The Progressive Era, 1890 1920 Chapter 20 Test Bank Answers

Chapter 20 : The Progressive Era, 1890–1920

CORE OBJECTIVES

1. Explain the varied motives of progressive reformers.

2. Explain the various sources of thought and activism that contributed to the progressive movement.

3. Identify the specific goals of progressive reformers and how they advanced them.

4. Describe the contributions of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft to the progressive movement, and explain how and why the two men came to disagree.

5. Describe the progressive policies of President Woodrow Wilson, and explain why and how they differed from those of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.

TRUE/FALSE

1. Progressives generally believed government should not interfere with big business.

OBJ: 2. Explain the various sources of thought and activism that contributed to the progressive movement.

TOP: The Varied Sources of Progressivism

2. Socialism was a radical wing of progressivism.

OBJ: 2. Explain the various sources of thought and activism that contributed to the progressive movement.

TOP: “Honest Government” Activism and Socialism

3. The groups behind the YWCA and YMCA created their programs because they believed that Christianity had gotten too far from the lower economic classes.

OBJ: 2. Explain the various sources of thought and activism that contributed to the progressive movement.

TOP: Religious Activism and Social Responsibility

4. The belief that religious institutions and individual Christians had an obligation to bring about the “Kingdom of God” on earth is known as socialism.

OBJ: 2. Explain the various sources of thought and activism that contributed to the progressive movement.

TOP: Religious Activism and Social Responsibility

5. The popular election of senators required a constitutional amendment.

OBJ: 3. Identify the specific goals of progressive reformers and how they advanced them.

TOP: Reforms in the Political Process

6. Lincoln Steffens was a leading muckraker and sought to make democracy more democratic.

OBJ: 2. Explain the various sources of thought and activism that contributed to the progressive movement.

TOP: Reforms in the Political Process

7. Industrial management, also known as Taylorism, was applied to the operations of the government.

OBJ: 3. Identify the specific goals of progressive reformers and how they advanced them.

TOP: Efficiency Movement in Business and Government

8. Middle-class women reformers were a driving force behind the temperance movement.

OBJ: 3. Identify the specific goals of progressive reformers and how they advanced them.

TOP: Promotion of Social Justice

9. William H. Taft achieved the most significant tariff reduction of any progressive president.

OBJ: 4. Describe the contributions of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft to the progressive movement, and explain how and why the two men came to disagree.

TOP: Taft and Tariffs

10. Many of the most prominent progressives endorsed Roosevelt’s bid to be the first president representing a third party, the “Bull Moose” Progressive party.

OBJ: 4. Describe the contributions of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft to the progressive movement, and explain how and why the two men came to disagree.

TOP: The Taft-Roosevelt Feud

11. Woodrow Wilson earned one of the nation’s first doctoral degrees and tried to use his intellect to help make up for lack of experience.

OBJ: 5. Describe the progressive policies of President Woodrow Wilson, and explain why and how they differed from those of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.

TOP: Wilson’s Dramatic Rise

12. Whereas Theodore Roosevelt’s New Nationalism plan wanted to eliminate trusts, Woodrow Wilson’s New Freedom plan wanted to regulate them.

OBJ: 4. Describe the contributions of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft to the progressive movement, and explain how and why the two men came to disagree.

TOP: The Election of 1912

13. Wilson was a weak president who trusted Congress to adopt the proper policies.

OBJ: 5. Describe the progressive policies of President Woodrow Wilson, and explain why and how they differed from those of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.

TOP: A Burst of Reform Bills

14. The Underwood-Simmons bill created the first regular federal income tax.

OBJ: 5. Describe the progressive policies of President Woodrow Wilson, and explain why and how they differed from those of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.

TOP: The Tariff and the Income Tax

15. Federal money for farm demonstration agents was approved in the Adamson Act.

OBJ: 5. Describe the progressive policies of President Woodrow Wilson, and explain why and how they differed from those of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.

TOP: Labor Legislation

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following would have been considered the average, most common progressive activists during the Progressive period?

a. Christian moralists

b. Bankers

c. Rural Southern farmers

d. Agnostics

e. Blacks

OBJ: 1. Explain the varied motives of progressive reformers.

