WorksheetsProgressive ERA: Woodrow Wilson's Whims
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 4hrs 4mins
Theodore Roosevelt’s domestic programs were known as the ___________________ and its purpose was to place limits on the laissez-faire economy.
New Deal
Great Society
Square Deal
Big Stick Diplomacy
Woodrow Wilson won the 1912 presidential election because -
Americans were ready for a Democratic President
former President Roosevelt campaigned across America on behalf of Wilson
he ran a campaign that focused on issues people cared about like the economy and progressive issues
Roosevelt’s Bull Moose third party split the Republican vote in half, leaving the majority of votes for Wilson
Which agency name belongs on the blank line?
U.S. Geological Survey
National Park Service
Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. Border Patrol
Which phrase describes a major goal of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913?
To provide stability for the national economy by creating a central banking system
To raise money for wartime needs by selling government bonds
To give incentives for U.S. entrepreneurs by offering low-interest loans
To encourage competition in U.S. industry by breaking up corporate trusts
What factor contributed MOST to these changes?
The rising costs of national defense
Abuses of the spoils system by political machines
Threats posed by immigrant radicals
The inefficiency of large corporations
Which reason contributed to the trend shown in this table?
The number of factories using assembly lines decreased.
A progressive movement worked to stop the use of child labor.
A political movement worked to lower taxes for businesses.
The number of people joining labor unions decreased.
Woodrow Wilson ran on a platform that promised banking, tariff, and business reform while pledging to respect individual freedoms and private industry. What was it called?
Square Deal
New Freedom
Big Stick Diplomacy
Progressive Movement
The assassination of William McKinley is primarily significant because...
he was the first American president to be assassinated in broad daylight.
his assassination led to the beginning of World War I.
it led to Teddy Roosevelt becoming president, who was going to crack down on monopolies/trusts & shift the American government's focus to them.
it represented a growing fear of immigrants in the US, since Leon Czolgosz, his assassin, was an immigrant himself.
Which of the following was implemented in 1913 to solve these problems?
Each state held party conventions in order to select senators.
A national referendum was held to standardize the procedures for selecting senators.
Open primaries were used to limit the choices of senators who could be confirmed by state legislatures.
(Primary system).
A constitutional amendment was ratified that required senators to be elected directly by popular vote. (The 17th Amendment)
Which Progressive Era individual does this describe?
William McKinley
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
Robert M. Lafollette
Theodore Roosevelt earns the name "trustbuster" as he...
decides to allow the monopolies and trusts to run wild, feeding into the corruption of the age.
decides to crack down on the monopolies and trusts, breaking them up.
decides to make deals with the monopolies and trusts in an effort to keep the peace with them.
decides to repeal several anti-trust laws and replace them with stronger, firmer anti-trust laws.
What was the name given to Teddy Roosevelt's plan to keep the wealthy from taking advantage of the poor?
New Nationalism
New Freedom
Roosevelt Reforms
“The farmers of the United States are up in arms. They are the bone and sinew of the nation; they produce the largest share of its wealth; but they are getting, they say, the smallest share for themselves. The American farmer is steadily losing ground.”
—from Forum
The issue discussed in this excerpt was one argument made by which group of reformers?
Federalists
Populists
Silverites
Bull Moose Republicans
What was the primary focus of the 16th Amendment?
The ability for the government to levy income taxes.
The ability for the people to directly elect their senators.
The ban on the production, sell and consumption of alcohol.
The passage of women's right to vote.
The Clayton Antitrust Act...
repealed the Sherman Antitrust Act, allowing big businesses to do as they please.
strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act, legalizing strikes & unions.
added the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, officially outlawing big businesses.
Don't pick this one, I'm writing this at 7:53 AM the morning of, ok?
The amendment that provides for direct election of U.S. Senators by voters is the...
16th
17th
18th
19th
Taft utilized the Sherman Antitrust Act and other federal powers to break up more monopolies than Teddy Roosevelt.
True
False
What is the 15th Amendment?
Cannot prevent a person from voting because of race, color, or creed: African American males right to vote
Direct election of senators by the public.
Government has the right to levy income tax on citizens.
The installment of Prohibition, with a massive push from the Temperance Movement.
