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Unit 3: Progressives Test Review

Total questions: 167

Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year was the National Park Service established?

a)

1872

b)

1901

c)

1916

d)

1924

2.

The Organic Act’s statement of purpose called for the Park Service to ‘‘____________’’ the scenery and other resources...

a)

repair

b)

quarantine

c)

conserve

d)

exploit

3.

the right to vote

a)

suffrage

b)

duty

c)

responsibility

d)

apathy

4.
a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal, usually a piece of legislation.
a)
Referendum
b)
Intiative
c)
Recall
d)
Primary
5.
 A group of persons selected by the voters in each state, that officially elects the president and vice president. 
a)
Direct Primary
b)
House of Represntatives
c)
Electoral College
d)
Senate
6.
An electoral procedure whereby citizens can propose legislation or constitutional amendments and refer the decision to a popular vote.
a)
Referendum
b)
Recall
c)
Initiative
d)
Primary
7.
a procedure that allows citizens to remove and replace a public official before the end of a term of office
a)
referendum
b)
recall
c)
initiative
d)
primar
8.

If a voter makes a proposal for a plan or program for law to be voted on, it is called a(n) _________________.

a)

referendum

b)

recall

c)

amendment

d)

initiative

9.

The mayor of Chicago was engaging in illegal activities, and so the people of Chicago were able to vote to ______________ her.

a)

referendum

b)

amendment

c)

recall

d)

initiative

10.
Men or women that fought for woman’s suffrage
a)
Suffragist
b)
Muckraker
c)
Klan Member
d)
People
11.
The peoples chance to vote on their parties candidate, instead of it being appointed.
a)
Primary
b)
Referedum
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
12.
Depending on how much money you make, the government will tax you at different rates
a)
Tax Invasion
b)
Salary Tax
c)
Sales Tax
d)
Graduated Income Tax
13.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
14.
Campaign to stop abuse in the homes by urging people and the government to stop alcoholism.
a)
Women Suffrage
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
Alcoholics Anonymous
d)
Fair Weather Fan
15.
The founder of the NAACP who encouraged African Americans to fight to end segregation
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
WEB Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
16.
The ability to remove corrupt government officials from office
a)
Referendum
b)
Initiative
c)
Recall
d)
Primary
17.
This was created to allow women to vote nationally
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
18.
Law that requires company to properly label food and medicines
a)
Medicine Man
b)
Food Amendment
c)
Label Lemons
d)
Pure Food and Drug Act
19.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
20.
The founder of the National Women’s Suffrage Association that helped lead congress to vote on woman’s suffrage
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Ida B. Wells
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Francis Willard
21.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
22.
Made it illegal to create trusts and monopolies
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Sherman Antimonopoly Act
c)
Sherman Shortly Act
d)
Sherman No Business Act
23.
A way for people to vote directly on a proposed new law
a)
Recall
b)
Referendum
c)
Initiative
d)
Primary
24.
The founder of the Tuskegee Institute and head of the African Americans community
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
W.E.B Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
25.
A process that allows voters to put a bill before a state legislature.
a)
Reall
b)
Referendum
c)
Initiative
d)
Primary
26.
The banning of alcohol.
a)
Institution
b)
Referendum
c)
Principal
d)
Prohibition
27.

Local reform was motivated largely by the actions of what groups in America's big cities prior to the Progressive Era?

a)

Political Machines

b)

Protesting Immigrants

c)

Big Corporations

d)

City Managers

28.

Which of the following was a Progressive Era reform at the STATE level that attempted to give voters more say over political party elites in choosing candidates?

a)

Direct Primaries

b)

Creation of City Commissioner position

c)

Women's suffrage

d)

Political Conventions

29.

Which of the following is the term for when voters can vote to PROPOSE a new law (primarily at the state level)?

a)

referendum

b)

initiative

c)

recall

d)

proposal

30.

Which of the following is the term used to describe a demand by voters for a law to be sent to them to vote directly on whether to keep it or not (primarily at the state level)?

a)

referendum

b)

initiative

c)

recall

d)

proposal

31.

Which of the following is the term used to describe the voters action of REMOVING an elected official from office (primarily at the state level)?

a)

referendum

b)

initiative

c)

recall

d)

proposal

32.

What is the name of the first law created that broke laissez faire?

a)

Sherman Anti Trust

b)

Interstate Commerce Act

c)

Clayton Anti Trust Act

d)

Pendleton Act

33.