NAT: Historical Period

TOP: The Progressive Impulse

MSC: Analyzing

2. How was the foundation of the progressive movement different than that of the Populist movement?

a. The progressive movement was based on addressing rural issues.

b. The Populist movement was based on addressing issues that farmers had with Congress.

c. The progressive’s goal was to reform the political system so that minorities would be represented.

d. The progressive movement was based on addressing issues that occurred in urban areas.

e. The Populist movement desired to replace capitalism with socialism.

OBJ: 1. Explain the varied motives of progressive reformers.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: The Progressive Impulse

MSC: Understanding

3. According to the textbook, what, more than any other factor, ignited the progressive movement?

a. The collapse of the B & O Railroad

b. The worst economic downturn in U.S. history

c. The gap between rich and poor growing wider

d. The lack of opportunities for unskilled laborers

e. The lack of representation in Congress for minorities

OBJ: 2. Explain the various sources of thought and activism that contributed to the progressive movement.

NAT: Historical Period

TOP: Depression and Populism

MSC: Applying

4. Which of the following statements about the state of the American economy in 1900 is accurate?

a. Compared with other industrialized nations, the United States had some of the highest concentrations of poverty.

b. Compared with the rest of the world, the United States had a low per capita income.

c. Employment levels in the United States were at an all-time high.

d. Corporate barons took the lead in improving living conditions for the poor and growing the economy.

e. The economy was booming because of industrialization efforts and the growth of rural areas.

OBJ: 2. Explain the various sources of thought and activism that contributed to the progressive movement.

NAT: Change and Continuity

TOP: Depression and Populism

MSC: Remembering

5. Which of the following was a goal shared by most Populists?

a. The end of “direct elections” and a return to the election of U.S. senators by state legislatures alone

b. The destruction of capitalism as an economic system in America rather than the reform of it

c. Political reforms meant to give the “people” more power and that were often implemented by progressives

d. The promotion of “special interests” and the passing of legislation that favored business leaders

e. The end of government support for farms and a shift in focus away from the agricultural sector of the economy

OBJ: 2. Explain the various sources of thought and activism that contributed to the progressive movement.

NAT: Change and Continuity

TOP: Depression and Populism

MSC: Applying

6. Individuals labeled Mugwumps were best associated with which concept?

a. Honest government

b. Social Darwinism

c. Laissez-faire capitalism

d. Communism

e. Yellow journalism

OBJ: 2. Explain the various sources of thought and activism that contributed to the progressive movement.

NAT: Historical Period

TOP: “Honest Government” Activism and Socialism

MSC: Understanding

7. One way that American socialists differed from European socialists was that

a. European socialists tended to incite riots.

b. American socialists tended not to advocate for government ownership of businesses.

c. European socialists published their beliefs in the form of paperback books.

d. American socialists created political parties aimed at overthrowing the government.

e. European socialists were strongly against the ideas of Karl Marx.

OBJ: 2. Explain the various sources of thought and activism that contributed to the progressive movement.

NAT: Change and Continuity

TOP: “Honest Government” Activism and Socialism

MSC: Remembering

8. The group of journalists who drew attention to the abuses in society and published them in stories were known collectively as

a. Mugwumps.

b. Locofocos.

c. Muckrakers.

d. Shivercrats.

e. Dixiecrats.

OBJ: 2. Explain the various sources of thought and activism that contributed to the progressive movement.

NAT: Change and Continuity

TOP: Muckraking Journalism

MSC: Applying

9. This belief during the Progressive Era persuaded followers to pursue their ideals to bring about the coming of the “Kingdom of God.”

a. Social Darwinism

b. Social capitalism

c. Social gospel

d. Social security

e. Social engineering

OBJ: 2. Explain the various sources of thought and activism that contributed to the progressive movement.

NAT: Change and Continuity

TOP: Religious Activism and Social Responsibility

MSC: Applying

10. Who is best associated with the Hull House?

a. Jane Addams

b. Ida Tarbell

c. Upton Sinclair

d. Frances Willard

e. Angela Sims

OBJ: 2. Explain the various sources of thought and activism that contributed to the progressive movement.

