Politicians campaigning for educational reform

The growing number of workers organizing into labor unions

Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addam's Settlement House movement in Chicago?

The founding of women's colleges

The introduction of prison reform

The establishment of public libraries

A student learning about US history is instructed to write a paper about WEB Dubois and race relations in the US. Which of the following facts would be most relevant to the student's assignment?

The NAACP was organized to help secure full legal equality for minority citizens

The Selma-to-Montogmery protest marches helped secure voting rights for minority

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 outlawed many forms of discrimination in the housing market

The March on Washington helped rally nationwide support for the Civil Rights movement

The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in:

the expansion of citizens' direct participation in the democratic process

a system of seperate schools for new immigrants

a redistribution of the tax burden among citizens

more sources of revenue for state governments

Base your answer to the question on the photograph and on your knowledge of social studies. One reason Jacob Riis published many photographs similar to this was to

increase public concern over tenement conditions

disprove claims of yellow journalists

encourage government assistance for poor farmers

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Teddy Roosevelt's progressive plan; involved trust-busting and conservation projects.

Muckraker that wrote "History of the Standard Oil Company" to show how Rockefeller's power was based on unfair business practices

What anti monopoly law made all"combinations, contracts, and conspiracies" that restrained free trade illegal (1890)?

Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?

The actions of muckrakers in the late 19th century and early 20th century resulted in

Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society

Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the lower class lived?

Economic Policies Under President T. Roosevelt:
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Step 2:Target monopolies

Which phrase describes the MAIN objective reflected by these steps?

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Journalists who exposed the corrupt side of business and public life in the early 1900s.

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Muckraker that wrote "History of the Standard Oil Company" to show how Rockefeller's power was based on unfair business practices

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Step 2:Target monopolies

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