Which political party represented farmers at the end of the Gilded Age and beginning of the Progressive Era?

a)

Republicans

b)

Democrats

c)

Third Party

d)

Populists

34.

What items were part of the Populist agenda?

a)

lower prices, railroad growth

b)

regulation of railroad pricing, coinage of silver

c)

regulation of farm pricing

d)

urban revival

35.

What is an initiative?

a)

referendum

b)

recall

c)

a law created by a citizen

d)

when someone works hard for their goals

36.

Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?

a)

The discovery of goldfields in the west led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation

b)

Industrialist used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power

c)

in the deep south a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry

d)

Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations.

37.

Allows the federal government to collect income tax

a)

conservation

b)

16th amendment

c)

monopolies

d)

recall

38.

Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages

a)

19th amendment

b)

16th amendment

c)

17th amendment

d)

18th amendment

39.

Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

a)

muckrakers

b)

conservation

c)

regulate

d)

regulate

40.

Central banking system of the United States, which regulates banks

a)

intiative

b)

political corruption

c)

Federal Reserve

d)

progressives

41.

Process in which citizens put a proposed new law directly on the ballot

a)

referendum

b)

initiative

c)

regulate

d)

trusts

42.

Companies that control all production of a good or service

a)

muckrakers

b)

conservation

c)

monopolies

d)

17th amendment

43.

A term coined for journalists who "raked up" and exposed corruption and problems of society

a)

intiative

b)

regulate

c)

conservation

d)

muckrakers

44.

USe of government for personal gain

a)

political corruption

b)

progressives

c)

recall

d)

referendum

45.

A group of reformers who worked to improve social and political problems in the late 1800's

a)

progressives

b)

recall

c)

trusts

d)

referendum

46.

procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office

a)

recall

b)

referendum

c)

regulate

d)

trusts

47.

procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature

a)

regulate

b)

referednum

c)

trusts

d)

recall

48.

to keep under control, govt watching over companies to protect society

a)

regulate

b)

trusts

c)

recall

d)

initiative

49.

legally formed combinations of corporations or companies to control an industry (steel,coal)

a)

reulate

b)

recall

c)

trusts

d)

17th amendment

50.

Movement that believed honest and efficient government could bring about social justice

a)

Social Gospel

b)

Progressivism

c)

Referendum

d)

Suffrage

51.

Socially conscious journalist and writers who dramatized the need for reform.

a)

Muckrakers

b)

Initiatives

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

NAWSA

52.

Author of Shame of the Cities- this book exposed corruption in urban government

a)

Lincoln Steffens

b)

Jane Adams

c)

Florence Kelley

d)

Jacob Riis

53.

Muckracking photographer and author of How the Other Half lives- exposed the conditions of the urban cities

a)

Jacob Riis

b)

Lincoln Steffens

c)

Florence Kelley

d)

Jane Adams

54.

Belief that following Christian principles could bring about social change

a)

Social Gospel

b)

Direct Primary

c)

Mr. Scott's Sermon on Sunday

d)

Referendum

55.

Community center that provided services for the urban poor

a)

Settlement House

b)

Initiative

c)

Referendum

d)

National Consumers League

56.

Leader in the settlement house movement

a)

Jane Adams

b)

Florence Kelley

c)

Lincoln Steffens

d)

Robert Reid

57.

Allowed voters to select candidates rather than having them selected by party members

a)

Direct Primary

b)

Referendum

c)

Recall

d)

Initiative

58.

Gave citizens the power to propose new laws

a)

Initiative

b)

Direct Primary

c)

Referendum

d)

Recall

59.

Allowed citizens to reject or accept laws passed by their legislature

a)

Referendum

b)

Initiative

c)

Recall

d)

Direct Primary

60.

Gave voters the power to remove legislators before their term is finished

a)

Recall

b)

Referendum

c)

Initiative

d)

Direct Primary

61.

The right to vote

a)

Sufferage

b)

Temperance

c)

Prohibition

d)

Initiative

62.

Social activist who led women to picket at the White House

a)

Alice Paul

b)

Carrie Catt

c)

Margaret Sanger

d)

Jane Addams

63.

What was so significant about the transcontinental Railroad

a)

It was the first railroad ever built in the US.

b)

It served to unite the nation by linking the East and West coast

c)

It served to unite the nation by connections the southern and northern regions

d)

It was the first railroad to ever transport people over night

64.

What was the 1 purpose of the Populist Movement?

a)

lasizzez-faire policies to continue to support big businesses

b)

raise prices of agricultural goods to support the financially struggling farmers

c)

beginning collection offers for the laborers in the factories

d)

implement more government regulation particularly with the railroad taxes

65.

