Ch 23 From Roosevelt to Wilson in the Age of Progressivism 1900-1920

Which amendment granted women the right to vote nationally?

A. Fifteenth Amendment
B. Sixteenth Amendment
C. Eighteenth Amendment
D. Nineteenth Amendment

D. Nineteenth Amendment

Which group led the purity crusade against alcohol?

A. National Woman Suffrage Association
B. Women’s Christian Temperance Union
C. National Child Labor Committee
D. American Medical Association

B. Women’s Christian Temperance Union

What was a major goal of Progressive municipal reform?

A. Expanding federal courts
B. Replacing corrupt political machines with expert‑run city commissions
C. Increasing military spending
D. Ending immigration

B. Replacing corrupt political machines with expert‑run city commissions

Which state‑level reform gave voters more direct control over laws?

A. Filibuster
B. Judicial review
C. Initiative and referendum
D. Martial law

C. Initiative and referendum

How did Theodore Roosevelt view the presidency?

A. As a passive office
B. As strictly limited by Congress
C. As a ceremonial position
D. As a “bully pulpit” for national leadership

D. As a “bully pulpit” for national leadership

What was Roosevelt’s trust policy?

A. Break up all trusts
B. Protect all trusts
C. Ignore trusts entirely
D. Distinguish between “good” and “bad” trusts and regulate harmful ones

D. Distinguish between “good” and “bad” trusts and regulate harmful ones

What was Roosevelt’s first major trust‑busting target?

A. Northern Securities Company
B. U.S. Steel
C. American Tobacco
D. Standard Oil

A. Northern Securities Company

How was the 1902 coal strike resolved?

A. The miners surrendered
B. The owners shut down the mines
C. Congress forced a settlement
D. Roosevelt pushed both sides into arbitration, giving miners higher pay and shorter hours

D. Roosevelt pushed both sides into arbitration, giving miners higher pay and shorter hours

Which law strengthened federal regulation of railroads under Roosevelt?

A. Underwood Tariff
B. Hepburn Act
C. Mann Act
D. Clayton Act

B. Hepburn Act

What was a major focus of Roosevelt’s conservation policy?

A. Expanding farmland
B. Privatizing forests
C. Setting aside millions of acres for national parks and wildlife refuges
D. Ending federal land ownership

C. Setting aside millions of acres for national parks and wildlife refuges

Which issue helped split the Republican Party under Taft?

A. Immigration
B. Foreign policy
C. Tariff reform and conservation disputes
D. Woman suffrage

C. Tariff reform and conservation disputes

What did the Mann‑Elkins Act do?

A. Created national parks
B. Expanded ICC authority to regulate telephone and telegraph rates
C. Ended child labor
D. Established the Federal Reserve

B. Expanded ICC authority to regulate telephone and telegraph rates

Who won the presidential election of 1912?

A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. William Howard Taft
C. Eugene Debs
D. Woodrow Wilson

D. Woodrow Wilson

Which major reform was part of Wilson’s New Freedom?

A. Social Security
B. Federal Reserve Act
C. Eighteenth Amendment
D. Sherman Antitrust Act

B. Federal Reserve Act

Which stance showed Wilson’s limits as a Progressive?

A. Support for conservation
B. Support for tariff reform
C. Support for banking reform
D. Opposition to federal child‑labor laws and racial equality

D. Opposition to federal child‑labor laws and racial equality

Which organization became a major professional force after reorganizing in 1901?

A. National Woman Suffrage Association
B. American Bar Association
C. American Medical Association
D. National Child Labor Committee

C. American Medical Association

What did settlement workers believe was necessary to solve urban problems?

A. Charity alone
B. Immigration restrictions
C. Government action combined with social research
D. More factories

C. Government action combined with social research

Which reform targeted the interstate transportation of women for immoral purposes?

A. Hepburn Act
B. Underwood Tariff
C. Mann Act
D. Clayton Act

C. Mann Act

Which group formed the first major African American women’s social‑service organization?

A. NAACP
B. Women’s Trade Union League
C. National Association of Colored Women
D. National Council of Jewish Women

C. National Association of Colored Women

What argument helped win support for woman suffrage among Progressives?

A. Women would vote exactly like men
B. Women opposed reform
C. Women wanted military service
D. Women’s votes would purify politics and support social reform

D. Women’s votes would purify politics and support social reform

Which idea emphasized practical solutions and the belief that truth is what “works”?

A. Social Darwinism
B. Idealism
C. Romanticism
D. Pragmatism

D. Pragmatism

Who applied pragmatism to education and emphasized learning through experience?

A. Booker T. Washington
B. W.E.B. Du Bois
C. John Dewey
D. Horace Mann

C. John Dewey

What did Judge Ben Lindsey believe caused juvenile crime?

A. Genetics
B. Inherent evil
C. Environmental conditions
D. Lack of schooling only

C. Environmental conditions

Which political reform allowed voters to choose party candidates directly?

A. Referendum
B. Recall
C. Initiative
D. Direct primary

D. Direct primary

What trend contributed to declining voter turnout during the Progressive Era?

A. Campaigns became personality‑driven instead of party‑driven
B. Elections were held less often
C. Voting became illegal for immigrants
D. Women refused to vote

A. Campaigns became personality‑driven instead of party‑driven

Which group doubled and then tripled in membership between 1904 and 1912?

A. Progressive Party
B. Democratic Party
C. Socialist Party
D. Republican Party

C. Socialist Party

What did Progressive reformers believe was essential for solving social problems?

A. More political parties
B. Expert knowledge and scientific investigation
C. Eliminating public schools
D. Reducing government involvement

B. Expert knowledge and scientific investigation

Which reform aimed to give citizens the ability to remove elected officials before their term ended?

A. Initiative
B. Referendum
C. Recall
D. Direct election

C. Recall

Which organization represented business interests and formed in 1912?

A. National Association of Colored Women
B. Women’s Trade Union League
C. U.S. Chamber of Commerce
D. National Child Labor Committee

C. U.S. Chamber of Commerce

What was one major aim of the social‑justice movement?

A. Improving housing, child‑labor laws, and working conditions for women
B. Increasing military spending
C. Expanding overseas territories
D. Ending public education

A. Improving housing, child‑labor laws, and working conditions for women