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Q: Why did Carlos Montezuma call for the abolition of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1916? a. The bureau used heavy-handed tactics in collecting taxes. b. The bureau was under the influence of a rival tribal leader. c. The bureau had failed to secure Indian self-determination. d. The bureau failed to offer Native Americans equal employment opportunities. e. The bureau refused to enforce Prohibition on Indian reservations. ANS: C TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 700 | Seagull p. 715 MSC: Applying OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: What organization challenged the sexual norms of the early twentieth century? a. Womens Christian Temperance Union b. Heterodoxy c. National American Woman Suffrage Association d. General Federation of Womens Clubs e. American Federation of Labor ANS: B TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 698 | Seagull p. 712 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: Why did Progressive reformers think they had much to learn from the Old World? a. British legislators were far more advanced in their thoughts on racial diversity. b. The French had built a strong reputation in the field of rehabilitative prison programs. c. The Italians had introduced a series of laws securing equal rights for women. d. Germans had pioneered several measures of social legislation. e. Russian bureaucrats had innovated ecumenical churches that offered welfare programs. ANS: D TOP: The Politics of Progressivism DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 700 | Seagull p. 715 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 3. Compare and contrast the democratic and antidemocratic impulses in Progressivism.

Q: What was one accomplishment of the Society of American Indians? a. Indians of many tribal backgrounds were united. b. It had most reservations closed. c. Buffalo numbers were increased so that they could be released back into the wild. d. Many family farms were created for Indians. e. Indians received much more aid from the federal government. ANS: A TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Difficult REF: Full pp. 699700 | Seagull p. 714 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: Pragmatism a. promoted free and compulsory education. b. insisted that institutions should be judged by concrete effects. c. was a short-lived political movement. d. was a group of feminist activists. e. was aligned with the Catholic Church. ANS: B TOP: The Politics of Progressivism DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 701 | Seagull p. 714 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 3. Compare and contrast the democratic and antidemocratic impulses in Progressivism.

Q: What Progressive-era issue became a crossroads where the paths of labor radicals, cultural modernists, and feminists intersected? a. trust-busting b. the initiative and referendum c. womens suffrage d. unionism e. birth control ANS: E TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 699 | Seagull p. 711 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: What was John Deweys philosophy? a. Social Darwinism b. New Imperialism c. Americanism d. pragmatism e. mercantilism ANS: D TOP: The Politics of Progressivism DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 701 | Seagull p. 714 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 3. Compare and contrast the democratic and antidemocratic impulses in Progressivism.

Q: Feminism a. did not discuss sexual behavior. b. first entered the political vocabulary during the Progressive era. c. only represented women fighting for the right to vote. d. believed in traditional gender roles. e. promoted the idea that women should not control property. ANS: B TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 699 | Seagull p. 712 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: Which of the following statements about urban Progressives is true? a. They worked to shrink the size of government. b. They sought to establish private ownership of gasworks and waterworks. c. They cut taxes to increase revenue for schools and parks. d. They sought to improve public transportation. e. They worked with political machines. ANS: D TOP: The Politics of Progressivism DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 701 | Seagull p. 716 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 3. Compare and contrast the democratic and antidemocratic impulses in Progressivism.

Q: Pragmatics intended to do which of the following? a. scientifically evaluate public policy b. promote a religious revival c. continue focusing on ideals d. test institutions on their longevity e. focus on doctrines ANS: A TOP: The Politics of Progressivism DIF: Moderate REF: Full pp. 701702 | Seagull p. 714 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 3. Compare and contrast the democratic and antidemocratic impulses in Progressivism.

