From Stalemate to Crisis
Ch.19
1.In the late 1800s, most Americans engaged in political activity because of their (p. 522)
A.commitment to democracy in the workplace
B.regional, ethnic, or religious sentiments
C.interest in particular issues
D.stands on matters of public policy
E.party affiliations
2.During the late 1800s, the federal government had a reputation for(p. 522-523)
A.creating conflicts
B.being very active in reform movements
C.being concerned with international affairs
D.being stronger than most national governments
E.doing very little to ease growing problems
3.One of the primary beliefs of the Farmers' Alliances was that(p. 529)
A.individual competition was the most efficient means of determining fair farm prices
B.the ratio of gold and silver should be 18 to 1
C.the gold standard was essential to rural prosperity
D.the railroads should be under state, not federal, control
E.too much power was in the hands of a few corporations and financial institutions
4.Although historians disagree as to their interpretations of Populism, the movement was significant
because (p. 534-535)
A.it led to successful radical movements in the early 1900s
B.it was one of the few third-party movements to gain national influence
C.the activists of the party were responsible for the success of the first McKinley administration
D.it helped to elect a president at the peak of its power
E.it revealed the economic weakness of the Northeastern elite
5.Historians have offered all of the following positive interpretations of Populism except (p. 534-535)
A.its members were victims of economic distress caused by drought and debt
B.its members tried to offer a democratic alternative to the control of America by corporate capitalism
C.the movement struggled to save agricultural America from the devouring jaws of industrial America
D.the movement was the forerunner of the civil rights movement of fifty years later
E.its brief success provided a critique of contemporary capitalism
6.The Omaha Platform of the Populists included all of the following proposals except (p. 532)
A.federal support for national banks
B.a subtreasury system of crop warehouses
C.government ownership of the railroads
D.inflation of the currency
E.the end of absentee land ownership
7.The Populist ideology rejected the idea of (p. 532)
A.dismantling monopolies and trusts
B.saving capitalism and industrialization
C.preserving a laissez-faire system of economics
D.creating a graduated income tax
E.subtreasury crop warehouses
8.The speech that made William Jennings Bryan the Democratic nominee for president in 1896 climaxed with
the famous words (p. 538)
A."no man can earn a million dollars honestly"
B."we demand that big business give the people a square deal"
C."you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold"
D."I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a better deal for the American farmer"
E."we need to raise more hell and less corn"
9.The Populist Party ceased to be a separate political party when (p. 539)
A.the Republicans defeated it in 1892
B.its party leader died shortly after the election campaign of 1896
C.it nominated the same presidential candidate as the Democrats in the election of 1896
D.it lost again in the election of 1900
E.it made an alliance with the Republicans in 1896
10.During the election of 1896, William McKinley represented all of the following sectors of the voting
populace except(p. 539)
A.small farmers
B.gold advocates
C.traditional conservatives
D.big business
E.Northerners
The Rise Of Progressivism
Ch.22
11.Although the progressives often differed about what progressivism meant, most agreed that (p. 566)
A.the "natural law" of the marketplace could stabilize society
B.it was a particular set of political reforms
C.it was a group of moral and humanitarian goals
D.government should play a role in correcting society's ills
E.reform should not involve local government
12.The traditional view of progressivism described it as a movement by the "people" to curb the power of the
(p. 568)
A.labor unions
B.special interests
C.immigrants
D.middle class
E.federal government
13.The group of crusading journalists of the late 1800s and early 1900s who attacked corruption in business
and government were called (p. 566)
A.yellow journalists
B.Wobblies
C.muckrakers
D.mugwumps
E.scandal mongers
14.One of the most important members of the Social Gospel movement of the late 1800s was (p. 567)
A.Andrew Carnegie
B.Lincoln Steffens
C.William Graham Sumner
D.Walter Rauschenbusch
E.Charles Evans Hughes
15.Hull House, a settlement house designed to aid immigrants, was started by (p. 569)
A.Alice Paul
B.Margaret Sanger
C.Carrie Chapman-Catt
D.Jane Addams
E.Mary Elizabeth Lease
16.The most radical and militant women's suffrage leader who advocated both the vote for women and the
Equal Rights Amendment was (p. 576)
A.Alice Paul
B.Carrie Chapman Catt
C.Jane Addams
D.Ida Tarbell
E.Florence Kelly
17.Most progressives agreed that the only societal institution that could provide the regulation and control
necessary to modern society was the (p. 577)
A.corporation
B.church
C.government
D.labor union
E.corporation
18.The progressive belief that government must remain untainted by the corrupting influence of politics led
to the creation of the form of municipal government known as(p. 579)
A.committee government
B.mayor government
C.elected trusts
D.city manager government
E.city machine government
19.Progressives introduced reforms that attempted to make government more responsive to the people.
Those reforms included all of the following except (p. 578-580)
A.recall
B.party nominating conventions
C.initiative and referendum
D.direct primaries
E.limiting corporate influence
20.The progressive measure that gave voters the right to remove a public official from office through
special election was(p. 579-580)
A.initiative
B.referendum
C.direct primary
D.recall
E.commission
21.Progressives came to regard one state as the center of reform and its governor as the leading progressive.