NAT: Change and Continuity

TOP: Religious Activism and Social Responsibility

MSC: Remembering

11. The leaders of the Settlement House movement

a. directed their attention to the problems of living in cities for the working poor and immigrant communities.

b. often expressed moral disapproval of the behavior of immigrants and favored well-off families when choosing tenants.

c. spoke against the social gospel movement and initially focused only on political rather than social reform.

d. tended to consist of second-generation lower class immigrants helping first generation lower class immigrants.

e. encouraged people in the cities to move to the rural areas by providing lodging there.

OBJ: 2. Explain the various sources of thought and activism that contributed to the progressive movement.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: Settlement Houses

12. The area of the country that first gave full voting rights to women was in the

a. East.

b. West.

c. South.

d. North.

e. Southeast.

OBJ: 2. Explain the various sources of thought and activism that contributed to the progressive movement.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: The Woman Suffrage Movement

13. The initiative and the referendum were reforms designed to weaken the power of the

a. the federal government.

b. unions.

c. state governors.

d. political elites.

e. labor laws.

OBJ: 3. Identify the specific goals of progressive reformers and how they advanced them.

TOP: Reforms in the Political Process

14. Frederick Winslow Taylor and the gospel of efficiency are best associated with which concept?

a. Scientific management

b. Social Darwinism

c. Tariff reform

d. Temperance

e. Social gospel

OBJ: 3. Identify the specific goals of progressive reformers and how they advanced them.

NAT: Historical Period

TOP: Efficiency Movement in Business and Government

MSC: Analyzing

15. After a hurricane destroyed Galveston, Texas, a new method of government was implemented there. It gave a small board both executive and legislative powers in governing the city. What was this new method called?

a. The commission system

b. The spoils system

c. The viceroy plan

d. The city-manager plan

e. The Ohio system

OBJ: 3. Identify the specific goals of progressive reformers and how they advanced them.

NAT: Change and Continuity

TOP: Efficiency Movement in Business and Government

MSC: Understanding

16. A system of governance in which a trained administrator was appointed to run a city was called the

a. mayoral plan.

b. viceroy plan.

c. city-manager plan.

d. Wisconsin idea.

e. commission system.

OBJ: 3. Identify the specific goals of progressive reformers and how they advanced them.

NAT: Change and Continuity

TOP: Efficiency Movement in Business and Government

MSC: Applying

17. The biggest problem progressivism faced during the Progressive Era was the

a. stance of Congress.

b. stance of the state legislatures.

c. regulation of big business.

d. reluctance of the president.

e. disapproval of the Supreme Court.

OBJ: 3. Identify the specific goals of progressive reformers and how they advanced them.

NAT: Change and Continuity

TOP: Regulation of Business

MSC: Analyzing

18. Which of the following statements correctly describes the women’s club movement during the Progressive Era?

a. It concentrated on cultural activities.

b. It excluded black women.

c. It was reserved for upper class women.

d. It often engaged in progressive reform activities.

e. It actively sought full legal equality with men.

OBJ: 3. Identify the specific goals of progressive reformers and how they advanced them.

NAT: Change and Continuity

TOP: Promotion of Social Justice

19. Need for reforming the workplace was brought to national attention in 1911 when a fire broke out at

a. the Union Carbide refinery.

b. the Triangle Shirtwaist factory.

c. McCall’s magazine publisher.

d. the U.S. Capitol.

e. U.S. Steel manufacturing.

OBJ: 3. Identify the specific goals of progressive reformers and how they advanced them.

NAT: Historical Period

TOP: Labor Legislation

MSC: Remembering

20. The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution provided for

a. direct election of senators.

b. universal suffrage for women.

c. an income tax.

d. prohibition.

e. abolishment of slavery.

OBJ: 3. Identify the specific goals of progressive reformers and how they advanced them.

NAT: Historical Period

TOP: The “Progressive” Income Tax

MSC: Applying

21. The first “progressive” president was

a. William McKinley.

b. Theodore Roosevelt.

c. William Howard Taft.

d. Woodrow Wilson.

e. Warren G. Harding.

OBJ: 4. Describe the contributions of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft to the progressive movement, and explain how and why the two men came to disagree.

