Wilson's New Freedom

Question 1

Progressive reforms that sought to break up monopolies and limit their power were known as

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B: trust-busting.

Question 2

Progressives, such as Woodrow Wilson, supported financial reforms because they believed the nation’s financial system was overly controlled by

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D: big business.

Question 3

The Adamson Act, which legislated working hours and pay in the railroad industry, was significant because

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D: it blazed a trail for similar policies in other industries.

Question 4

The Underwood-Simmons Tariff Act, which was passed in 1913,

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B: reduced tariffs on all imported goods.

Question 5

Wilson believed that high tariffs

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B: prevented the US economy from growing.

Question 6

The Federal Trade Commission was established in 1914 to

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A: prevent unfair business practices.

Question 7

Which progressive reform was Wilson unable to successfully establish?

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C: eliminating child labor

Question 8

According to Wilson, which of the following groups had too much power over the US economy and government?

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B: big business

Question 9

The central bank of the United States is called the

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B: Federal Reserve System.

Question 10

A way in which Progressives were successful in reforming the federal government was

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D: reforming taxes.

Wilson's New Freedom Answers