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1 Page 1 1. Write the letter of the term or name that matches the description. a. recall e. muckraker i. progressive movement b. initiative f. Florence Kelley j. Seventeenth Amendment c. prohibition g. Robert M. La Follette d. referendum h. scientific management 1. This is a vote on an initiative. 2. This is another name for progressivism. 3. This is a bill initiated, or launched, by citizens. 4. This allowed for the popular, or direct, election of U.S. senators. 5. This was one of the inspirations for the creation of assembly lines at the Ford Motor Company. 6. This reform governor and U.S. senator from Wisconsin made the railroad industry a major target. 7. This allows voters to force public officials to face another election before the end of their terms if enough voters ask for it. 8. This is a term used to describe a journalist who exposed government abuses and big business corruption to the readers of mass circulation magazines and newspapers. 9. Members of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union fought for this cause by entering saloons, singing, praying, and asking saloonkeepers to stop selling alcohol. 10. This progressive championed the rights of women and children by moving into a settlement house, working as the Chief Inspector of Factories for Illinois, and helping to win passage of the Illinois Factory Act. Write the letter of the best description or definition of the name or term. 2. Maria Mitchell a. founder and first president of Vassar College b. arrested for attempting to vote in a national election c. Native American woman who spoke out for the Ponca people d. first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3. Suffrage a. discrimination b. women's rights c. the right to vote d. the denial of the right to vote

2 Page 2 4. Susan B. Anthony a. discovered a new comet b. leader in the woman's suffrage movement c. first American woman to earn a professional degree d. first American woman elected to a national political office 5. Write the letter of the name or term that best matches the description. Not all names and terms will be used. a. NAACP g. W. E. B. Du Bois b. Elkins Act h. Meat Inspection Act c. The Jungle i. Sherman Antitrust Act d. Square Deal j. Booker T. Washington e. conservation k coal miners' strike f. Upton Sinclair l. Pure Food and Drug Act 1. This legislation was used by Roosevelt to file 44 antitrust suits. 2. This was settled when Roosevelt got involved in the negotiations. 3. This was started by prominent African-American and white reformers. 4. This is what Roosevelt promised that the common people would receive. 5. As a symbolic gesture, Roosevelt invited him to dine at the White House. 6. This so upset Roosevelt that he appointed a commission to verify its accuracy. 7. This legislation halted the sale of contaminated foods or drugs and called for truth in labeling. 8. This was the principle that guided Roosevelt's efforts to organize water projects to transform dry wilderness areas into agricultural areas. 9. This muckraking journalist, in speaking about his famous novel, said, "I aimed at the nation's heart but by accident I hit it in the stomach." 10. This legislation put forth strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers and created the program of federal meat inspection still used today. a. Socialist Party c. Democratic Party b. Republican Party d. Progressive Party 6. Which party won the 1912 election? 7. To which party did William Howard Taft belong? 8. Which party was known as the Bull Moose Party?

3 Page 3 9. Which party nominated Woodrow Wilson for president? 10. Which party split over the Payne-Aldrich Tariff and other issues? 11. Which party ran the most conservative candidate in the 1912 election? 12. Which party nominated Eugene V. Debs for president in the 1912 election? 13. Which party chose the incumbent president as its candidate in the 1912 election? 14. Which party nominated Theodore Roosevelt for president in the 1912 election? 15. Which party did Theodore Roosevelt represent during his two terms as president? 16. Which party nominated a candidate to serve a third term as president in the 1912 election? 17. Which party was the presidential administration that fired Gifford Pinchot from the U.S. Forest Service because of his conservationist ideas? 18. Which party's candidate endorsed a progressive platform called the "New Freedom" that demanded stronger antitrust legislation, banking reform, and reduced tariffs?

4 Page Write the letter of the name or term that best matches the description. a. civil rights g. Carrie Chapman Catt b. income tax h. Clayton Antitrust Act c. Woodrow Wilson i. Federal Reserve System d. Underwood Tariff j. Nineteenth Amendment e. woman's suffrage k. Federal Trade Commission f. Federal Reserve Act 1. This recognized woman's suffrage. 2. This person was the president of NAWSA. 3. This established the Federal Reserve System. 4. This person fought hard for business and finance reform. 5. This was intended to provide revenue lost by the lowering of tariffs. 6. This is a decentralized private banking system under government control. 7. This substantially reduced import taxes for the first time since the Civil War. 8. This was given the power to investigate unfair business practices and to issue orders to "cease and desist." 9. This specified that labor unions and farm organizations not only had a right to exist, but would also no longer be subject to antitrust laws. 10. Woodrow Wilson appeared to support this issue during his campaign but during his presidency, he did more to support those who opposed it. 11. Woodrow Wilson offered lukewarm, cautious support for this issue, telling its supporters that "there had been a force behind you that will...be triumphant and for which you can afford to wait." 20. Robert M. La Follette gained fame for being a a. reform governor. b. socialist labor leader. c. hard-hitting journalist. d. supporter of wilderness preservation. 21. Why were early efforts to enact federal bans on child labor unsuccessful? a. They had little public support. b. Labor unions fought the legislation. c. Factory owners simply ignored the laws. d. The Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional.