NAT: Historical Period

TOP: Progressivism under Roosevelt and Taft

MSC: Remembering

22. President Theodore Roosevelt accomplished the majority of his progressive agenda by

a. convincing Congress to pass legislation.

b. working with Congress to compromise on legislation.

c. taking executive actions.

d. organizing state initiatives.

e. leading a popular speaking tour.

OBJ: 4. Describe the contributions of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft to the progressive movement, and explain how and why the two men came to disagree.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: Roosevelt’s Taming of Big Business

MSC: Applying

23. Roosevelt’s “Square Deal” featured

a. a plan that emphasized the intention of benefitting both rich and poor.

b. a plan that ignored the conservation of natural resources.

c. less government involvement in overseeing the actions of corporations.

d. policies that stressed a strict rather than loose interpretation of the Constitution.

e. the repeal of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.

OBJ: 4. Describe the contributions of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft to the progressive movement, and explain how and why the two men came to disagree.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: Roosevelt’s Taming of Big Business

MSC: Understanding

24. The first monopoly broken up by President Theodore Roosevelt was

a. U.S. Steel.

b. Northern Securities Company.

c. IGN Railroad.

d. American Oil Corporation.

e. General Electric.

OBJ: 4. Describe the contributions of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft to the progressive movement, and explain how and why the two men came to disagree.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: Roosevelt’s Taming of Big Business

MSC: Applying

25. Why was the 1902 coal strike significant?

a. Roosevelt intervened personally to break the strike.

b. There was no union participation in the strike.

c. The owners of the mines immediately agreed to meet workers’ demands.

d. The military took control of the mines for the year after the strike.

e. At the end of the strike, workers had worse hours than leading into the strike.

OBJ: 4. Describe the contributions of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft to the progressive movement, and explain how and why the two men came to disagree.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: The 1902 Coal Strike

MSC: Understanding

26. Which of the following statements about the Democrats in the election of 1904 is accurate?

a. They gained control of the Senate.

b. They experienced their best comeback in 12 years.

c. They won the Presidency.

d. They suffered their worst defeat in 32 years.

e. They gained control of the House of Representatives.

OBJ: 4. Describe the contributions of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft to the progressive movement, and explain how and why the two men came to disagree.

TOP: Roosevelt’s Election to a Second Term

27. What book brought to light the abuses in the U.S. meatpacking industry in the early twentieth century?

a. Ida Tarbell’s The Octopus

b. Jane Weaver’s For Whom the Bell Tolls

c. Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle

d. Henry Adams’ Not Here

e. Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s Through My Eyes

OBJ: 4. Describe the contributions of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft to the progressive movement, and explain how and why the two men came to disagree.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: Regulation of the Railroad, Food, and Drug Industries

MSC: Remembering

28. Which of the following did Roosevelt accomplish during his Presidency?

a. He set aside millions of acres of federal land for conservation purposes.

b. He created 11 new big businesses.

c. He ardently advocated the right of women to vote.

d. He established racial equality.

e. He made it illegal to possess alcohol.

OBJ: 4. Describe the contributions of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft to the progressive movement, and explain how and why the two men came to disagree.

TOP: Environmental Conservation

29. Whereas President Theodore Roosevelt saw himself as a __________, President Taft saw himself as a(n) __________.

a. leader uninfluenced by the idea of white superiority; president prone to prejudice

b. traditional and cautious thinker; champion of reform and innovation

c. crusader of reform; judge-like administrator

d. capitalist; socialist

e. candidate of the people; candidate of big business

OBJ: 4. Describe the contributions of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft to the progressive movement, and explain how and why the two men came to disagree.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: The Transition from Roosevelt to Taft

MSC: Evaluating

30. What incident set off the Taft-Roosevelt feud?

a. The breakup of Standard Oil

b. The loss of the Lusitania and Taft’s refusal to declare war on Germany

c. The Ballinger-Pinchot controversy

d. The abolishment of slavery

e. Roosevelt’s refusal to follow the two-term tradition

OBJ: 4. Describe the contributions of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft to the progressive movement, and explain how and why the two men came to disagree.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: The Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy

MSC: Analyzing

31. Because of the Roosevelt-Taft feud, Theodore Roosevelt decided to

a. fill his cabinet with corporate lawyers.

b. break a pledge he had made to not seek another term in office.

c. open millions of acres of federal lands to commercial interests.

d. support Woodrow Wilson for president in 1912.

e. refuse to return to the United States while Taft was still president.

