Chapter 22 HIST 112 – Flashcards
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The chapter introduction tells the story of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire to make the point that:
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industrial society had to face the negative consequences of decades of wrenching economic change.
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Which one of the following ideas should NOT be associated with progressivism?
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a skeptical view of human nature and American potential
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The ideology of progressivism, insofar as it had one, generally:
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mixed a liberal concern for the poor with a conservative wish to control social disorder.
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McClure's Magazine pioneered a new style of journalism featuring writers like Ida Tarbell and Lincoln Steffens who:
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presented carefully researched exposés of corporate and government abuses.
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Which statement about political progressivism at the local and state levels is truer?
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Urban reforms strengthened middle-class control and improved efficiency.
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The Nineteenth Amendment, granting women the right to vote, was embraced by many Progressives because:
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the higher moral character of women would help clean up politics.
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Alice Paul:
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received repressive treatment from the police, which widened popular support for American suffrage.
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How did the new amusement parks differ from earlier public entertainments?
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No longer was there an obligation to instruct as well as amuse.
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The Anti-Saloon League:
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considered the saloon the center of such problems a gambling, prostitution, political corruption, and unemployment.
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On the issue of racial discrimination, progressives generally
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ignored the question altogether.
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W.E.B. DuBois:
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called on the "talented tenth" to publicly oppose segregation, disenfranchisement and discrimination.
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Many historians consider it the most important reform of the early twentieth century because it established the means for expanded federal action. It was:
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the Sixteenth Amendment permitting graduated income taxes.
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Which statement does NOT accurately compare Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson?
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Both took significant symbolic steps to break down barriers of racial segregation.
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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")?
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The New Nationalism accepted concentrations of capital, labor, and government; but the New Freedom stressed competitiveness among small business and reduced government power.
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Progressive reformers did which of the following?
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weakened the power of the political machines through the direct primary