Q: Which of the following was an expression of personal freedom in the Progressive era? a. the lifestyle of the inhabitants of Greenwich Village b. sex outside of marriage for young men c. selecting a husband for your daughter to marry d. familiarity with Gloria Steinems writings on sexuality e. attending a lecture by Phyllis Schlafly ANS: A TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 699 | Seagull p. 713 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: Which of the following statements about the Oregon System is correct? a. It instituted the direct primary for electing union leaders. b. It was developed by Oregon lawyer Robert La Follette. c. It failed to pass womens suffrage legislation in Oregon. d. It initiated the nations first and most long-lasting sales tax. e. Oregon System is a misnomer; it was actually developed in Montana. ANS: D TOP: The Politics of Progressivism DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 702 | Seagull p. 717 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 3. Compare and contrast the democratic and antidemocratic impulses in Progressivism.

Q: What brought about a new wave of sympathy for the plight of women in the garment industry in Lawrence, Massachusetts? a. The city had extended maximum working hours for garment workers. b. The police of Lawrence had severely beaten striking women. c. The AFL had negotiated a sham contract for Lawrences garment factories. d. The police had forced the children of Lawrence to leave town. e. The appearance of malnourished children who had been evacuated from Lawrence shocked the public. ANS: E TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 696 | Seagull p. 708 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: What in Margaret Sangers early life likely motivated her activism as an adult? a. Her family lived near silver mines. b. Her first stop upon arriving in America was Ellis Island. c. Her parents were feminists. d. Her mother gave birth to eleven children. e. Her parents often visited Greenwich Village. ANS: D TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 699 | Seagull pp. 713714 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: The living wage and the American standard of living were an outgrowth of a. a mature consumer economy. b. the powerful influence of labor unions. c. an increasingly diverse society. d. the power of monopolistic corporations. e. an effective nationwide advertising campaign. ANS: A TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 689 | Seagull p. 703 MSC: Applying OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: What made Eugene Debs a successful leader? a. He unified a diverse group of people for the socialist cause. b. He was able to stay out of jail during strikes. c. He wooed industrialists and gained sizeable donations. d. The Socialist Partys numbers surpassed the total number of socialists in Europe. e. He unified American socialists and capitalists. ANS: A TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Moderate REF: Full pp. 691692 | Seagull p. 706 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: Why did workers experience the introduction of scientific management as a loss of freedom? a. Scientific management typically lowered wages. b. Workers had to work longer hours under scientific management. c. Safety conditions worsened when companies introduced scientific management. d. Skilled workers under scientific management had to obey very detailed instructions. e. Foremen tended to drive workers with more brute force under scientific management. ANS: D TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 690 | Seagull p. 704 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: Which statement about the American Federation of Labor in the early twentieth century is correct? a. The AFL represented unskilled workers only. b. AFL membership tripled between 1920 and 1929. c. The AFL forged closer ties with the Socialist Party. d. The AFL established pension plans for long-term workers. e. The AFL proposed an overthrow of the capitalist system. ANS: D TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 693 | Seagull p. 707 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: What did Progressives see as the chief restriction on liberty? a. European powers b. social pressure c. segregation d. lack of privacy e. economics ANS: E TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 690 | Seagull p. 704 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: Why did Samuel Gompers seek to forge closer ties with forward-looking corporate leaders? a. He wanted to establish employer-financed health care. b. He wanted to work his way into circles of political influence. c. He wanted to stabilize employer-employee relations. d. He hoped to win their support for