APUSH Chapter 29

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As one progressive explained, the "real heart" of the progressive movement was to: EXTENSION: Govt. is a...
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Use the government as an agency of human welfare. Tool of the people
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Progressivism:
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Supported many reforms advocated by feminists
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President Theodore Roosevelt branded reporters who tried to uncover injustice as "muckrakers" because: EXTENSION: Meaning:
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He was annoyed by their excessive zeal. They were out to get attention, not to make solutions
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Lincoln Steffens, in his series of articles entitled "The Shame of the Cities,":
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Unmasked the corrupt alliance between big business and municipal government.
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Most muckrakers believed that their primary function in the progressive attack on social ills was to:
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Make the public aware of social problems.
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The two key goals pursued by progressives were to curb the threats posed by __________ on the one hand and __________ on the other.
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Trusts; socialists
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Progressive reformers were mainly men and women from the:
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Middle class
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According to progressives, the cure for American democracy's ills was:
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more democracy.
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To regain the power that the people had lost to the "interests," progressives advocated all of the following except:
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Socialism
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Which of the following was not among the issues addressed by women in the progressive movement?
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Ending special regulations governing women in the workplace.
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In Muller v. Oregon, the Supreme Court upheld the principle promoted by progressives like Florence Kelley and Louis Brandeis that:
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Female workers required special rules and protection on the job.
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The case of Lochner v. New York represented a setback for progressives and labor advocates because the Supreme Court in it ruling:
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Declared a law limiting work to ten hours a day unconstitutional.
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While president, Theodore Roosevelt chose to label his reform proposals as: EXTENSION: Meaning:
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Square Deal. A fair playing field
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As a part of his reform program, Teddy Roosevelt advocated all of the following except:
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Control of labor
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One unusual and significant characteristic of the anthracite coal strike in 1902 was that: EXTENSION: 1st time...
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The national government did not automatically side with the owners in the dispute. Workers had a voice
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The Elkins and Hepburn acts dealt with the subject of: EXTENSION: Leads to: Or reinforces:
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Railroad regulation Fair prices Transparency
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The real purpose of Teddy Roosevelt's assault on trusts was to: EXTENSION: --->
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Prove that the government, not private business, ruled the country. Shows exploitation of workers
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When Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, he intended his book to focus attention on the:
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Plight of workers in the stockyards and meat-packing industry.
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According to the text, Teddy Roosevelt's most enduring, tangible achievement may have been: EXTENSION: In what sense?
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His efforts supporting the environment. Conservation
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The idea of "multiple-use resource management" included all of the following practices except:
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Damming of rivers
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Theodore Roosevelt is probably most accurately described as: EXTENSION: Meaning...
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A middle-of-the-road politician. He believed in big business and environment
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During his presidency, Teddy Roosevelt did all of the following except: *
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Aid the cause of the environment
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President Taft's foreign policy was dubbed: EXTENSION: Meaning...
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Dollar diplomacy. Have investor money in foreign affairs.
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Teddy Roosevelt decided to run for the presidency in 1912 because:
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William Howard Taft had seemed to discard Roosevelt's policies.
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Multiple Answer In the early 1900's, critics of social injustice included:
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Socialists; industrialists; feminists; journalists
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Generally, progressives believed that there was too much:
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Political corruption; business monopoly; social injustice
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Progressives usually supported such political reform proposals as:
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All 5