WorksheetsProgressivism Under Taft
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What was the main reason for the final breach between Taft and Roosevelt in 1911?
Roosevelt's candidacy for the Republican nomination
Taft's attorney general filed an antitrust suit against U.S. Steel
Taft's support for world peace through arbitration treaties
Roosevelt's support for the Progressive Party
What action did Roosevelt take after Taft's bosses refused to seat the Roosevelt delegates at the Chicago convention in 1912?
He ran as an independent candidate
He supported Taft's nomination
He and his supporters bolted the party
He withdrew from the election
Which candidate was generally viewed as the candidate of the old guard in the 1912 presidential election?
Eugene V. Debs
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
William Howard Taft
Reforms in big business are characteristic of what era?
Gilded Age
Progressive Era
New Deal
Roaring 20s
What were journalists called that investigated and wrote about the issues in society during the progressive era?
Reporters
Muckrakers
Yellow Journalists
Paparazzi
The Bull-Moose Candidate was most associated with?
Progressive
Populist
Greenback
Anti-Masonic
The Jungle encouraged what to take place?
More people joining the work force
Legislation to make meat packing safer and cleaner
Immigration into large cities
New sewage lines to be built in cities
What was one of the main reasons for the split between Taft and Roosevelt during Taft's presidency?
Taft's support for high tariffs
Roosevelt's opposition to Taft's foreign policy
Taft's antitrust lawsuit against U.S. Steel
Roosevelt's decision to run for a third term
Which act passed under Taft's administration aimed to regulate the railroad industry?
Hepburn Act
Elkins Act
Mann-Elkins Act
Clayton Antitrust Act
What was the primary focus of Taft's progressive reforms?
Environmental conservation
Antitrust legislation
Labor rights
Women's suffrage
Which political party did Taft represent in the 1912 presidential election?
Democratic Party
Progressive Party
Republican Party
Socialist Party
What was the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act, signed by Taft, primarily concerned with?
Lowering tariffs on imported goods
Raising tariffs on imported goods
Establishing a federal income tax
Regulating banking practices
Who succeeded Taft as President of the United States?
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
What was the outcome of the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy during Taft's presidency?
Strengthened Taft's relationship with progressives
Led to the dismissal of Gifford Pinchot
Resulted in the resignation of Richard Ballinger
Improved Taft's environmental policies
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified during Taft's presidency, allowed for the direct election of senators?
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
