Unit 6 Quiz 6

*Excerpt from How the Other Half Lives, by Jacob A. Riis, 1890* "The truth is that pauperism grows in the tenements as naturally as weeds in a garden lot. A moral distemper, like crime, it finds there its most fertile soil. All the surroundings of tenement-house life favor its growth, and where once it has taken root it is harder to dislodge than the most virulent of physical diseases. The thief is infinitely easier to deal with than the pauper, because the very fact of his being a thief presupposes some bottom to the man. Granted that it is bad, there is still something, a possible handle by which to catch him. To the pauper there is none. He is as hopeless as his own poverty." This passage was written by a journalist that would BEST be described as a a) Populist b) Muckraker c) Propagandists d) Freelance writer

A major goal of the Progressive movement was to a) establish a flat rate income tax b) increase democracy in US government c) create a national bank for the United States d) encourage ties between government and business

With which of these reform movements was Carrie Chapman Catt MOST closely associated? a) Abolition b) Child Labor c) Labor Unions d) Women's Suffrage

"It is difficult to see how the notion of a higher civic life can be fostered save through common intercourse; that the blessings which we associate with a life of refinement and cultivation can be made universal and must be made universal if they are to be permanent... The Settlement then, is an experimental effort to aid in the solution of the social and industrial problems which are engendered by the modern conditions of life in a great city... It is an attempt to relieve, at the same time, the overaccumulation at one end of society and the destitution at the other; but it assumes that this overaccumulation and destitution is most sorely felt in the things that pertain to social and educational privileges..." The work of this reformer helped to create new job opportunities for women mainly in which field? a) nursing b) politics c) agriculture d) social work

https://www.usatestprep.com/modules/gallery/files/3/309/309.jpg The woman pictured here is drawing attention to the fact that a) The United States failed to join the League of Nations b) the United States failed to support Germany in World War I c) women in the United States could not vote when Wilson was President d) Wilson had promised to help the Germans achieve a democratic government

"We have learned to say that the good must be extended to all of society before it can be held secure by any one person or class; but we have not yet learned to add to that statement, that unless all people and all classes contribute to a good, we cannot even be sure that it is worth having." -Jane Addams The "settlement houses" that were established in poor urban areas were designed to a) help veterans returning from the First World War adjust to civilian life b) help newly freed African-Americans in their adjustment to life in the northern cities c) further the goals of the Temperance Movement by ending spousal abuse and family neglect d) provide social services like daycare, education, and health care to immigrants, women, and the poor

Who would have been MOST LIKELY to support and help poor women in major urban areas? a) Jane Addams b) Sarah Winnemucca c) Helen Hunt Jackson d) Harriet Beecher Stowe

Ida Tarbell was one of the leading "muckrakers" of the Progressive era. She is best known for writing The History of the Standard Oil Company, which exposed the negative aspects of John D. Rockefeller's monopoly over the American oil industry. Which legislation is most closely associated with the work of Ida Tarbell? a) the Dawes Act of 1887 b) the Mann-Elkins Act of 1910 c) the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 d) the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906

A "muckraker" MOST likely would have been a) one who supported a ban on alcohol b) an agitator in the Civil Rights movement c) a supporter of President Nixon during Watergate d) against abuses of industrial workers in the early 1900s

*Excerpt from How the Other Half Lives, by Jacob A. Riis, 1890* "The truth is that pauperism grows in the tenements as naturally as weeds in a garden lot. A moral distemper, like crime, it finds there its most fertile soil. All the surroundings of tenement-house life favor its growth, and where once it has taken root it is harder to dislodge than the most virulent of physical diseases. The thief is infinitely easier to deal with than the pauper, because the very fact of his being a thief presupposes some bottom to the man. Granted that it is bad, there is still something, a possible handle by which to catch him. To the pauper there is none. He is as hopeless as his own poverty." This passage would have been used for what purpose? a) to urge harsher penalties against paupers and thieves b) to convince the public that people in poverty need help c) to expose the corruption in government housing projects d) to argue that the poor are responsible for rising crime rates

Which economic reform occurred during the Progressive era? a) banning of child labor b) restraining of workers' rights c) the establishment of a federal minimum wage d) banning workplace discrimination based on race

With the creation of Hull House in 1889, Jane Addams accomplished all of the following EXCEPT a) created nurseries for children of working mothers b) created educational and employment training opportunities for women c) established the city's first public playground, bathhouse, and public gymnasium d) urged Congress to place restrictions on the immigration of people into the United States

In the twentieth century, muckraking journalism developed mostly in response to a) wartime censorship b) political corruption c) nationalization of the press d) decline of popular press magazines

"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures." This is part of the text of which amendment to the U.S. Constitution? a) 15th Amendment b) 17th Amendment c) 19th Amendment d) 21st Amendment

Which issue was dealt with by the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? a) direct election of U.S. Senators b) reform of the Electoral College c) giving 18 year olds the right to vote d) term limits for the office of President

Which person would have been LEAST likely to be considered a "Progressive" in the early 20th century? a) farmer b) socialist c) housewife d) journalist

-The "Square Deal" -"Trust-busting" -The United States Forest Service -The Hepburn Act With which "Progressive" president are these MOST closely related? a) William Taft b) Woodrow Wilson c) William McKinley d) Theodore Roosevelt

