Unit 3 Test-Progressive Era

Which of the following was not an influence of progressives during the late 1800s/early 1900s?

• Compensation for worker's injuries

• Labor rights movements
• Women's suffrage

• Increased tariffs

What was the reform program Theodore Roosevelt implemented while he was president?

• New Deal
• Great Society
• Fair Deal
• Square Deal

What was the significance of the Federal Reserve Act?

• The Federal Reserve Act created a new currency for the United States.
• It eliminated all banking regulations.

• It established a decentralized private banking system under federal control.

• It allowed the federal government to guarantee loans made by private banks..

Why did sugar planters in the Hawaiian Kingdom want the U.S. to annex the islands?

• To gain military protection from foreign threats.
• The tariff on Hawaiian sugar imported into the U.S. would be removed.

• To increase the number of sugar plantations in the islands.
• To promote tourism and attract more visitors to Hawaii.

What was one outcome of the Spanish-American War?

• The United States lost its territories in the Caribbean.
• Spain regained control of Cuba and Puerto Rico.
• The war resulted in the annexation of Canada by the United States.
• Cuba was granted independence.

What was the name of the trade policy between the U.S., European countries’ spheres of influence, and
China called?

• Fair Trade Agreement
• Closed Door Policy
• Sino-American Trade Pact
• Open Door Policy

What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt’s new political party that formed before the 1912 election?

• Reform Party
• Socialist Party
• Liberty Party
• Bull Moose Party

Which president passed legislation that conserved the environment and established protected lands?

• Theodore Roosevelt
• John F. Kennedy
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Abraham Lincoln

What is one difference between a muckraker and yellow journalist?

• A yellow journalists seek truth.

• A yellow journalists aim for accuracy.

• A yellow journalist uses personal bias to influence public opinion.

• Muckrakers are primarily fiction writers, while yellow journalists report on facts.

Poll taxes and literacy tests were used to prevent which group of people from voting?

• Women
• Elderly
• Immigrants
• African Americans