OBJ: 4. Describe the contributions of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft to the progressive movement, and explain how and why the two men came to disagree.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: The Taft-Roosevelt Feud

MSC: Understanding

32. Which of the following statements regarding Woodrow Wilson’s “New Freedom” and Roosevelt’s “New Nationalism” is accurate?

a. Wilson wanted to regulate trusts.

b. Roosevelt was opposed to government regulation of corporations.

c. Roosevelt rejected economic concentration with government regulation.

d. Wilson believed economic concentrations were unjust and should be destroyed.

e. Neither Roosevelt’s program nor Wilson’s program was considered to be progressive.

OBJ: 5. Describe the progressive policies of President Woodrow Wilson, and explain why and how they differed from those of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.

TOP: The Election of 1912

33. Woodrow Wilson won the presidency in 1912 because

a. he had already had a very long and successful political career.

b. Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican vote.

c. the voters knew Wilson would not take them to war in Europe.

d. the people were tired of Republican presidents.

e. he ran a better campaign than his opponents.

OBJ: 5. Describe the progressive policies of President Woodrow Wilson, and explain why and how they differed from those of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: The Election of 1912

MSC: Understanding

34. Which political party ran as a third party in the 1912 election?

a. Libertarian

b. Independent

c. Socialist

d. Reform

e. American

OBJ: 5. Describe the progressive policies of President Woodrow Wilson, and explain why and how they differed from those of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: The Election of 1912

MSC: Remembering

35. Which of the following statements best describes President Wilson?

a. He found it hard to understand and work with people who did not agree with him.

b. He was more interested in being loved than being right.

c. He saw the presidency as a balance between Congress and the Supreme Court.

d. He was the first imperial president.

e. He did not believe the Constitution constrained his powers as president.

OBJ: 5. Describe the progressive policies of President Woodrow Wilson, and explain why and how they differed from those of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: A Burst of Reform Bills

MSC: Understanding

36. What reason did Wilson give for proposing tariff reform?

a. To force American companies to compete with cheaper foreign goods

b. To combat misuse of the tariff by corporations

c. To pressure Germany to lower their hostility toward England

d. To smooth the way for the passage of the income tax

e. To protect the interests of U.S. corporations

OBJ: 5. Describe the progressive policies of President Woodrow Wilson, and explain why and how they differed from those of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.

NAT: Change and Continuity

TOP: The Tariff and the Income Tax

MSC: Applying

37. Which of the following lowered tariff rates for the first time since the Civil War?

a. Hart-Smoot Act

b. Dingley Tariff

c. Underwood-Simmons Tariff

d. Mongrel Tariff

e. Federal Reserve Act

OBJ: 5. Describe the progressive policies of President Woodrow Wilson, and explain why and how they differed from those of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: The Tariff and the Income Tax

MSC: Applying

38. Part of Wilson’s anti-trust program was the

a. abolishment of the Interstate Commerce Commission.

b. creation of the Bureau of Corporations.

c. creation of the Federal Trade Commission.

d. abolishment of the Railroad Commission.

e. reenactment of the Bank of the United States.

OBJ: 5. Describe the progressive policies of President Woodrow Wilson, and explain why and how they differed from those of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: Anti-Trust Actions

MSC: Applying

39. In 1914, what did Wilson do to anger progressives?

a. He allowed trusts to be reformed.

b. He announced that his New Freedom plan was complete.

c. He backtracked on tariff reform.

d. He abolished segregation.

e. He enacted immigration restrictions.

