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Similar to the Progressives, Wilson supported

A
establishing a graduated income tax.
B
raising tariffs in order to protect US businesses.
C
limiting workers’ rights in order to protect businesses.
D
lowering government restrictions on banks.
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How did muckrakers influence the Progressive movement at the turn of the century?

A
by running for political office
B
by bringing important social issues to light
C
by supporting the rights of big business owners
D
by writing reformist social policies
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Roosevelt chose a bull moose as a symbol for his new Progressive Party because

A
he wanted to show he sided with Democrats on key issues.
B
he fought like one for things he believed in.
C
he had helped preserve them in Washington State.
D
he wanted to show he sided with Republicans on key issues.
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Which of the following best describes how muckrakers brought about reform in the Progressive Era?

A
Muckrakers encouraged Americans to carry out their own investigations of questionable practices in industry and government.
B
Muckrakers presented Americans with facts about corruption in industry and government that prompted citizens to demand change of their lawmakers.
C
Muckrakers appealed to big businesses that wanted to improve their public perception, thus facing the public with an “honesty is the best policy” approach.
D
Muckrakers presented the American people with facts about different industries and placed the responsibility on future generations to change it.
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Which legislation did Theodore Roosevelt sign as president regarding his philosophy of conservation?

A
the regulation of the drug industry.
B
the creation of new railroads.
C
the creation of new national parks.
D
the regulation of the food industry.
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When were Jim Crow laws first legislated and enforced on Black people?

A
starting in the late 1800s into the 1960s
B
starting in the 1600s with colonial slavery
C
starting in the 1950s during the civil rights movement
D
starting after the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling
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Read the quotation from Lincoln Steffens’s The Shame of the Cities."My purpose was . . . to see if the shameful facts, spread out in all their shame, would not burn through our civic shamelessness and set fire to American pride." According to Steffens, what was the purpose of muckraking journalism?

A
to encourage people to buy fewer newspapers
B
to encourage people to become muckraking journalists themselves
C
to encourage people to rise up against their government
D
to encourage people to take action against widespread corruption
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Two of Theodore Roosevelt’s major successes in protecting consumers were

A
the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.
B
the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the Interstate Commerce Act.
C
the Elkins Act and the Hepburn Act.
D
the National Child Labor Act and the Newlands Reclamation Act.
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When he became president, Woodrow Wilson was concerned that banks

A
did not involve themselves enough in the US economy.
B
had too much influence in US politics.
C
were suffering from too much competition.
D
had too much control over the nation’s credit system.
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Which individual was an influential leader of Progressivism?

A
Dwight Eisenhower
B
Theodore Roosevelt
C
Herbert Hoover
D
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Which of the following best describes how President Taft affected conservation efforts?

A
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who undid some of Roosevelt’s conservation work.
B
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who continued Roosevelt’s conservation work.
C
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who believed strongly in conservation.
D
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who was neutral on conservation.
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How did the 1840 World’s Anti-Slavery Convention affect the women’s suffrage movement?

A
Women and men participated equally in the convention; this helped show the US government that women deserved the right to vote.
B
Women and men participated equally in the convention; this raised the profile of several key female activists.
C
Women were not allowed to fully participate in the convention; this directly led to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.
D
Women were not allowed to fully participate in the convention; this led several key female activists to shift their focus to women's rights.
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In the early 1800s, female reformers focused on the issue(s) of:

A
temperance only.
B
women's access to health care and health education.
C
temperance, abolition, and women's access to education.
D
women's right to vote.
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In 1954, the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education

A
overturned Plessy v. Ferguson by ruling segregation unconstitutional.
B
stated that African American and white schools needed to be equal.
C
upheld the Separate Car Act by ruling that segregation was legal.
D
upheld Plessy v. Ferguson by ruling segregation constitutional.
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Which reform established by Taft advocated for improving the lives of family, addressing abuse and neglect, and later became part of the Department of Health and Human Services?

A
the Children’s Bureau
B
the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act
C
the Federal Reserve system
D
the Food and Drug Administration
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Which of the following best states how World War I affected President Wilson’s position on women’s suffrage?

A
Wilson started to champion women’s suffrage after the war began.
B
Wilson stopped supporting women’s suffrage after the war began.
C
Wilson continued to fight for women’s suffrage after the war began.
D
Wilson’s continued to oppose women’s suffrage after the war began.
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What impact did Sinclair’s book have on the era of Progressive reform?

A
The Jungle showed that the government was unwilling to make changes because of one person’s attempt at reform.
B
The Jungle made people want to return to the former ways of production they were accustomed to.
C
The Jungle showed that if the public was informed about a certain issue, it had the power to demand reform from the government.
D
The Jungle did not have any great or lasting impact on the era of Progressive reform.
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To which of the following did Theodore Roosevelt compare the role of a president?

A
police commissioner
B
steward
C
king
D
state assemblyman
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What was an important labor reform during the Progressive Era?

A
securing workers’ compensation
B
reforming the tax system
C
limiting the workday to eight hours
D
forming the first unions
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Which of these women’s rights advocates fought for women’s suffrage, abolishment of slavery, and co-authored the Declaration of Sentiments declaring that women were created equal with men?

A
Jeannette Rankin
B
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C
Carrie Chapman Catt
D
Margaret Sanger

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