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Worksheetsc6 The Progressive Movement 25-26
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
The Bureau of Mines was created by President Taft to monitor the activities of mining companies, protect waterpower sites from private development, and
create national seashores
curb industrial pollution
encourage hunting laws
expand the national forests
Progressives who focused on making government more efficient wanted the heads of city departments to be selected by a city manger or
a board of commissioner
the city council
the mayor
a political party
Roosevelt believed that Taft's focus on breaking up trusts would
destroy the system of cooperation and regulation Roosevelt had arranged
please Progressives and help the Republicans stay in power
promote competition and lower prices for consumers
ruin the efficiency of businesses and cause prices to rise
What did most Progressives share a strong faith in?
the commitment of politicians to serve the people
Social Darwinism
the market's ability to solve social problems
science and technology
The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 outlawed practices that restricted competition but
allowed price discrimination
did not break up monopolies
exempted labor unions
permitted unfair trade practices
Wanting to improve efficiency in city governments, one group of Progressives proposed that cities be run by
city councils elected by the people
city managers or commissioners
mayors appointed by parties
mayors elected by the people
What did President Woodrow Wilson believe lower tariff rates would lead American companies to?
form larger trusts
go out of business
improve products and lower prices
invest in foreign companies
In the election of 1912, Theodore Roosevelt proposed increasing regulation, favored laws to protect women and children in the labor force, and
advocated woman suffrage
criticized large trusts
promoted utility regulatory boards
supported workers' compensation
During the Progressive movement, why did women realize they needed the right to vote?
to achieve equality in the workplace
to amend the Constitution
to elect candidates who supported woman suffrage
to promote reforms and pass labor laws
Who was Secretary of the Interior, James R. Garfield replaced by, angering Progressives?
Richard A Ballinger
J.P. Morgan
John Muir
Gifford Pinchot
Which of the following laws authorized the use of federal funds from public land sales to pay for irrigation and land development projects?
the Expedition Act
the Hepburn Act
the Newlands Reclamation Act
the Payne-Aldrich Tariff
Under a graduated income tax, a person with a large income
is required to make more frequent tax payment
pays less income tax than a person with a small income
pays more income tax than a person with a small income
receives an exemption for a portion of his or her income
Why did Woodrow Wilson call his platform of progressive reforms the New Freedom?
he believed that regulating business would increase free enterprise
he emphasized free enterprise rather than efficiency through regulation
he proposed new laws to protect workers from unsafe conditions
he supported an active role for the federal government in the economy
Who did President Taft announce an antitrust lawsuit against in October of 1911?
J.P. Morgan
the Burlington Railroad
Standard Oil
US Steel
Who formed the National Woman's Party, whose members picketed and went on hunger strikes in support of suffrage?
Carrie Chapman Catt
Lucretia Mott
Alice Paul
Lucy Stone
The Payne-Aldrich Tariff, signed into law by President Taft,
cut tariff's significantly
hardly cut tariffs at all
imposed new tariffs
raised tariffs significantly
What led to the creation of a Factory Investigating Commission?
the devastating hurricane in Galveston, Texas, in 1900
the founding of the NAACP in 1910
the publication of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle in 1906
the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911
Under President Taft, the Republican Party split into two groups: the Progressives and conservative Republicans, who
favored tariff reduction
supported reform efforts
wanted to reduce regulation
wanted to maintain high tariffs
Created in 1914, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had the power to investigate companies and issue "cease and desist" orders against engaging in
building monopolies that hurt consumers
illegal practices such as bribing officials
unfair trade practices that hurt competition
violation of the laws protecting workers
President Wilson supported banking reform because periodic economic depressions had destroyed numerous small banks and
caused larger banks to form monopolies
increased public support for regulating business
required loans from the federal government
wiped out many of their customers' life savings
Some Progressives advocated socialism, or
the absence of government
government ownership of business
government regulation of business
private ownership of business
Which progressive reform permitted citizens to introduce legislation and required legislatures to vote on the legislation?
direct primary
initiative
recall
referendum
In the election of 1912, what new party was Theodore Roosevelt the presidential candidate for?
Independent Party
Populist Party
Progressive Party
Republican Party
What best describes a direct primary?
All party members vote for a candidate to run in the general election
All party members vote for delegates to the party's convention
The party's state legislators vote for a candidate to run in the general election
The party's state legislators vote for delegates to the party's convention
What did President Roosevelt establish in the West to manage timber resources?
