ch 21 quiz progressivism

Which of the following was not a key area of focus for the Progressives?

democracy

social justice

land reform

business regulation

land reform

Which of the following is not an example of social justice Progressivism?

anti-liquor campaigns

referendums

improvements in education

workplace safety initiatives

referendums

How did Woodrow Wilson prevent a major railroad strike in the months before the 1916 election?

quickly pushing through a bill that established an eight-hour workday for railroad workers

by threatening to call in federal troops to put down any strikes, (as happened with the Homestead Strike)

quickly pushing through a bill that established an 8 hour workday for railroad workers

How did (Theodore) Roosevelt's and Taft's vision of the presidency compare?

Roosevelt was a conservative Republican while Taft was a progressive activist

Roosevelt expanded the reach and power of the presidency, while Taft believed the office should be more narrowly defined.

Roosevelt expanded the reach and power of the presidency, while Taft believed the office should be more narrowly defined.

The far-left labor organization Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, otherwise known as the Wobblies) focused on organizing which of the following groups?

Skilled laborers

Railroad workers

Migrant farmworks

Steelworkers

migrant farmworks

Where did most progressive reforms begin?

at the grassroots level

at the federal level

at the grassroots level

Taken together, what did President Roosevelt's actions in the anthracite coal strike of 1902 and the dissolution of Northern Securities in 1904 suggest?

The government was virtually powerless to withstand lobbyists and other powerful business interests.

Roosevelt's administration would act independently of big business.

Roosevelt's administration would act independently of big business.

Which statement describes Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom?

It incorporated his belief in limited government, states' rights, and open markets.

It was very similar to Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism.

-It incorporated his belief in limited government, states' rights, and open markets

Why did Margaret Sanger promote birth control in the 1910s?

She believed that the United States was perilously close to being overpopulated.

She believed it would usefully alter social and political power relationships.

She believed it would usefully alter social and political power relationships.

Which reforms were championed by the Niagara movement led by W. E. B. Du Bois?

Equal civil rights for African-Americans and whites.

Better industrial schools for African Americans

-Equal civil rights for African-Americans and whites

Which factor did progressives believe determined much of human behavior?

Disease

Heredity

Correct! Environment

environment

Which factor accounted for Woodrow Wilson's sudden support for new social reforms in 1914?

Republican gains in the 1914 election convinced him that he needed to win the support of former progressives.

Democrats in Congress persuaded him that additional social reforms did not conflict with the party's priorities.

Republican gains in the 1914 election convinced him that he needed to win the support of former progressives.

How did the birth control movement align with other radical attempts to improve the standing of the working class in the early twentieth century?

The early birth control movement supported the political ambitions of socialists but publicly spoke out against the strikes and sabotage advocated by the Industrial Workers of the World.

The early birth control movement viewed placing family decisions in the hands of workers as compatible with other efforts to improve workers' standing

The early birth control movement viewed placing family decisions in the hands of workers as compatible with other efforts to improve workers' standing

How did Woodrow Wilson's philosophy, "The New Freedom," differ from Roosevelt's philosophy, "The New Nationalism"?

Wilson believed that big business was preferable to small business.

Wilson valued the principles of limited government and states' rights.

Wilson valued the principles of limited government and states' rights.

How did President Wilson justify his unwillingness to support further progressive reforms?

Wilson claimed that proponents of the measures had not done enough research

He argued that the proposed measures would give "special privileges" to certain groups.

He argued that the proposed measures would give "special privileges" to certain groups.

How did Alice Paul's pro-suffrage National Woman's Party aim to win the franchise for women in 1916???

By direct action and civil disobedience

Through state-level campaigns

Through presidential directive

By direct action and civil disobedience-----

As applied in politics, progressivism emphasized???

scaling back the size of government over solving urban problems.

reform over party loyalty.

reform over party loyalty

How did the social gospel differ from social Darwinism?

The social gospel sought to reform capitalism's disparities, while social Darwinism viewed wealth as signaling divine favor.

The social gospel was a religious justification for the acquisition of wealth, while social Darwinism used scientific observations to explain the success of the rich.

The social gospel sought to reform capitalism's disparities, while social Darwinism viewed wealth as signaling divine favor. -