the nationalization of large industries. e. He wanted to explore his own new personal business opportunities. ANS: C TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 693 | Seagull p. 707 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: Industrial freedom in the Progressive era meant in practice a. a decline in union activism. b. a loss of personal autonomy for skilled workers working under scientific management. c. a push by corporations for greater worker input in locating factories and distributing profits. d. access to health insurance and retirement benefits. e. legal protections against groundless dismissals and workplace harassment. ANS: B TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Moderate REF: Full pp. 690691 | Seagull p. 704 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: The Industrial Workers of the World a. represented skilled workers only. b. was led by Eugene Debs. c. organized only women workers. d. was a union within the American Federation of Labor. e. advocated a workers revolution. ANS: E TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 693 | Seagull p. 707 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: How did Louis Brandeis characterize labor unions? a. Unions should be abolished. b. Unions represented freedom for workers. c. The organizing of workers took away their individual freedom. d. He saw unions as a positive first step toward a communist society. e. Unions should give workers the chance to air grievances, but should not make any managerial decisions. ANS: B TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 691 | Seagull pp. 704705 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: Striking working women in Lawrence, Massachusetts, a. made immigrant women work in the factories after the strike. b. went to work in rural areas. c. sent their children out of town while they went on strike. d. were treated kindly by the police because they were seen as the weaker sex. e. advocated for the rights of skilled workers only. ANS: C TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 694 | Seagull p. 707 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: In the early twentieth century, the Socialist Party advocated which of the following? a. free rent b. legislation to improve the condition of laborers c. public ownership of radio stations d. national health insurance e. the dissolution of the White House ANS: B TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 691 | Seagull p. 705 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: Which statement about the textile strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1912 is correct? a. The strike was undertaken by workers who sought opportunities to move into management. b. The strike was in response to an increase in weekly hours. c. The strikers asked the American Federation of Labor for assistance. d. Children of the striking workers publicly marched up New Yorks Fifth Avenue. e. The strike was settled on the employers terms. ANS: D TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 694 | Seagull p. 708 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: By 1912, the Socialist Party a. appealed only to immigrants. b. appealed only to industrial workers. c. had elected scores of local officials. d. was concentrated in New York City. e. had yet to elect a member to Congress. ANS: C TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 691 | Seagull pp. 705706 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: In The Workingmans Conception of Industrial Liberty, what does John Mitchell say about wages? a. Wages need to be tripled for all factory workers. b. Women should be paid half of what men earn. c. Workers should be able to provide for their families and themselves with their wages. d. Laborers wages should be paid as gold, not silver. e. Workers should only receive stock options as compensation. ANS: C TOP: Voices of Freedom | Primary Source Document DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 695 | Seagull p. 711 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: Why did the Socialist Party gain significant political influence during the Progressive era? a. Popular politicians, such as Theodore Roosevelt, spoke about socialisms merits. b. Jewish and other immigrant laborers supported its fight against economic exploitation of workers. c. Party leaders promised working-class Irish voters that the party would not supplant machine politics. d. Socialist Party candidates promised to run exclusively for state and local offices. e. Socialist Party politicians successfully manipulated machine politics. ANS: B TOP: Varieties of Progressivism DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 691 | Seagull pp. 705706 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom.

