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Progressivism Vocab Quiz #1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All BUT which of the following is true of Theodore Roosevelt?

a)

gained national recognition due to his efforts in the Spanish-American War with his Rough Riders in Cuba.

b)

Ran for the Democratic Party in the Election of 1900.

c)

accepted some of the ideas of Anglo-Saxonism.

d)

was William McKinley's Vice President.

2.

Which of the following progressives is correctly matched?

a)

John Spargo; wrote a book reporting on and condemning child labor

b)

Ida Tarbell; voting reform recommendations helped lead to the 17th Amendment

c)

Lincoln Steffens; was the political cartoonists who helped bring down Boss Tweed

d)

Robert La Follette; was fiercely anti-big business and helped get the Hepburn Act passed

3.

Which of the following progressives is correctly matched?

a)

President Theodore Roosevelt; was strongly anti-trust and anti-big business.

b)

Ida Tarbell; wrote an anti-monpoly series on U.S. Steel, which led to the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890

c)

Lincoln Steffens; took pictures of people living in terrible conditions in the inner cities

d)

Robert La Follette; his efforts to push for direct primary and other related reforms helped lead to the 17th Amendment

4.

Which of the following progressives is correctly matched?

a)

Robert La Follette; his voting reforms hepled lead to the 18th Amendment

b)

Ida Tarbell; was a fierce anti-lynching muckraker

c)

Lincoln Steffens; reported on voting stealing and other corrupt political machien practices

d)

Alice Paul; founder of NAWSA who helped get the 19th Amendment passed

5.

Which of the following progressives is correctly matched?

a)

Carrie Chapman Catt; published articles criticizing the Standard Oil Company

b)

John Spargo; his book "The Jungle" opened people's eyes on the horrifying conditions and practices of meat plants.

c)

Teddy Roosevelt; supported the ruling of Northern Securities v. the United States

d)

Eugene Debs; his Square Deal pleased both progressives and conservatives

6.

Which of the following progressives is NOT correctly matched?

a)

Carrie Chapman Catt; NAWSA leader who initially believed in the state by state campaign

b)

Ida Tarbell; published articles criticizing the Standard Oil Company

c)

Eugene Debs; a radical progressive who believed the government should buy and run big businesses like the railraod companies and utilities

d)

William McKinley; was a fierce progressive until his assassination in 1901

7.

The works of Lincoln Steffens was similar to that of muckraker

a)

Ida B. Wells.

b)

W.E.B. Du Bois.

c)

Thomas Nast.

d)

Jacob Riis.

8.

All BUT which of the following is true of progressivism era?

a)

It an era roughly between 1900-1920.

b)

Many significant laws and legislation improving society and government were passed during the era.

c)

African Americans and poor people were among the most benefited from the era.

d)

Many big businesses were against progressivism.

9.

Which Amendment is the direction election of senators, meant to curb political machine corruption?

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th amendment

10.

Which Amendment states that the right to vote shall not be denied on the account of sex.

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th amendment

11.

Which Amendment was started by the Temperance Movement and banned alcohol?

a)

21st Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th amendment

12.

ALL but which of the following is true of the Square Deal?

a)

It supported some Social Darwinism ideals.

b)

It supported someProgressive ideals.

c)

It was the name Theodore Roosevelt's 2nd term reform programs.

d)

It was key to insure the end of U.S. imperialism.

13.

Northern Securities v. United States

a)

proved President Roosevelt was going to hold big businesses accountable.

b)

resulted after three railroad companies combined into one giant holding company.

c)

found Northern Securities guilty of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act.

d)

all answers are correct

14.

All BUT which of the following is true of the United Mine Workers (UMW) Strike of 1902?

a)

150,000 coal workers walked out

b)

miners demanded a pay increase, a reduction in hours, and recognition of their union

c)

It ended after Roosevelt threatened to order the army to run the mines.

d)

The mine owners were open to arbitration, but the union was not.

15.

Tried to strengthen the ICC by giving it the power to set railroad rates.

a)

Square Deal

b)

Hepburn Act

c)

arbitration

d)

temperance

16.

Who won the Election of 1900?

a)

President McKinley

b)

William Jennings Bryan

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Leon Czolgosz