Chapter 20 Flashcards
Which of the following would have been considered the average, most common progressive activists during the Progressive period?
Christian moralists
Which of the following statements about the state of the American economy in 1900 is accurate?
Compared with other industrialized nations, the Unit
Which of the following was a goal shared by most Populists
Political reforms meant to give the “people” more power and that were often implemented by progressives
Individuals labeled Mugwumps were best associated with which concept
Honest government
The group of journalists who drew attention to the abuses in society and published them in stories were known collectively as
Muckrakers
This belief during the Progressive Era persuaded followers to pursue their ideals to bring about the coming of the “Kingdom of God.”
Social gospel
Who is best associated with the Hull House?
Jane Addams
The area of the country that first gave full voting rights to women was in the
West
The initiative and the referendum were reforms designed to weaken the power of the
Political elites
The biggest problem progressivism faced during the Progressive Era was the
Regulation of big business
Need for reforming the workplace was brought to national attention in 1911 when a fire broke out at
The triangle shirtwaist factory
The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution provided for
An income tax
The first “progressive” president wa
Theodor Rosevelt.
President Theodore Roosevelt accomplished the majority of his progressive agenda by
Taking executive action .
Roosevelt’s “Square Deal” featured
a plan that emphasized the intention of benefitting both rich and poor
Why was the 1902 coal strike significant?
Roosevelt intervened personally to break the strike.
What book brought to light the abuses in the U.S. meatpacking industry in the early twentieth century?
Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle
Which of the following did Roosevelt accomplish during his Presidency?
He set aside millions of acres of federal land for conservation purposes.
What incident set off the Taft-Roosevelt feud?
The Ballinger-Pinchot controversy
Woodrow Wilson won the presidency in 1912 because
Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican vote.
