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The chapter introduction tells the story of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire to make the point that |
| | A) | during the progressive era, modern city services such as police and fire departments spread across America. |
| | B) | reformers sought to use government to curb abusive corporations and establish a good society. |
| | C) | industrial society had to face the negative consequences of decades of wrenching economic change. |
| | D) | economic depression was not the only harsh reality faced by anxious Americans at the turn of the century. |
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Which one of the following ideas should NOT be associated with progressivism? |
| | A) | a belief that the American system was sound, but needed adjustments |
| | B) | a pragmatic concern for results rather than truths |
| | C) | a Darwinian emphasis on how the environment shapes human behavior |
| | D) | a skeptical view of human nature and American potential |
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The ideology of progressivism, insofar as it had one, generally |
| | A) | mixed a liberal concern for the poor with a conservative wish to control social disorder. |
| | B) | called for redistribution of incomes from wealthy to poor and a socialist approach to government. |
| | C) | was rooted in firm and fixed standards of morality and truth. |
| | D) | stressed trying to meet the special needs of each identifiable private interest. |
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McClure's magazine pioneered a new style of journalism featuring writers like Ida Tarbell and Lincoln Steffens, who |
| | A) | scientifically analyzed social problems and proposed solutions. |
| | B) | provided voter information to reveal where candidates stood and whose money they accepted. |
| | C) | employed a gritty realism that portrayed life in the slums. |
| | D) | presented carefully researched exposés of corporate and government abuses. |
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Which of the following statements about political progressivism at the local and state levels is the most true? |
| | A) | Urban reforms strengthened middle-class control and improved efficiency. |
| | B) | Big-city mayors, controlled by corrupt political machines, were quick to adopt progressive measures that increased their control of patronage. |
| | C) | Municipal reformers sought to replace traditional forms of city government like the commission or city manager. |
| | D) | In their quest for efficiency and expert rule, progressives tried to invent alternatives to direct democracy. |
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The Nineteenth Amendment, granting women the right to vote, was embraced by many progressives because |
| | A) | a large majority of American voters now favored it. |
| | B) | it could offset growing jingoism and militarism, especially once World War I began. |
| | C) | the women agitating for it moderated the radicalism of their campaign. |
| | D) | the higher moral character of women would help clean up politics. |
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Alice Paul |
| | A) | learned her political tactics from Carrie Chapman Catt. |
| | B) | convinced Woodrow Wilson of the appropriateness of a constitutional amendment in support of women's suffrage. |
| | C) | received repressive treatment from the police, which widened popular support for American suffrage. |
| | D) | discouraged the idea of picketing the White House to build support for women's suffrage. |
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How did the new amusement parks differ from earlier public entertainments? |
| | A) | Earlier parks and fairs provided no opportunities for shows or rides. |
| | B) | Amusement parks were located in urban rather than rural settings. |
| | C) | No longer was there an obligation to instruct as well as amuse. |
| | D) | No longer was commercial success enough; now progressive reform values had to be advanced. |
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The Anti-Saloon League |
| | A) | attempted to pass a national ban on drinking. |
| | B) | recognized the importance of the saloon as a social center for working men. |
| | C) | considered the saloon the center of such problems as gambling, prostitution, political corruption, and unemployment. |
| | D) | failed to convince many counties or states to ban the sale of alcohol. |
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On the issue of racial discrimination, progressives generally |
| | A) | fought Jim Crow laws and lynching. |
| | B) | advocated segregated facilities in the North. |
| | C) | ignored the question altogether. |
| | D) | used white supremacy arguments to break the power of northern urban political machines. |
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W. E. B. Du Bois |
| | A) | called on the "talented tenth" to publicly oppose segregation, disfranchisement, and discrimination. |
| | B) | worked with Booker T. Washington to create the Atlanta Compromise. |
| | C) | focused on improving the lot of the black working classes. |
| | D) | opposed the creation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). |
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Many historians consider ________ the most important reform of the early twentieth century because it established the means for expanded federal action. |
| | A) | the Sixteenth Amendment permitting income taxes on individuals and corporations |
| | B) | the Seventeenth Amendment providing for direct popular election of senators |
| | C) | the Eighteenth Amendment authorizing prohibition |
| | D) | the Nineteenth Amendment granting women's suffrage |
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Which statement does NOT accurately compare Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson? |
| | A) | Both ran for president in 1912. |
| | B) | Both used presidential power to promote pragmatic change. |
| | C) | Both took significant symbolic steps to break down barriers of racial segregation. |
| | D) | As his re-election campaign neared, Wilson began advocating programs that fit Roosevelt's "New Nationalism" ideas. |
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What is an accurate comparison of the two competing brands of political progressivism in the 1912 presidential campaign (Theodore Roosevelt's "New Nationalism" and Woodrow Wilson's "New Freedom")? |
| | A) | The New Nationalism accepted concentrations of capital, labor, and government, but the New Freedom stressed competitiveness among small business and reduced government power. |
| | B) | The New Nationalism supported business and ignored social justice concerns, while the New Freedom held to the reverse emphasis. |
| | C) | Both welcomed assertive federal power and encouraged business growth. |
| | D) | Neither was truly progressive. |
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Progressive reformers did which of the following? |
| | A) | accepted the contributions of the foreign cultures of immigrants |
| | B) | radically changed the system of market capitalism |
| | C) | improved the efficiency and profits of industries such as the railroads |
| | D) | weakened the power of political machines through the direct primary |
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