Q: During the Progressive era, a. agricultural production stagnated. b. the United States stopped receiving immigrants. c. the gap between economic classes got smaller. d. corporations were considered the engine of progress. e. the United States received a large number of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe. ANS: E TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 684 | Seagull p. 696 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: How did mass consumption in the Progressive era result in new consumer freedoms? a. Farmers in the heartland had more time and money to attend nickelodeon shows. b. Department stores provided city residents with access to electric washing machines. c. Mass-produced radios were able to advertise the availability of new factory products. d. Mass-produced appliances established a high standard of living in all households. e. Cheap television sets broadcast middle-class values across the nation. ANS: B TOP: An Urban Age and Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full pp. 685686 | Seagull p. 699 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: Most immigrants who arrived in America sought freedom because a. they wanted to vote for political representatives. b. they wanted to exchange poverty for economic opportunity. c. they wanted to live on farms. d. they wanted to spread their culture in a new country. e. they wanted a free press. ANS: B TOP: An Urban Age and Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 684| Seagull p. 698 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: Birds of passage were a. immigrants from Europe. b. single women who decided to immigrate to the United States. c. immigrants who worked in factories. d. immigrants who only lived in the United States temporarily. e. immigrants who moved to the United States to work as servants. ANS: D TOP: An Urban Age and Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 686 | Seagull p. 697 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: Mexican immigrants in the early twentieth century a. moved to the West. b. populated the South. c. populated the East Coast. d. moved to big cities. e. worked for wages. ANS: A TOP: An Urban Age and Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 685 | Seagull p. 697 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: How did nickelodeons reflect a mass-consumption society in the Progressive era? a. Amusement parks and dance halls had lost considerable popularity by this time. b. Nickelodeons offered elite theatergoers a highbrow alternative to vaudeville shows. c. Nickelodeons offered a popular and less expensive leisure activity for urban residents. d. Nickelodeon shows quickly became widely available, thus providing entertainment to small-town residents. e. Nickelodeons were popular in rural communities where people could not attend vaudeville shows. ANS: C TOP: An Urban Age and Consumer Society DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 686 | Seagull p. 699 MSC: Applying OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: At what site did most immigrants from Mexico enter the United States in the early twentieth century? a. El Paso, Texas b. Ellis Island c. Alcatraz Island d. Los Angeles e. Angel Island ANS: A TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 685 | Seagull p. 697 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: During the Progressive era, a. growing numbers of native-born white women worked as domestics. b. most African-American women worked in factories. c. most eastern European immigrant women worked as telephone operators. d. growing numbers of native-born white women worked in offices. e. the number of married women working declined. ANS: D TOP: An Urban Age and Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 686 | Seagull p. 700 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: Most new immigrants who arrived during the early years of the twentieth century a. learned English immediately. b. planned to remain in the United States temporarily. c. generally earned lower wages in America than in their former homelands. d. dominated skilled and supervisory jobs. e. lived in close-knit communities. ANS: E TOP: An Urban Age and Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 685 | Seagull p. 697 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: Charlotte Perkins Gilman claimed that the road to womans freedom lay in a. higher education. b. holding political office. c. the workplace. d. access to birth control. e. being a wife and mother. ANS: C TOP: An Urban Age and Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 687 | Seagull p. 700 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: Where is Ellis Island located? a. New York b. Texas c. Washington, D.C. d. Boston e. California ANS: A TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 685 | Seagull p. 697 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: In regard to labor, what did Ford do for his workers? a. He invited labor leaders to set up unions at Ford. b. He paid more than double the wages paid by other factory owners. c. He improved work conditions, making the jobs more interesting. d. He made it more difficult for them to be consumers. e. He paid more, with compensation that included stock options. ANS: B TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 687 | Seagull p. 702 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: A typical Mexican immigrant in the early twentieth century might hold what occupation? a. a garment worker in a sweatshop b. a supervisor in a factory c. store clerk in a retail shop d. a banker e. a railroad laborer ANS: E TOP: An Urban Age and Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full 685 | Seagull p. 699 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: The term Fordism a. refers to Henry Fords invention of the automobile. b. was used by labor unions, who hailed Fords innovative approach. c. describes an economic system based on limited production of high-end goods. d. refers to Henry Fords effort to organize workers into a union. e. describes an economic system based on mass production and mass consumption. ANS: E TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 688 | Seagull p. 702 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: Which of the following statements about mass consumption in the early twentieth century is true? a. Southerners fully participated in the mass-consumption society. b. The promise of mass consumption became the foundation for a new understanding of freedom. c. Rural dwellers purchased goods in department stores and chain stores. d. City people purchased goods through mail-order catalogs. e. The new advertising industry often linked services with ethnic identities. ANS: B TOP: An Urban Age and Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 685 | Seagull p. 699 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: As the consumer age started, what buzzwords did many companies use to sell their products? a. cheap and inexpensive b. honest and trustworthy c. freedom and liberty d. dependable and secure e. rich and elegant ANS: C TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 688 | Seagull p. 702 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: Apart from the racial identity of victims, what typically triggered the lynch violence of southern white mobs? a. the victims lack of education b. the victims parenting style c. the victims lack of employment d. the victims alleged sexual conduct e. the victims northern accent ANS: D TOP: The Segregated South DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 654 | Seagull p. 667 MSC: Evaluating OBJ: 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South.

