US History ch21 – Flashcards
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While progressivism has many meanings it tended to be based on the central assumption
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that American society was capable of improvement
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At the turn of the twentieth century, progressive activists
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were "antimonopoly" and feared concentrated power
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The term "muckrakers" referred to
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urban political organizations
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At the turn of the twentieth century, Lincoln Steffens wrote extensively of the need to reform
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urban "boss rule."
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In 1904, Ida Tarbell published a highly critical study on
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an effort to make religious faith a tool of social reform
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In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the "Social Gospel" was
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directed their attention at the living conditions in cities
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At the turn of the twentieth century, the leaders of the settlement house movement
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directed their attention at the living conditions in cities
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At the turn of the twentieth century, leaders in the settlement house movement tended to be
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female
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The settlement house movement of the early twentieth century helped spawn the profession of
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social work
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In his 1899 book, A Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen argued
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modern cities should rely on a handful of experts to solve their social problems
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In regards to organizing the professions during the progressive era,
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by World War I, all states had established professional bar associations
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In 1901, one of the first professions to organize on a national level was in the field of
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medicine
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In regards to women and the professions during the progressive era
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social work was generally thought to be an appropriate career for women
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The most distinctive quality of women in professions during the progressive era was
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they were concentrated in the "helping" professions
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During the progressive era, the "new woman" was a product of
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all of the above
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The term "Boston marriage" refers to
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two women who lived together
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In regards to divorce in the United States during the progressive era,
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more than ten percent of all marriages ended in divorce
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During the progressive era, the women's club movement
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had a national organization to coordinate club activities
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During the progressive era, clubs for African American women
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frequently embraced controversial issues
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During the progressive era, clubwomen generally
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both A and B
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During the progressive era, the woman suffrage movement
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became the single largest reform movement of the early twentieth century
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During the progressive era, supporters of woman suffrage argued that female voters
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deserved the vote because of their unique traits as women
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During the progressive era, significant voting rights for women were first won in
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the Far West
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In the year prior to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment
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both A and B
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In 1916, Alice Paul and the National Women's Party
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neither A nor B
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Prior to the adoption of the secret ballot, voter ballots were printed and distributed by
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the political parties themselves
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During the progressive era, one of the first targets for political reformers was
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municipal governments
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During the progressive era, opponents of political reform included many members of all of the following EXCEPT
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the middle-class
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During the progressive era, reformers of city government frequently tried to
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create city-managers
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The initiative and referendum were progressive era political reforms designed to weaken
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state legislatures
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The recall and direct primary were progressive era political reforms designed to weaken
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political parties
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As governor of Wisconsin, the progressive reformer Robert La Follette helped create
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the direct primary
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During the progressive era, the power of the political parties
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declined as did voter turnout
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During the progressive era, political "interest groups"
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were a product of the progressive era
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During the progressive era, important sources for social reform included
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New York's Tammany Hall political machine
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In the aftermath of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire in New York City
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strict regulations with effective enforcement were imposed on factory owners
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For western states during the progressive era, the major target for political reformers was
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the federal government
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All of the following were progressive reformers from western states EXCEPT
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Alfred E. Smith
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A major reason progressive political reforms, such as the direct primary, were quickly embraced in the western states was
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political parties were weak in this region
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In regards to race, during the progressive era
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both A and B
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During the progressive era, W. E. B. Du Bois asserted all the following EXCEPT
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the principal tool for gaining civil rights was to elect blacks to public office
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was
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neither A nor B
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The temperance crusade
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was supported by most business employers
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The Women's Christian Temperance Union
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was, at one time, the largest women's organization in American history
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Between 1914 and 1919, the temperance movement
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gained momentum as a result of World War I
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In regards to the immigrant population in the United States, progressive reformers
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both A and B
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In the early twentieth century, the theories of eugenics
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supported the restriction of immigration by nationality
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During the progressive era, the Socialist Party of America
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grew stronger
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During the progressive era, the acknowledged leader of American socialism was
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Eugene Debs
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In the 1912 presidential election, the Socialist Party candidate
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both A and B
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During the early twentieth century, the Industrial Workers of the World
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advocated a single union for all workers
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World War I hurt the socialist movement in the United States because
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the war generated anti-radical feelings in the country
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Herbert Croly argued in his 1909 book, The Promise of American Life
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it was important that the federal government was led by a strong president