5 Page The Seventeenth Amendment allowed for a. suffrage for women. b. a federal income tax. c. the prohibition of liquor. d. the direct election of senators. 23. Scientific management was an effort to improve efficiency by a. developing interchangeable parts. b. making production tasks simpler and easier. c. raising wages to improve workers' attitudes. d. improving the balance among business, government, and the worker. 24. In the mid-1800s, most women who held jobs worked as a. clerks. b. teachers. c. servants. d. factory workers. 25. In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed a. dangers faced by working children. b. unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry. c. the corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company. d. illegal deals between special interests and the U.S. Forest Bureau. 26. A new federal income tax was enacted MAINLY because a. newly created federal agencies needed to be funded. b. demands for social welfare had drained the federal budget. c. the government had lost revenue by enacting lower tariffs. d. the division between the rich and poor was growing too wide. 27. In 1912, which candidate was considered a conservative? a. Eugene V. Debs b. Woodrow Wilson c. Theodore Roosevelt d. William Howard Taft Write R if the statement describes Theodore Roosevelt, T if it describes William H. Taft, W if it describes Woodrow Wilson, and N if it describes none of them. 28. Was "kicked upstairs" but then became an immensely popular president 29. Oversaw banking reform and the founding of the Federal Reserve System 30. Served only one term as president 31. Was described as a man who "was born halfway between the Bible and the dictionary and never got away from either"

6 Page Became unpopular because, despite promises to lower tariffs, he signed a bill that did not accomplish this 33. Promised to do all he could to correct conditions in the meatpacking industry 34. Demanded settlement of a major coal strike and confessed to being tempted to throw a mine owner out a White House window 35. Actively supported civil rights for African Americans 36. Served both as president and as chief justice of the Supreme Court 37. Was accused by his predecessor of being a fathead with the brain of a guinea pig Became so enraged by an African-American critic that he made him and his delegation leave the White House 40. The social reform group with the mandate "Do everything" was the a. Young Men's Christian Association. b. Woman's Christian Temperance Union. c. National Association of Colored Women. d. National American Woman Suffrage Association. 41. The phrase "gas and water socialism" referred to a. establishing public ownership of utilities. b. a pretense of making efforts at political reform. c. labor union activities at refineries and shipping companies. d. 42. Assembly lines were introduced into factories in order to a. simplify product inspections. b. relieve workers from having to carry parts. c. make workers perform tasks more quickly. d. let individual workers work at varying speeds. 43. The Nineteenth Amendment allowed for a. suffrage for women. b. a federal income tax. c. the prohibition of liquor. d. the direct election of senators. 44. Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle, led to the passage of the a. Meat Inspection Act. b. Interstate Commerce Act. c. National Child Labor Act. d. National Reclamation Act.

7 Page Which suffragist leader was arrested for voting in the 1872 presidential election? a. Alice Paul b. Lucy Burns c. Susan B. Anthony d. Carrie Chapman Catt 46. In 1912, which candidate's party called for woman suffrage, an eight-hour work day, and a federal law against child labor? a. Woodrow Wilson's b. Theodore Roosevelt's c. William Howard Taft's d. all of the above 47. During the 1912 presidental campaign, all of the following were considered reform parties EXCEPT a. the Socialist Party. b. the Republican Party. c. the Progressive Party. d. the Democratic Party. Write R if the statement describes Theodore Roosevelt, T if it describes William H. Taft, W if it describes Woodrow Wilson, and N if it describes none of them. 48. Became president when McKinley was assassinated 49. Ran for president as a Democrat and may have owed his election to a split in the Republican Party 50. Was hand-picked by his predecessor to be president and defeated William Jennings Bryan in the election 51. Pushed hard for lowered tariffs, believing that high tariffs create monopolies by reducing competition 52. Set aside 148 million acres of forest preserves 53. Consistently supported trusts and big business interests over those of the public 54. Pushed for passage of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act 55. Promised a Square Deal to the common people 56. Supported the "watchful interference of the government" to ensure fair play and opposed all monopolies 57. Had served as secretary of war for the man he later called "a dangerous egotist" 58. Allowed a cabinet member to resegregate his department 59. Was president when women received the right to vote 60. The "Australian ballot" is another name for a. an initiative. b. a recall. c. a referendum. d. a secret ballot.

8 Page a. worked for social reform. b. worked as domestic servants. c. benefited from the work of domestic servants. d. left traditional roles to work for woman suffrage. 62. The name muckrakers was given to a. journalists who wrote about corruption. b. individuals who worked for social reform. c. politicians who worked for progressive reform. d. businessmen who engaged in illegal business practices. 63. In 1912, Eugene V. Debs was the candidate for the a. Socialist Party. b. Progressive Party. c. Republican Party. d. Democratic Party. 64. Some African Americans, including W. E. B. Du Bois, were critical of Booker T. Washington for a. being the head of an all-black university. b. "preaching Thrift, Patience, and industrial Training." c. what they saw as a lack of commitment to true equality. d. accepting an invitation to dine with President Roosevelt. 65. Gifford Pinchot was fired by President Taft because Pinchot a. called Taft a "fathead." b. removed public land from the reserved list to sell to businessmen. c. wrote a muckraking article exposing the exploitation of public land. d. made statements to Congress accusing the administration of exploiting public lands. 66. In the 1912 presidential election, approximately what percentage of the voters voted for reform candidates? a. 25% b. 50% c. 75% d. 90% 67. The establishment of the Federal Reserve System was prompted primarily by a need for a. social reform. b. financial reform. c. accurate product labeling. d. control over trusts and monopolies.

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