Q: What is true of McClures Magazine? a. It published stories pushing the United States toward war with Spain. b. It ran stories by muckraking journalists. c. It was the leading magazine for women to read about duties as a wife and mother. d. It espoused socialist ideas. e. It examined international culture by printing letters from immigrants to the United States. ANS: B TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 682 | Seagull p. 695 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: The writer whose work encouraged the passage of the Meat Inspection Act was a. Henry George. b. Theodore Dreiser. c. Upton Sinclair. d. Ida Tarbell. e. Lincoln Steffens. ANS: C TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 682 | Seagull p. 696 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States. The Triangle Shirtwaist fire a. led to legislation aimed at improving factory safety standards. b. changed the way clothes were manufactured in the United States. c. resulted in the death of hundreds of Chinese and Mexican immigrants. d. destroyed an entire factory in Boston. e. led to labor legislation protecting the rights of working women. ANS: A TOP: Introduction DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 681 | Seagull p. 692 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: During the Progressive era, urban areas expanded rapidly. What happened in rural areas? a. They lived a Golden Age due to the increased demand for farm goods. b. Their populations decreased because people moved to the cities. c. Their production stagnated. d. High rates of crime made these areas almost unlivable for families. e. They became the only space where children of poor families could get an education. ANS: A TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 683 | Seagull 692 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom. In the first decade of the twentieth century, American farm communities a. did not experience the economic growth seen in cities. b. had not yet recovered from the effects of falling prices in the previous century. c. entered a golden age because of rising urban demand for farm goods. d. did not benefit from the new mass-consumer society. e. experienced limited economic growth. ANS: C TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 681 | Seagull p. 694 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: Life in the urban areas was characterized by a. consistent and homogeneous economic betterment. b. sharp inequalities. c. gender equality. d. social equality in terms of economic opportunities. e. less income inequality. ANS: B TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 683 | Seagull 692 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: Compare and contrast the democratic and antidemocratic impulses in Progressivism. Why did millions of American farm families migrate westward from 1900 to 1910? a. The demand for skilled labor declined in twenty-one of the nations largest cities. b. Solar technology was successfully implemented in the American Southwest. c. The availability of free land meant more opportunities for commercial farming in the West. d. Population growth on the Atlantic Seaboard made eastern farmland increasingly scarce. e. They looked for states with low property taxes and less union power. ANS: C TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 681 | Seagull p. 694 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: Examine the ways in which the Progressive presidents facilitated the rise of the nation-state. Multiple Choice The Progressive era was a period of explosive growth. Which of the following fueled this process? a. decline in population b. decline in consumption c. expansion of the consumer market d. ban on immigration e. womens activists ANS: C TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 682 | Seagull p. 691 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: Where was the focus of Progressive politics? a. in the cities b. in the West c. in rural areas d. inside the factories e. in the South ANS: A TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 683 | Seagull p. 694 MSC: Applying OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: The word Progressivism came into common use around 1910 a. and was used within intellectual circles. b. to show that progress was not always positive. c. was used to refer to the period when Americans enjoyed racial equality for the first time. d. to refer to a group of people who wanted to bring change to America. e. to represent those hoping to maintain the status quo. ANS: D TOP: Introduction DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 682 | Seagull p. 692 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: Progressive-era immigration was part of a larger process of worldwide migration set in motion by which of the following forces? a. the annexation of the Philippines b. industrial contraction c. the decline of modern agriculture d. massive droughts in rural southern and eastern Europe and parts of Asia e. political turmoil ANS: E TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 683 | Seagull p. 696 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: The Progressive movement drew its strength from a. plantation owners. b. reformers and social scientists. c. the lower classes. d. business leaders. e. union leaders. ANS: B TOP: Introduction DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 682 | Seagull p. 692 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: Labor agents a. negotiated on behalf of immigrants for fair labor contracts. b. recruited Chinese, Mexican, and Italian immigrants to work in Angel Islands fruit and vegetable fields. c. provided American employers with workers who signed long-term labor contracts. d. were seen as champions of free labor. e. focused on short-term labor contracts. ANS: C TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 683 | Seagull p. 697 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: Newspaper and magazine writers who exposed the ills of industrial and urban life, fueling the Progressive movement, were known as a. muckrakers. b. activists. c. progressives. d. dreamers. e. yellow press. ANS: A TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Easy REF: Full pp. 683684 | Seagull p. 695 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: What term best describes the status of blacks brought about by a segregated South? a. symbiotic b. subservient c. hopeful d. totally isolated e. free ANS: B TOP: The Segregated South DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 653 | Seagull pp. 665666 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South.