-A favorable attitude toward urban-industrial society -A belief in mankind's ability to improve environment & conditions of life -A belief in obligation to intervene in economic and social affairs -A belief in the ability of experts and in the efficiency of government intervention These are all characteristics of which early 20th century American political movement? a) Populism b) Communism c) Progressivism d) Social Darwinism

https://www.usatestprep.com/modules/gallery/files/34/3474/3474.jpg This picture represents an issue that was dealt with MOST successfully by which political movement? a) Democrat b) Populist c) Progressive d) Republican

-In 1902, coal miners went on strike and the mine operators refused to bargain. Five months into the strike, coal reserves ran low and President Theodore Roosevelt intervened. Both sides finally agreed to have a third party work out a compromise settlement. What did President Roosevelt's actions demonstrate? a) The federal government does not get involved with labor disputes b) The federal government cannot force labor and management to compromise c) When a strike threatens the public welfare, the federal government is expected to step in d) The federal government can take over a company when it is in the best interest of the nation

Under President Wilson's administration, the Clayton Antitrust Act was passed. Which statement BEST describes an outcome of the Clayton Antitrust Act? a) A federal income tax was established b) Tariff rates were subtantially reduced c) Strikes, peaceful picketing, and boycotts became legal d) Strikes, peaceful picketing, and boycotts became illegal

"You are a writer in the early 1900s. Living in a major U.S. city, you see many unpleasant things each day: children as young as 8 working 12 hour days, women forced into a life of prostitution, and disgusting conditions at the local meat processing plant. You decide that you have had enough of this, and, using your literary skills, you plan to write a novel that will begin to address these issues. You hope it will cause enough outcry that the public -- and the government -- will take notice." This passage was written by someone who would consider themselves a member of the ___ Movement. a) Communist b) Conservative c) Populist d) Progressive

The "Muckraker" journalists would have been likely to cover all of the following subjects EXCEPT a) national conservation b) mistreatment of laborers c) waste in the armed forces d) urban political "machines"

With which of these politicians would Robert M. La Follette have had the MOST in common? a) Herbert Hoover b) William McKinley c) Theodore Roosevelt d) Franklin Roosevelt

Jacob Riis was most known for his late 19th century work in exposing the horrid living conditions a) on the Great Plains b) on Indian reservations c) on southern plantations d) in urban slums and ghettos

The National Association for the Advancement for Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1909. Given the year, with which of these movements would it be MOST associated? a) Populist Movement b) Free Soil Movement c) Gilded Age Movement d) Progressive Movement

The direct election of U.S. Senators, women's suffrage, and greater government regulation of large industries were all issues of importance in the early 1900s to the a) Democrats b) Federalists c) Know-Nothings d) Progressives

https://www.usatestprep.com/modules/gallery/files/52/5235/5235.jpg This photograph by Jacob Riis (1889) reflects the conditions that would have been found in a) the West b) the rural South c) industrial areas d) Indian Reservations

Which era is MOST associated with the efforts to end child labor in the United States? a) early-1900s b) late-1800s c) mid-1800s d) mid-1900s

Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution changed the way that U.S. Senators were elected? a) 10th Amendment b) 13th Amendment c) 15th Amendment d) 17th Amendement

https://www.usatestprep.com/modules/gallery/files/8/897/897.jpg The U.S. president depicted in this cartoon published at the end of World War I was a) Harry Truman b) Woodrow Wilson c) Calvin Coolidge d) Franklin Roosevelt

Although the Hepburn Act passed Congress with relative ease during the term of Theodore Roosevelt, the Pure Food and Drug Act a) was enacted under the leadership of President Taft b) was not enacted until the later creation of the Food and Drug Administration c) was overturned in a later decision by the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Taft d) was enacted only after the public outcry following the literary works of muckrakers

Which of these causes would have been LEAST LIKELY to be advanced by politicians of the Progressive era? a) the direct election of Senators b) securing voting rights for all races c) limiting the powers and abuses of corporations d) conservation of public lands and natural resources

-The main purpose of Hull House was to provide social and educational opportunities for working class people in the surrounding neighborhood while helping to convert others to Christianity in greater numbers in these neighborhoods. Who was the main founder of the Hull House in Chicago, Illinois, in 1889? a) Jane Addams b) Ellen Robie c) Susan Anthony d) Abigail Adams

The achievements of the Progressive Era can be summed up by each of these statements EXCEPT a) women getting the right to vote b) the election of senators by the people c) the establishment of government payments to those who could not find jobs d) greater government regulation and oversight of business and major industries

"We have fallen heirs to the most glorious heritage a people ever received, and each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune." -Theodore Roosevelt This quote from Teddy Roosevelt addresses which of these ideas? a) The importance of democracy in the American political system b) The importance of conservation of American lands and resources c) The importance of maintaining a strong and ready standing military d) The need to maximize American fossil fuels regardless of whether or not natural lands are disturbed

While Upton Sinclair's The Jungle exposed the unsanitary conditions of the meatpacking industry, the author initially wrote it in order to a) increase public awareness of monopoly practices b) increase public awareness of government corruption c) expose the attempt of the government to control American industry d) expose the unfair work environment experienced by poor immigrant laborers

The Progressive Era was PRIMARILY concerned with a) making government more responsible to the needs of the people b) advocating the passage of laws that guaranteed corporate freedom c) making the people more accountable to the needs of the government d) preventing farmers from being restricted by federal laws and policies