Progressivism and Reform — Test Answers

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Read the quotation from Dr. Oswald P. Bronson, recalling his childhood under Jim Crow. “Even on our way to school some days, men would come by and throw oranges at us, sometimes rock perhaps. We [also] were very much aware of police brutality in that city at that time. We were conscious of the Ku Klux Klan riding around the town to keep everybody in check.” In this quotation, Dr. Bronson is describing

A
how residents protected each other from the Ku Klux Klan and the police in the city in which he lived.
B
how the police protected African American citizens from intimidation, scare tactics, and violence perpetrated by the Ku Klux Klan.
C
conflicts between the police and the Ku Klux Klan that caused violence in the city in which he lived.
D
intimidation, scare tactics, and violence perpetrated by both the police and the Ku Klux Klan against African American citizens.
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Which best describes William Jennings Bryan’s political experience?

A
Bryan served as a congressman and as the attorney general.
B
Bryan served as secretary of state and a congressman.
C
Bryan served as the governor of Nebraska and as secretary of state.
D
Bryan served as vice president.
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Which legislation did Theodore Roosevelt sign as president regarding his philosophy of conservation?

A
the regulation of the food industry.
B
the creation of new national parks.
C
the regulation of the drug industry.
D
the creation of new railroads.
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Which phrase best fits in the blank box?

A
wasted government money
B
encouraged people to vote
C
gave citizens government money
D
supported government investigations

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