Q: Artists captured the transformation of urban landscapes in the Progressive era through which of the following? a. photographs of suburbs b. paintings of containers in ports c. photographs of electric lights and skyscrapers d. the Hudson River school e. paintings of backyard life ANS: C TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 682 | Seagull p. 695 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: About which of the following did Ida Tarbell write an investigative journalistic story? a. industrial workers in Ohio b. Fordism. c. Standard Oil d. Shirtwaist Company e. the mining industry ANS: C TOP: An Urban Age and a Consumer Society DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 684 | Seagull p. 695 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States.

Q: Henry Grady promoted the idea of a New South based on a. cotton factories. b. racial equality. c. increased commercial activities with the North. d. industrial expansion and agricultural diversification. e. unionized workers. ANS: D TOP: The Segregated South DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 648 | Seagull p. 660 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South.

Q: Which statement about the disenfranchisement of blacks in the South is correct? a. White leaders presented disenfranchisement as a good government measure. b. Between 1890 and 1906, all states enacted laws or constitutional provisions meant to eliminate the black vote. c. In passing various laws to restrict blacks from voting, southern elites were careful not to victimize poor whites. d. The elimination of black and many white voters was accomplished without the North being aware. e. The Supreme Court upheld the grandfather clause. ANS: A TOP: The Segregated South DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 652 | Seagull p. 663 MSC: Evaluating OBJ: 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South.

Q: The black middle class in southern cities a. mainly occupied supervisory positions in factories. b. socialized with the white middle class. c. worked as clerks and secretaries in offices. d. worked as teachers and physicians and owned businesses serving the black community. e. was formed overwhelmingly by women. ANS: D TOP: The Segregated South DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 649 | Seagull p. 659 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South.

Q: Which of the following statements measures the effectiveness of the plan to disenfranchise blacks? a. Republicans won the 1896 presidential election. b. Not until the mid-twentieth century did black women gain voting rights. c. As late as 1940, a very low percentage (3 percent) of adult black southerners were registered to vote. d. During the Progressive era, black people were barred from participating in political debates e. By 1920, more blacks lived in cities than in rural areas. ANS: C TOP: The Segregated South DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 652 | Seagull p. 663 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South.

Q: Why did the South fail to attract significant economic development in the wake of Reconstruction? a. Northern investors stayed away, appalled by southern race relations. b. Northerners considered a South without African-Americans in chains too risky for investment. c. Investors looked for cheap labor and low taxes, but made few capital investments in the region. d. Southern white supremacists tended to scare off northern capital industries. e. Southern Klansmen scared away many interested investors. ANS: C TOP: The Segregated South DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 649 | Seagull p. 660 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South.

Q: How did the North aid in the disenfranchisement of blacks in the South? a. The North pushed not to include the South in the womens suffrage amendment. b. Northern senators acquiesced when Congress defeated a voting rights bill. c. Northern politicians wanted to send troops to ensure that only poor whites could vote. d. Northerners asked for the Fourteenth Amendment to be rescinded. e. Northern politicians told blacks to move to the North if they wanted to vote. ANS: B TOP: The Segregated South DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 652 | Seagull p. 664 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South.