The image is an example of what that happened during the Election of 1896

a)

Piggy Bank Ride

b)

Bimetallism

c)

Split Vote

d)

Cooperatives

66.

Which of the following reasons was the BEST reason the Populist Party lost the Election of 1986?

a)

the Populist Party did win enough votes against the Republicans

b)

the Republican Party bribed majority of laborers to vote for them pulling them ahead of the populist

c)

the Populist Party forced democrats to picked between 2 runners instead of one allowing the Republicans to obtain more votes

d)

the Republican Party burned majority of the crops making the public turn on the farmers for not providing enough food

67.
The political party that advocated for farmers was known as the ______party.
a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
c)
Populist
68.
Populist sought to have a typical work day last____hours.
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
69.
Which candidate was the Populist party's candidate?
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Ulyssess Grant
c)
William Jennings Bryan
d)
William McKinley
70.
Silver and gold caused________money in circulation, causing prices to________. 
a)
less, increase
b)
more, increase
71.
What was the famous speech by William Jennings Bryan called?
a)
The Cross Speech
b)
The Cross of Gold Speech
c)
Gold Standard
72.
What was the impact of initiative, referendum, & recall?
a)
gave citizens more democratic participation
b)
it gave more power to political machines
c)
it promoted indirect democracy
d)
it gave more power to smaller political parties
73.
Established the ICC & gave the federal govt the power to regulate the railroad industry.
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Clayton Anti-trust Act
c)
16th Amendment
d)
Railroad Regulation Act
74.

Which group preferred silver money?

a)

Lawyers

b)

Politicians

c)

Bankers

d)

Farmers

75.

Which of the following were points of the Populist Party platform?

a)

Silver Money

b)

Income Tax

c)

Secret Ballot

d)

All of the Above

76.
By 1890s, women given the right to vote in state and local elections...where?
a)
East
b)
South
c)
Midwest
d)
West
77.
What was one effect of the overproduction of cotton in the late 1800s? 
a)
Supported increased immigration
b)
Farmers put the boll weevil in each other's fields
c)
Farmers switched to rice.
d)
Many banks foreclosed on land.
78.

The Peoples Party was also known as the

a)

Democratic Party

b)

Populist Party

c)

Republican Party

d)

Whig Party

79.

Most European immigrants arrived in New York harbor and processed at

a)

Angel Island

b)

Statue of Liberty

c)

Ellis Island

d)

Tampa Bay

80.

Chinese and other Asian immigrants crossed the Pacific Ocean arriving in San Francisco Bay and were processed at

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Angel Island

c)

Statue of Liberty

d)

Texas harbor

81.

What immigrants were often unskilled, Catholics or Jewish likely to settle in cities rather than on farms

a)

New Immigrants

b)

Old Immigrants

c)

Americans

d)

Mass Transit

82.

Low-cost multifamily housing designed to squeeze in as many families as possible

a)

political machine

b)

ghetto

c)

Settlement Houses

d)

tenement

83.

In the last decades of the 19th century in America, some people saw American society having a glittering surface and a rotten core

a)

Golden Age

b)

Raring Twenties

c)

Gilded Age

d)

Populist Movement

84.

An organization that attracted about a million members- focused providing education on new farming techniques, call for regulations on railroads and grain elevator rate

a)

Farmers Market

b)

Farmers' Alliance

c)

Populists

d)

Grange

85.

__________ provided services such as medical care, child care, English classes for people in poor urban neighborhoods.

a)

State House

b)

Settlement House

c)

Reservations

d)

Schools

86.

Who won the election of 1896 and 1900?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

William Jennings Bryan

c)

William McKinley

d)

Grover Cleveland

87.

The Populist Party wanted all of the following except:

a)

abolition of the income tax

b)

regulation of railroads

c)

unlimited coinage of silver

d)

a graduated income tax

88.

This speech was about monetary policy and was given by William Jennings Bryan during his campaign for president in 1896

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Follow the Yellow Brick Road Declaration

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Cross of Gold

89.

Why did the Populist party want unlimited coinage of silver?

a)

To increase the amount of money in circulation and raise farm prices

b)

To raise campaign contribution limits

c)

To reduce economic inflation

d)

To decrease the bargaining power of labor unions

90.

