HISTORY HIS-144THE LEGACY OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+RECENT VERSION

HISTORY HIS-144THE LEGACY OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+RECENT VERSION 1) In 1909, the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), in an effort to draw national attention to its cause, ______. - ANSWER coordinated the first of a series of street rallies. 2) The City Beautiful Movement focused on ______. - ANSWER improving urban aesthetics 3) Which of the following was a major goal of progressives in the early twentieth century? - ANSWER weakening the power of political parties in state and federal politics 4) Who were the muckrakers of the Progressive Era? - ANSWER investigative journalists who exposed corruption and social hardships 5) The progressive governor of Wisconsin, ______, was elected in 1900 and instituted far-reaching reforms such as new taxes on railroad profits and inheritances. - ANSWER Robert M. La Follette 6) In his second term, President Roosevelt helped create the _____ and appointed his friend Gifford Pinchot to lead it. - ANSWER U.S. Forest Service 7) In the early twentieth century, progressives sought to "clean up" American cities by attempting to do which of the following? - ANSWER - ban the sale and consumption of alcohol - end the commercial sex trade 8) The City Beautiful Movement launched with the 1893 _____ Exposition. - ANSWER Chicago 9) What constitutional amendments instituted a graduated income tax and mandated that senators be elected by popular vote? - ANSWER the Sixteenth Amendment and Seventeenth Amendment 10) In the early twentieth century, progressives supported the restriction of voting among many naturalized immigrants by ______. - ANSWER requiring voters to read English 11) Which of the following was true of President Woodrow Wilson? - ANSWER - He advocated that government be a positive and active force in people's lives. - He pioneered annual State of the Union speeches. 12) President Theodore Roosevelt used the "bully pulpit" of his presidency to preach against which two things? - ANSWER - class division - materialism 13) President ______ was the first president to treat environmental protection as a policy priority. - ANSWER Theodore Roosevelt 14) Which of the following were changes to national labor laws made during the Taft administration? - ANSWER - an eight-hour workday for federal employees - new regulations for mine and railroad safety 15) In what ways did President Woodrow Wilson advance the progressive agenda? - ANSWER - He limited the courts' ability to issue injunctions against striking unions. - He lowered Taft's unpopular tariffs. - He backed legislation that punished businesses that combined to restrain trade. 16) Between 1880 and 1900, most immigrants coming to the United States settled in cities because... a. factory and workshops were available there b. little available farmland remained in the Midwest c. most immigrants came from large cities in Europe d. city laws afforded special rights and protections for immigrants - ANSWER factory and workshop jobs were available there 17) Based on the information on the graph, which statement is most accurate? f. people who lived in urban areas were poor g. the percentage of urban population increased between 1850 and 1900 h. by 1900, 30% of the population lived in rural areas j. industrialization led to an increase in the rural population in the late 1800s - ANSWER the percentage of urban population increased between 1850 and 1900 18) What is the main idea of this passage? a. the conditions of tenement living have improved greatly b. the number of people living in tenements is declining c. many immigrants face crowded conditions and despair in tenement housing d. living in tenements has led to improved working class conditions - ANSWER Many immigrants face crowed conditions and despair in tenement housing 19) Which demographic shift occurred in the United States in the late nineteenth century as a result of industrialization? f. northerners moved to the Sun Belt states g. rural residents moved into urban areas h. working class people left the cities to move to the suburbs j. African Americans moved from the north to the south - ANSWER rural residents moved into urban areas 20) How did the passage of the Dawes Act affect Native American Indians? a. it supported their existing cultural traditions b. it started a series of Indian Wars on the Great Plains c. it attempted to assimilate them into mainstream American culture d. it forced their removal from areas east of the Mississippi River - ANSWER It attempted to assimilate them into them into mainstream American culture 21) Which was successful example of "Americanization"? f. the Dawes Act led Native Americans to sell their lands g. the Homestead Act made federal land available to settlers h. the children of New Immigrants learned English in public schools j. congress prohibited the immigration of Chinese workers - ANSWER the children of New Immigrants learned English in public schools 22) Which factor helped farmers on the Great Plains overcome opposition from cattle ranchers? f. the farmers allied with Native Americans to sell their lands g. barbed wire allowed farmers to enclose their lands h. heavy rains made the Great Plains more suitable to planting than grazing j. ranchers refused to divide up the open range - ANSWER Barbed wire allowed farmers to enclose their lands 23) Books such as "The Octopus by Frank Norris, How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis, and The Jungle by Upton Sinclair" exposed problems that resulted from - f. the naturalization of immigrants g. environmental conservation h. westward expansion j. rapid industrialization - ANSWER rapid industrialization 24) Members of the Progressive Movement generally supported the idea that the federal government should - a. prevent unfair business practices b. restrict immigration to the US c. reduce the # of small farmers d. abolish the private property ownership - ANSWER prevent unfair business practices 25) Four Goals of Progressivism - ANSWER Protecting social welfare, promoting moral improvement, creating economic reform, and fostering efficiency 26) Progressive Movement - ANSWER Political and social reform movement in the 20th century US that aimed to restore economic opportunites and correct injustices of American life 27) Protecting Social Welfare - ANSWER Goal of Progressivism focused on easing social hardships brought upon by industrialism; included associations like the YMCA 28) Florence Kelley - ANSWER Progressive reformer who focused particularly on helping women and children in labor 29) Promoting Moral Improvement - ANSWER Goal of Progressivism focused on improving morality through things like prohibition 30) Prohibition - ANSWER The banning of alcoholic beverages 31) Women's Christian Temperance Union - ANSWER A progressive group focused on prohibition; became the largest women's group in the nation's history by 1911 32) Carry Nation - ANSWER A prohibitionist who became famous for using a hatchet to smash liquor bottles in saloons