Bureau of Mines
Department of Commerce and Labor
National Park Service
United States Forest Service
Wisconsin became known as the "the laboratory of democracy" because of its
antitrust laws
consumer protection laws
efforts for woman suffrage
support for direct primaries
Progressives generally believed that industrialization and urbanization had created many social problems, including working-class poverty and
the decline of religious faith
the failure of many businesses
the filth and crime of urban society
the spread of violent racism
What Upton Sinclair 1906 novel enraged consumers with descriptions of appalling conditions in the meatpacking industry, leading to passage of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act?
arbitration
insubordination
The Jungle
Antitrust
Who wrote The Jungle about the meatpacking industry leading to reforms?
Upton Sinclair
Gifford Pinchot
John Muir
Alice Paul
Journalists who exposed corruption and raised public awareness of social problems came to be known as ____.
Bull Moose
temperance
muckraker
Progressive Era
During his eight years as president, Wilson crafted reforms affecting tariffs, trusts, workers’ rights, and
the banking system.
civil rights.
environmental protection.
public education.
Although the progressive movement failed to address racial discrimination, African Americans absorbed the reform spirit, which
encouraged them to engage in the political process.
fueled their longstanding desire for advancement.
increased their frustration at the lack of progress on civil rights.
led them to support progressive candidates for office.
Through “gentlemen’s agreements” with companies, President Roosevelt sought to regulate big business without
being criticized by business interests.
breaking up the trusts.
increasing competition.
protecting the interests of consumers.
Which president used "gentlemen's agreements" with companies to regulate the companies with out using lawsuits?
Taft
Wilson
Roosevelt
McKinley
President Roosevelt thought that large business organizations were part of the reason for American prosperity, but he also believed that
large businesses would not abuse their power.
industrialization threatened the nation’s natural resources.
the monopoly power of some trusts hurt the public interest.
acting against trusts would divide the Republican Party.
President Roosevelt used what incident to put into practice his belief that it was his job to keep society operating efficiently by helping settle conflicts between different groups and their interests?
the coal strike of 1902
the formation of Northern Securities
irrigating the West
strengthening the Interstate Commerce Commission
Under President Roosevelt, the power of the executive branch of government
declined somewhat.
dramatically increased.
increased in some areas.
remained the same.
Which president used the power of the "bully pulpit" to increase the power of the presidency and executive branch?
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
McKinley
Under a federal reserve system, banks would have to keep part of their deposits in one of 12 reserve banks, which would
allow banks to offer higher interest rates to customers.
encourage banks to make more loans to businesses.
provide a cushion against unexpected financial losses.
protect banks from competition with foreign institutions.
Like President Roosevelt, President Wilson expanded both the role of the federal government and the
importance of the banks.
power of the president.
role of big businesses.
strength of the economy.
During the coal miners’ strike of 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt urged the union and the mine owners to accept __ and a settlement imposed by an outside party.
arbitration
antitrust
democratic
bull moose
insubordination
In four years, President Taft brought twice as many __ cases as Theodore Roosevelt brought in seven.
arbitration
antitrust
democratic
bull moose
insubordination
One group of Progressives focused on making government more __ and more responsive to citizens.
arbitration
antitrust
democratic
bull moose
insubordination
nickname for the new Progressive Party, which was formed to support Roosevelt in the election of 1912
arbitration
antitrust
democratic
bull moose
insubordination
When Gifford Pinchot, head of the U.S. Forest Service, leaked a story to the press, President Taft fired him for __, or disobedience.
arbitration
antitrust
democratic
bull moose
insubordination
When Alice Paul was arrested after picketing the White House, ait became an example of her attempts to___
start a women-only political party.
support Woodrow Wilson.
use protests to force suffrage.
use violence to force suffrage.
What progressives thought needed to play a more active role in solving society’s problems
big business
social welfare organizations
the churches
the government
How did laissez-faire proponents argue was the best way to preseve public land?
keep it under government control and not allow companies to use it.
keep it under government control, but allow its use for land development projects.
sell it to lumber companies, who would conserve it as a source of profits.
sell it to private individuals, who would conserve it because it belonged to them.
The National Association of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1910 by
African Americans responding to race riots in Springfield, Illinois and other incidents.
political leaders responding to Du Bois’s arguments.
Progressives who intended to reform race relations.
settlement house workers shocked by race riots in Springfield, Illinois.