Although the Populist Party did not last long, these proposals did become law:

a)

Income Tax & Direct Election of Senators

b)

Income Tax & Direct Election of Representatives

c)

Direct Election of Senators & Postal Savings-Banks

d)

Income Tax & Free Coinage of Silver

91.
Which court case required "separate but equal" facilities for African Americans?
a)
Brown vs. Board
b)
Plessy vs Ferguson
c)
Dred Scott
d)
Morrill vs Louisiana
92.
What was NOT a goal of the Populist movement? 
a)
Secret Ballot
b)
Graduated Income Tax
c)
Regulation of Banks and Railroads
d)
Stop poor whites from voting
93.
____ is tax someone has to pay to vote.
a)
Poll Tax
b)
income tax
c)
sales tax
d)
property tax
94.
What law allowed poor whites who couldn't pay poll taxes to vote? 
a)
Gerrymandering
b)
Literacy Tests
c)
Grandfather Clause
d)
Jim Crow laws
95.

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WERE POPULIST DEMANDS EXCEPT WHICH ONE?

a)

RETURN TO THE GOLD STANDARD

b)

GRADUATED PERSONAL INCOME TAX

c)

GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS

d)

RESTRICTION OF UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRATION

96.

Which of the following would have not been a member of the Populist Party?

a)

farmer

b)

factory worker

c)

banker

d)

William Jennings Bryan

97.

Which candidate was the Populist party's candidate in 1896?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

James Weaver

c)

William Jennings Bryan

d)

William McKinley

98.

After unsuccessfully running candidates for president in 1892, the Populists were taken over by which political party in 1896?

a)

Republican

b)

Democratic

c)

Greenback

d)

Federalist

99.
The most significant problem for farmers in the late 19th century was which of the following?
a)
high tariffs, low exports
b)
poor machinery, low production
c)
tight credit, high interest
d)
too many regulatory laws
100.

Why did the Populist party want unlimited coinage of silver?

a)

To increase the amount of money in circulation and raise farm prices

b)

To reduce economic inflation

c)

To raise campaign contribution limits

d)

To decrease the bargaining power of labor unions

101.
Members of which group most likely to belong to Populist Party?
a)
Anarchists
b)
Farmers
c)
Industrialists
d)
Immigrants
102.
How did the person named in this 1909 handbill work to improve African American lives?
a)
By organizing voter-registration drives for African Americans
b)
By supporting the formation of labor unions by African American workers
c)
By promoting vocational training for African Americans
d)
By organizing boycotts of businesses that refused service to African Americans
103.

What was the main issue of the 1896 election?

a)

Adjusting Immigration standards

b)

Establishing new foreign relations policy

c)

Which metal would be the basis of the nation's currency

d)

Westward Expansion

104.

Unlimited Coinage of Silver,

Limit terms for President

Direct Election of Senators

Secret Ballot

Government ownership of railroads, telegraphs, and telephones.

Immigration Restriction

Graduated Income Tax

shorter work day 8 hours

Which political party platform is list above?

a)

Populist platform

b)

Progressive platform

c)

Republican party platform

d)

Democrat party platform

105.

Which groups of people were known as the Gold Bugs?

a)

bankers and farmers

b)

farmers and laborers

c)

bankers and businessmen

d)

businessmen and farmers

106.

Who did the Populists believe should run the railroads?

a)

The Government

b)

The local cities/towns

c)

Private Enterprise

d)

The Farmers

107.
The political party that advocated for farmers was known as the ______party.
a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
c)
Populist
108.
Established the ICC & gave the federal govt the power to regulate the railroad industry.
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Clayton Anti-trust Act
c)
16th Amendment
d)
Railroad Regulation Act
109.

Which of the following were points of the Populist Party platform?

a)

Silver Money

b)

Income Tax

c)

Secret Ballot

d)

All of the Above

110.

What was the main goal of the women’s suffrage movement?

a)

to give women the right to vote

b)

to elect a woman president

c)

to give women the right to own property

d)

to give African Americans the right to vote

111.
What was the impact of initiative, referendum, & recall?
a)
gave citizens more democratic participation
b)
it gave more power to political machines
c)
it promoted indirect democracy
d)
it gave more power to smaller political parties
112.

The Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food & Drug Act of 1906 were passed because of

a)

Upton Sinclair's "Oil"

b)

Upton Sinclair's "King Coal"

c)

Upton Sinclair's "Dragon's Teeth"

d)

Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"

113.
What organization, created by WEB Dubois, advocated for rights for blacks and other minorities?
a)
NAACP
b)
NCAA
c)
NATO
d)
NAFTA
114.
Which law pushed to break up the monopolies and ensure competition?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Pure Food and Drug Act
c)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
d)
Child Labor Act
115.

Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addams’s Settlement House movement in Chicago?

a)

The founding of women’s colleges

b)

The introduction of prison reform

c)

The assimilation of immigrants

d)

The establishment of public libraries

116.

Which statement best supports Well's contribution to the civil rights movement?

a)

She advocated overturning the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford.

b)

She organized resistance to the violence associated with Jim Crow Laws.

c)

She coordinated nonviolent protests in urban areas in Tennessee.

d)

She prepared the legal arguments that led to Brown v. Board of Education.

117.
The Progressive Movement supported the idea that the federal government should-
a)
Reduce the number of farms
b)
Build an overseas empire
c)
Regulate big business
d)
Reduce immigration
118.

During Reconstruction the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were ratified. Which issues did these amendments address?

a)

Rights for women

b)

Readmission of states to the Union

c)

Rights for former slaves

d)

Presidential impeachment proceedings

119.

What was the purpose of the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906?

a)

To protect consumers by regulating the food and drug industry

b)

To lower the cost of essential foods and drugs for consumers

c)

To prevent shortages by regulating the supply of food and drugs

d)

To reduce production costs for food and drug manufacturers

120.

President that started the US Forest Service

a)

Franklin D . Roosevelt

b)

George Washington

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

121.

"Black Codes" and "Jim Crow Laws" were state laws generally designed to segregate and keep control of:

a)

former slaves

b)

Democrats in the South

c)

former Confederate military officers

d)

Exodusters

122.

Jim Crow Laws were an attempt by Southern whites to achieve segregation using the principle:

a)

separate but equal

b)

due process of law

c)

equal protection

d)

integration

123.
Legal separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences.
a)
Integration
b)
Conflagration
c)
Confederation
d)
Segregation
124.

What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?

a)

Texas vs. Johnson

b)

Tinker vs. DesMoines

c)

Brown vs. Board of Education

d)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

125.

Which of the following BEST explains the purpose of the Jim Crow system?

a)

Keep public facilities cleaner

b)

keep African-Americans as second-class citizens

c)

keep the races pure

d)

keep African-Americans from voting

126.

Tests given to African Americans at the voting polls.

a)

Literacy Tests

b)

Voting tests

c)

Government Tests

d)

Poll tests

127.

You are eligible to vote if you grandfather was eligible to vote under this clause.

a)

Grandfather clause

b)

Father Clause

c)

Grandmother Clause

d)

Santa Clause

128.

Which amendment granted African American males ( no females) the right to vote?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

1st

d)

14th

129.

Where Were Jim Crow Laws Mainly Used?

a)

Eastern Shore

b)

South

c)

North

130.

What civil rights activist thought the push for racial equality should move slowly to avoid severe backlash?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. Du Bois

c)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

Robert Kennedy

131.

Who was NOT a women's suffrage activist during the Progressive Era?

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Alice Paul

c)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

d)

Mary Todd Lincoln

132.

Which amendment gives Congress the power to tax income?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

133.

Who was NOT one of the "Progressive Presidents"?

a)

William H. Taft

b)

T. Woodrow Wilson

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

134.

What president was known for being a "trustbuster" because he broke up so many monopolies?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William McKinley

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Adlai Stevenson

135.

Both the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act sough to do what?

a)

Break up monopolies

b)

Reform tax codes

c)

Outlaw regulation of business by the government

d)

Outlaw discrimination based on race

136.

Who was NOT a candidate in the election of 1912?

a)

William H. Taft

b)

