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William Howard Taft's support for the Sixteenth Amendment opened a period when

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the federal government expanded its activities and responsibilities.

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William Howard Taft lost his support of the progressive Republicans because of his

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support of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff

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Why were Mark Twain are other critics wary of Theodore Roosevelt's presidential style?

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the felt he was far too flamboyant and ambitious

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Both the Elkins Act and the Hepbum Act increased the government's ability to

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regulate unfair business practices by railroads

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Which of the following policies of Theodore Roosevelt was continued by William Howard Taft?

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the continued attempts to break up monopolies and trusts.

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When mine owners refused to meet with coal workers at the White house, Roosevelt

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made it clear that he would not use his influence to break the union.

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Major focuses of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency included all of the following EXCEPT:

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using subsidies to bolster the failing Standard Oil Company.

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A major difference between Theodore Roosevelt and the presidents of the Gilded Era was

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Roosevelt was much more aggressive in his use of presidential powers.

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Roosevelt's accomplishments as president included all of the following EXCEPT:

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promoting an amendment to establish an income tax.

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During the presidency of William Howard Taft,

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the Republican Party split into two fractions.

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Reformers who called for use of the Australian ballot succeeded in getting

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the right of voters to have privacy in the voting process.

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Which of the following arguments was broadly articulated by women reformers to support the women's suffrage movement in the Progressive Era?

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woman had special experiences to bring to public life

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The Nineteenth Amendment

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gave women the right to vote.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a political reform made during the Progressive Era?

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nominating conventions

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Use of the initiative allowed reformers to

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proposed legislation directly to electorate.

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The accomplishments of Mayor Samuel "Golden Rule" Johnson in Toledo, Ohio, included

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defeating the two established parties and passing many social reforms.

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Changes in the strategy of suffragettes in the early 1900s included

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adopting activist tactics such as rallies and political lobbying.

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As governor, Robert LaFollette successfully passed all of the following reforms EXCEPT:

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woman's suffrage at state level

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Alice Paul helped achieve success for women's suffrage by using the strategy of

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going through the process of creating a Constitutional amendment.

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The Seventeenth Amendment

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provided for the direct popular election of US senators.

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The immigrants known as "new immigrants" included all of the following groups EXCPET:

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Irish Protestants

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Which of the following statements about women in the early 1900s is not true?

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fewer working women were choosing to get married

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All of the following groups or people opposed progressive social reform EXCEPT:

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supporters of the Social Gospel Movement

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Leaders of the Social Gospel movement sought to

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combine religion with laissez-faire philosophies.

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After the depression of the mid-1890s, a majority of Americans began to

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stay away from the polls in national elections.

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A peak of anti-union violence occurred when

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John D. Rockefeller ordered that striking miners, and their families be shot and burned.

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The main goal of the muckrakers was to

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raise the public's awareness of social problems.

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Proponents of the Social Gospel believed all of he following ideas EXCEPT:

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emphasizing a literal interpretation of the Old Testament.

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Most American socialists did not advocate

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a worldwide revolution by the working class.

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The International Workers of the World differed from the A.F.L. by

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organizing all types of workers from a wide variety of ethnic groups

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the progressive movement was driven by

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a general belief that moderate reforms were needed to help end social disorder.

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An accomplishment of the Women's Trade Union League was that it

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united working-class and middle-class women.

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All of the following are true about the working conditions in the early 1900s EXCEPT:

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industrialists refused to resort the subdivision of labor

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One effect of socialist ideals being openly expressed was

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the move of progressives toward moderate reforms.

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The Feminist Alliance formed in response to the

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firing of female New York teachers when they married.

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Public outrage against unsafe working conditions peaked when

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young female workers died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire.

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Which work of literate was NOT authored by a muckraker ?

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Christianity and Social Crisis

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Americans of "Old Stock" sometimes disliked new immigrants becuase

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they viewed predominantly Catholic and Jewish immigrants as threats to social stability.

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Fredrick Taylor's scientific management emphasized all of the following ideas EXCEPT:

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providing more autonomy for the factory laborer.

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The writing of the muckrakers exposed corruption in all of the following areas EXCEPT:

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cigarette manufacturing

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Reformers who focused on ending child labor faced resistance from big business and

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the American Federation of Labor.

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Many progressive reformers supported prohibition becuase

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they believed alcohol was a cause of poverty and many other social problems.

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The major focus of the Niagara Movement was to

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achieve civil liberties for all African-Americas

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In general, American reformers that addressed awful working and living conditions were

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far less effective than social reforms passed in western Europe

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Though Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois both believed in improving conditions for African-Americans, in what way did their views differ?

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They both fought for social equality, but on DuBois fought for economic equalit as well.

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In the early 1900s, the involvement of white reformers in the black struggle for equality

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was limited to small numbers of progressive activists.

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All of the following statements about Margret Sanger are true EXCEPT:

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she was indicted for distributing reformist literature

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Jan Addams's Hull House was established primarily to

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create educational programs to aid poor immigrants.

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Most settlement houses were staffed by

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middle-class women.

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Reformers in rural areas during the 1900s achieved all of the following aims EXCEPT:

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managing to stop rural people from being drawn to urbanization trends.

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