The most progressive state and governor were (p. 580-581)
A.New Jersey/Woodrow Wilson
B.Wisconsin/Robert La Follette
C.California/Hiram. Johnson
D.New York/Charles Evans Hughes
E.Ohio/William McKinley
22.The black leader who became the chief spokesman for the new civil rights movement and who helped
to found the Niagara movement and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was(p. 583-584)
A.Booker T. Washington
B.Frederick Douglass
C.Alain Locke
D.W. E. B. Du Bois
E.George Washington Carver
23.In the early 1900s, the man who became famous as the leader of the Socialist party and who was its
perennial presidential candidate was (p. 587)
A.William "Big Bill" Haywood
B.Henry Cabot Lodge
C.Walter Lippman
D.Lincoln Steffens
E.Eugene V. Debs
24.Louis D. Brandeis, who was a brilliant lawyer, Supreme Court justice, and author, was associated with
the economic viewpoint that (p.588-589)
A.government should allow small-scale private enterprise to thrive while nationalizing major industries
B.government should not discourage economic concentration because it enhanced efficiency; government
should, however, guard against corruption and irresponsibility
C.government must control all businesses (large or small) to assure consumers of fair, stable prices
D.government must regulate competition in such a way as to ensure that large trusts did not emerge
E.government should take a "hands-off" approach to the national economy
25.The president who became the most powerful symbol of the reform impulse at the national level was(p. 589)
A.Woodrow Wilson
B.William Howard Taft
C.Theodore Roosevelt
D.William McKinley
E.Grover Cleveland
The Battle for National Reform
Ch. 22
26.The Progressive movement switched emphasis from the state to the federal level because (p. 593)
A.it encountered failure in tying to regulate business at the state level
B.it wanted to expand its success in reforming state governments to the federal government
C.the Supreme Court had overturned its state reforms
D.the trusts had gained influence over Congress
E.the federal government experienced a loss of power after 1900
27.President Teddy Roosevelt's philosophy is best described as (p. 594)
A.Populism
B.Socialism
C.Social Darwinism
D.conservative Progressivism
E.radical Progressivism
28.President Roosevelt saw his reforms as a way to(p. 594)
A.bring prosperity to the working class
B.return America to the path intended by the Founding Fathers
C.prevent radicalism from taking control in the future
D.end corruption in government
E.pass England as an economic power
29.President Teddy Roosevelt's 1904 reform program was called the (p. 595)
A.New Federalism
B.Square Deal
C.Fair Deal
D.New Frontier
E.New Deal
30.One reform that was passed during Teddy Roosevelt's second term was (p. 596)
A.the Emergency Banking Act
B.the National Securities Act
C.the Sheppard-Towner Act
D.the National Recovery Act
E.the Pure Food and Drug Act
31.President Teddy Roosevelt's conservation policy showed his desire to(p. 596)
A.put the government in charge of natural resource management
B.preserve all public lands in the United States
C.side with conservatives in Congress
D.halt construction of dams on western rivers
E.give his friends jobs
32. During his first year in office, President Taft showed himself to be (p.599)
A.a charismatic and idealistic leader
B.an aggressive reformer
C.in tune with public opinion
D.less progressive than some people had thought
E.a great sportsman
33.In 1912, Teddy Roosevelt reacted to President Taft's actions by (p. 600)
A.announcing his own candidacy
B.supporting William La Follette
C.supporting Woodrow Wilson
D.supporting Taft for reelection
E.announcing his conversion to socialism
34.The New Nationalism referred to the (p. 600)
A.need for patriotism
B.granting of more power to state governments
C.need for an isolationist foreign policy
D.need for federal work relief programs
E.call for a strong federal government
35.In Teddy Roosevelt's New Nationalism speech, he called for all of the following reforms except(p. 600)
A.an end to all trusts
B.an income tax
C.workers' compensation
D.tariff revision
E.regulation of child labor
36.In the election of 1912, Teddy Roosevelt(p. 601-602)
A.lost the Republican nomination and supported Taft for re-election
B.lost the Republican nomination and supported the Democrat for president
C.lost the Republican nomination and ran as a third-party candidate
D.won the Republican nomination but lost to the Democrat in the general election
E.failed to gain any support as a third-party candidate
37.Woodrow Wilson's program was called the (p. 601)
A.New Nationalism
B.New Freedom
C.New Frontier
D.Square Deal
E.New Deal
38.Woodrow Wilson's most important piece of domestic legislation was the (p. 601)
A.Federal Trade Commission Act
B.Taft Labor Act
C.Federal Reserve Act
D.Underwood-Simmons Tariff
E.Clayton Antitrust Act
39.The Federal Trade Commission Act allowed business regulation through all of the following means
except (p. 603)
A.the seizure of corporations engaged in monopolistic activities
B.advising of corporations on whether their behavior was acceptable to the government
C.the investigation of corporate behavior
D.the outlawing of "unfair trade practices"
E.an increase in the government's authority in business issues
40. President Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy was dominated by his belief that (p. 604)
A.all peoples should be granted the right of self-determination
B.it is the right and duty of civilized nations to intervene in the affairs of uncivilized nations for the
common good
C.only free trade can ensure a stable world economy
D.the United States' support of Japan in its rise as an industrialized world power would help ensure
world peace
E.isolation from foreign affairs would maintain prosperity at home