Q: The Kansas Exodus meant which of the following? a. hope for blacks to escape racial violence in the South b. the migration of 40,000 to 60,000 African-Americans out of Kansas c. the eventual return of most black migrants to the South d. Political equality was a childs fantasy as unreal as The Wizard of Oz. e. Many African-Americans stayed in Arkansas because they had found what they were looking for. ANS: A TOP: The Segregated South DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 650 | Seagull p. 661 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South.

Q: Which statement about Albion W. Tourg e is accurate? a. He was the leading Supreme Court voice pushing to uphold segregation of the races in the South. b. He helped to start the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina. c. As a North Carolina judge, Tourg e insisted that segregation violated the Fourteenth Amendment. d. He opposed all Reconstruction policies in North Carolina as an obstructionist judge. e. He was the lone dissenting voice on the Supreme Court condemning segregation. ANS: C TOP: The Segregated South DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 652 | Seagull p. 665 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South.

Q: The term exodus in regard to the Kansas Exodus was derived from what? a. slaves escaping through the Underground Railroad before the Civil War b. immigrants leaving war-torn Europe c. Russian refugees escaping the tsars pogroms d. slaves escaping the Roman Empire e. an Old Testament story in the Bible ANS: E TOP: The Segregated South DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 650 | Seagull p. 661 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South.

Q: Who was the lone dissenting justice in the Plessy v. Ferguson case? a. Albion W. Tourg e b. Tom Watson c. Sam Hose d. Albert Beveridge e. John Marshall Harlan ANS: E TOP: The Segregated South DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 652 | Seagull p. 665 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South.

Q: Most female activists brought together by the National Association of Colored Women came from a. poverty. b. northern cities. c. plantations. d. the urban black middle class. e. white aristocracy. ANS: D TOP: The Segregated South DIF: Moderate REF: Full pp. 650651 | Seagull p. 661 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South.

Q: The Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson a. argued that segregated facilities did not discriminate. b. was divided. c. argued against the dominant race. d. argued that segregated facilities violated the Fourteenth Amendment. e. stated the constitution was color-blind. ANS: A TOP: The Segregated South DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 653 | Seagull p. 664 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South.

Q: How did black women challenge the racial ideology of the Jim Crow South? a. They formed their own secret militant organization. b. They used their positions in domestic service for sabotage, pilfering, and revenge. c. They insisted on the equal respectability of black women by working for racial uplift. d. They stressed the supremacy of their men to counter claims that black families lacked patriarchal order. e. African-American womens organizations established gun clubs and shooting ranges to improve their skills at self-defense. ANS: C TOP: The Segregated South DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 651 | Seagull pp. 662663 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South.

Q: An all-encompassing system of white domination in the South was achieved through a. barring blacks from ever entering whites only railroad cars. b. an exodus of over 90 percent of African-Americans northward. c. businesses serving whites before blacks. d. a growing number of white immigrants from Europe. e. refusing business to black customers. ANS: C TOP: The Segregated South DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 653 | Seagull pp. 665666 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South.

Q: With the Redeemers in power in the South, a. Louisiana became the only state in the Union where white illiteracy rates decreased. b. convict labor became a profitable venture for lumber companies. c. taxes on white landowners increased in most southern states. d. African-Americans gained representation in local and state offices. e. state budgets ballooned to cover increasing expenses on military forces. ANS: B TOP: The Segregated South DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 648 | Seagull pp. 659660 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South.

Q: By the end of the nineteenth century, African-American men in the South a. were limited to holding local offices. b. were forced out of politics. c. continued to hold elective office with no restrictions. d. joined the Democratic Party. e. supported the redrawing of congressional district lines. ANS: B TOP: The Segregated South DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 651 | Seagull pp. 662663 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South.

Q: Which of the following movements most influenced William Jennings Bryan? a. Social Gospel b. communism c. Social Darwinism d. Share Our Wealth program e. Utopianism ANS: A TOP: The Populist Challenge DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 646 | Seagull p. 657 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 1. Understand the origins and significance of Populism.