OBJ: 5. Describe the progressive policies of President Woodrow Wilson, and explain why and how they differed from those of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: Progressives’ Disappointments with Wilson

MSC: Understanding

40. Wilson’s definition of progressivism applied to __________ only.

a. the white

b. the rich

c. the poor

d. immigrants

e. native-born Americans

OBJ: 5. Describe the progressive policies of President Woodrow Wilson, and explain why and how they differed from those of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: Progressivism for Whites Only

MSC: Applying

41. Which of the following statements about the African American cause during the Progressive Era is accurate?

a. Booker T. Washington’s meeting with Roosevelt led to a major improvement in the way the criminal justice system treated African Americans.

b. Government agencies were one of the few institutions that had been successfully desegregated.

c. Wilson proclaimed that he had succeeded in the major goals of progressivism after just two years in office but largely ignored African American causes.

d. African American women were the leaders of many suffrage organizations, which became safe havens from racial prejudice.

e. Roosevelt and Taft were known for their progressivism when it came to civil rights for African Americans, especially in decreasing the violence they faced.

OBJ: 5. Describe the progressive policies of President Woodrow Wilson, and explain why and how they differed from those of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.

TOP: Progressivism for Whites Only

42. President Wilson argued that women’s suffrage

a. should be enacted by federal legislation.

b. should be left to the states.

c. should be enacted by constitutional amendment.

d. should not be allowed.

e. was not an important issue.

OBJ: 5. Describe the progressive policies of President Woodrow Wilson, and explain why and how they differed from those of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.

NAT: Events and Processes

TOP: The Vote for Women

MSC: Understanding

43. Why did progressivism eventually fade around 1916?

a. The conflicts of the Great War rose to the forefront of American concerns, surpassing domestic issues.

b. Progressivism had accomplished all of its major goals, such as measures addressing child labor.

c. Progressivism had led to the widespread implementation of traditional laissez-faire economics that decreased the role of the government.

d. The principle that federal, state, and local governments had the responsibility of protecting Americans from corrupt politicians had not yet been established.

e. Progressivism had reached its peak during Roosevelt’s presidency, and in the years that followed, people were far more worried about the economy.

OBJ: 5. Describe the progressive policies of President Woodrow Wilson, and explain why and how they differed from those of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.

NAT: Change and Continuity

TOP: The Limits of Progressivism

MSC: Evaluating

ESSAY

1. Describe the origin of the progressive movement. What were the motives of the progressives, and what were some of the specific reforms they pursued?

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2. Write an essay discussing the expanding role of the federal government during the Progressive Era. In what ways was the power of the government expanding? Why was that power being expanded?

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3. In what ways could the progressive movement be considered paradoxical?

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4. Write an essay discussing the political changes wrought by the progressive movement.

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5. Analyze the changes in business caused by the progressives.

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6. Write an essay exploring the “efficiency movement” and how it both impacted industry and politics.

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7. Compare and contrast Roosevelt’s New Nationalism and Wilson’s New Freedom. In what ways were they similar? In what ways were they different? How might one account for those differences?

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8. Analyze the issue of race during the progressive era.

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9. What changes did progressivism bring to America? How was America different in 1920 from what it had been in 1900 because of progressivism?

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10. Discuss the issue of conservation and what specific presidents during the Progressive Era did to promote this important issue.

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11. Describe the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Show how the two men eventually found themselves running against each other for president.

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12. In what ways was the election of 1912 significant?

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MATCHING

Match each person with one of the following descriptions.

a. Was the original “efficiency expert”

b. Was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1904

c. Served as president of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and broadened its scope

d. Was a Socialist party presidential candidate

e. Was the Progressive party presidential candidate in 1912

f. Influenced New Nationalism with The Promise of American Life

g. Was the owner of best-selling McClure’s magazine

h. Formed the National Woman’s Party and was jailed following a protest for woman’s suffrage

i. Was the first Jewish member of the Supreme Court

j. Spent years investigating John D. Rockefeller’s unethical and illegal approach to creating trusts.

k. Served as a German-born Baptist minister and became the greatest champion of the Social Gospel.

l. Promoted women’s suffrage across New York City in the 1870s.

1. Louis D. Brandeis

2. Herbert Croly

3. Eugene V. Debs

4. Sam McClure

5. Alton B. Parker

6. Theodore Roosevelt

7. Frances Willard

8. Alice Paul

9. Frederick W. Taylor

10. Ida Tarbell

11. Walter Rauschenbusch

12. Susan B. Anthony