William Jennings Bryan

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Woodrow Wilson

137.
Why did journalist Ida Tarbell write a book about John D. Rockefeller and his Standard Oil Company? 
a)
Tarbell was writing Rockefeller's biography.
b)
Tarbell revealed how Rockefeller took unfair advantage of his competitors by forming trusts to get rid of his competition.
c)
Tarbell was writing about all of Rockefeller's accomplishments as a successful business leader.
d)
nope
138.
- founded the National Women Suffrage Association
a)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Lucretia Mott
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Stanton, Mott, & Anthony
139.
The Temperance Movement supported _, or laws that would ban the production and sale of alcohol.
a)
prohibition
b)
temperance
140.
This is the amendment that made the sale and consumption of alcohol illegal.
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
141.
This is the amendment that granted women their right to vote.
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
142.
Which of the following brought about the enactment of Federal meat inspection laws?
a)
Writings of Upton Sinclair
b)
The conditions of newly arriving immigrants
c)
Demands of women on the frontier
d)
The production of farm exports
143.
A primary goal of the Progressive Movement was:
a)
fixing political and economic injustices resulting from industrialization
b)
encouraging big businesses to combine and form monopolies
c)
begin to solve racial tensions in the south
d)
continue on with rapid immigration, industrialization, and urbanization
144.
What was the name of Roosevelt's domestic policy?
a)
New Nationalism
b)
Square Deal
c)
New Freedom
d)
New Deal
145.
Who wrote the History of the Standard Oil Company to expose the corruptions of John D. Rockefeller?
a)
Lincoln Steffens
b)
Upton Sinclair
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Ida Tarbell
146.
The temperance movement
a)
was anti-domestic violence - men keep their temper
b)
Was responsible for the women’s right to vote
c)
Was trying to make alcohol illegal
d)
Was working to help recent immigrants learn English
147.

A large effort by the US government to regulate business was what legislation?

a)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

b)

Nineteenth Amendment

c)

Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906

d)

Interstate Commerce Commission

148.
The Federal Reserve System was established in
a)
1799
b)
1913
c)
1863
d)
1881
149.

The Federal Reserve...

a)

Regulates the amount of money in circulation

b)

Supervises banks

c)

Provides financial services to banks and the public

d)

All of the above.

150.
The agreement that Teddy Roosevelt negotiated between striking workers and management at a coal mine
a)
New Deal
b)
Fair Deal
c)
Square Deal
d)
Super Deal
151.
This was created to regulate railroads
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
Interstate Commerce Commision
c)
Railway Regulation Firm
d)
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
152.
This was created to regulate monopolies
a)
Interstate Commerce Commission
b)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
c)
Roosevelt Anti-Trust Act
d)
Slayton Anti-Trust Act
153.
True or False:  Teddy Roosevelt destroyed all trusts.
a)
True
b)
False
154.
The Jungle--by muckraker Upton Sinclair--exposed the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry and led to this law
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
Meat Inspection Act
c)
Food Cleanliness Act
d)
Clayton Anti-Meat Act
155.
This law banned harmful medical products and false medical claims.
a)
Pure Food and Drug Act
b)
Food Inspection Act
c)
Meat Inspection Act
d)
Pure Food Analysis Act
156.

Which legislation strengthened the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, and made it illegal to form a monopoly?

a)

Pure Food & Drug Act

b)

Clayton Anti-Trust Act

c)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

d)

Interstate Commerce Act

157.

Used his camera to expose child labor

a)

Lewis Hine

b)

Thomas Nast

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Booker T. Washington

158.

His camera exposed life in the tenements

a)

Lewis Hine

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Thomas Nast

159.

Sought to educate African-Americans for trade professions

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Alice Paul

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

160.

Fought for women's voting rights and equality

a)

Alice Paul

b)

Lewis Hine

c)

Florence Kelley

d)

Upton Sinclair

161.

What kind of government did Social Darwinists want?

a)

A government that would intervene and soften the harsh conditions created by capitalism

b)

A government that didn't interfere in the process of evolution--one that let the poor and "unfit" die out

c)

A government that would only offer support for the wealthy

d)

No government at all--they were anarchists

162.

What was the name of the progressive political party formed by T. Roosevelt after he lost the Republican Party nomination?

a)

The G.O.P.

b)

The Bull Moose Party

c)

The Democratic Party

d)

The Pirate Party

163.

Which person won the U.S. Election of 1912

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Eugene Debs

164.
Susan B. Anthony wanted....
a)
the colonists to be free from British rule.
b)
to be the first woman president
c)
to be a nurse
d)
all women to have the right to vote
165.

The difference between representative money and fiat money is that

a)

representative money is worth more than fiat money.

b)

fiat money is counted in coins; representative money is counted in paper dollars.

c)

fiat money is more durable than representative money.

d)

representative money is backed by silver or gold, ; fiat money is not.

166.

___________________________ wrote "The Declaration of Sentiments" creating the agenda of women's activism for decades to come.

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Alice Paul

d)

Michelle Obama

167.

____________ was the leader of the National Woman’s Party. She was put in solitary confinement in the mental ward of the prison as a way to “break” her will. She went on a hunger strike, refusing to eat until women gain the right to vote. The guards try to force feed her to keep her alive.

a)

Alice Paul

b)

Lucy Burns

c)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

d)

Hillary Clinton

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