Name: Class: _ Date: _ Chapter 11 Packet--Dr. Larson Matching IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the items. a. direct primary b. Clayton Antitrust Act c. New Freedom d. muckrakers e. initiative f. home rule g. New Nationalism h. injunctions i. recall j. social welfare programs 1. In the 1890s, business leaders often asked the courts for, prohibiting workers from striking. 2. Under, cities exercised a limited degree of self-government. 3. Progressives wanted government to create various to ensure a basic standard of living for all Americans. 4. In a(n), voters cast ballots to select nominees for upcoming elections. 5. Citizens can propose new laws through the process. 6. Voters can remove public officials from office before the next election through the procedure. 7. The legalized strikes and peaceful picketing. 8. Calling his policy the, Woodrow Wilson promised to enforce antitrust laws without threatening free economic competition. IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the items. a. New Freedom b. direct primary c. muckrakers d. municipal e. home rule f. New Nationalism g. civil disobedience h. conservationists i. holding company j. social welfare programs 9. having to do with city government 10. people concerned with the care and protection of the environment 11. Theodore Roosevelt s name for his Progressive reform program 12. nonviolent refusal to obey a law 1
Name: KEY TERMS Match each term to its description below. a. initiative b. referendum c. recall 13. citizens approve or reject a law passed by the legislature 14. citizens propose new laws 15. voters remove public officials from office Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS 16. In the late 1800s, journalists Henry George and Edward Bellamy both a. discouraged single-tax speculation. b. wrote about ideas for reforming society. c. promoted plans to increase free enterprise profits. d. warned Americans about the pace of industrialization. 17. Most Progressives agreed that the government should a. nationalize industries. b. abolish home rule in cities and states. c. protect workers and help the poor. d. outlaw unions. 18. The efforts of Florence Kelley convinced many states to abolish a. child labor. b. direct primaries. c. minimum wage legislation. d. single-tax colonies. 19. Municipal reformers aimed to a. solve rural problems. b. end government corruption. c. increase immigrant rights. d. curb union power. 20. President Roosevelt s Progressive record included all the following except a. conservation of forest land. b. break-up of several trusts deemed harmful to the public. c. regulation of food and drugs. d. establishment of the Federal Reserve System. 21. President Taft continued Roosevelt s progressive program by a. actively promoting women s right to vote. b. pursuing antitrust cases. c. selling several million acres of Alaska s public lands. d. abolishing Jim Crow practices in federal offices. 2
Name: 22. Woodrow Wilson won the presidential election of 1912, partly due to a. Taft s decision not to run for a second term. b. the fact that he was the only candidate with a reform platform. c. a split in the Republican vote. d. the lack of competition. 23. President Wilson established the Federal Reserve System to a. reorganize the federal banking system. b. enforce the Clayton Antitrust Act. c. make federal loans available to farmers. d. end child labor in all states. 24. A basic anti-suffrage argument was that women would a. prevent prohibition. b. fail to exercise their voting rights. c. become too masculine. d. refuse to pay taxes. 25. Progressivism was halted by a. the efforts of the NAACP. b. World War I. c. the repeal of the prohibition amendment. d. the victory of the Bull Moose Party. 26. According to journalist Henry George, how could Americans eliminate poverty? a. by nationalizing industries b. by allowing home rule in cities and states c. by ending capitalism d. by discouraging land speculation 27. Which belief was held by most Progressives? a. The government should be more accountable to its citizens. b. Housing and healthcare should remain private. c. The government should protect agricultural interests. d. The government should intervene in unfair business practices. 28. In which one of the following areas was Florence Kelley a major reforming force? a. labor laws b. referendum procedures c. antitrust legislation d. the Federal Reserve System 29. Which did municipal reformers favor in the early 1900s? a. strong, independent political machines b. city control of utilities c. abolishment of home rule d. federal regulation of city services 30. What action did President Roosevelt take in the United Mine Workers strike in 1902? a. He dissolved the union. b. He sent the army to seize and operate the mines. c. He sent in arbitrators to resolve the dispute. d. He refused to interfere with labor and management relations. 3
Name: 31. Over what issue were Republican insurgents angry at President Taft? a. his support of the Seventeenth Amendment b. his support of women s suffrage c. his handling of the Ballinger-Pinchot affair d. his refusal to enforce antitrust cases 32. How did Woodrow Wilson s reform platform during the 1912 campaign differ from that of Theodore Roosevelt? a. Wilson supported federal regulation of business. b. Wilson promised to preserve free economic competition. c. Wilson supported tariff reduction. d. Wilson promised to enforce antitrust laws. 33. Which was a major contributing factor in Woodrow Wilson s winning the presidency in 1912? a. a split between northern and southern Democrats b. Taft s decision not to run for a second term c. Roosevelt s splitting the Republican vote d. the candidacy of Eugene V. Debs 34. Which of the following caused a split in the women s suffrage campaign? a. Alice Paul s aggressive strategy b. Carrie Chapman Catt s Winning Plan c. the decision to press for a constitutional amendment d. World War I 35. How did World War I affect the cause of women s suffrage? a. It ended major support for it. b. It set aside arguments about separate spheres for men and women. c. It reinforced the idea that the vote would make women more masculine. d. It strengthened the liquor interests that opposed women s suffrage. 36. In 1906, Upton Sinclair s novel entitled The Jungle exposed dangerous workplace conditions a. in the meatpacking industry. b. for women in the garment industry. c. for children working long hours. d. for miners in West Virginia and Colorado. 37. Henry George wanted to make land speculation less profitable by imposing a. jail terms for speculators. b. new laws against gambling. c. taxes on improvements to land. d. a single tax on the value of land. 38. Journalists known as muckrakers worked at a. praising government policies. b. exposing political and business corruption. c. attacking the ideas of socialists. d. opposing government regulation of business. 39. Jane Addams and Florence Kelley both worked to reform a. the meatpacking industry. b. working conditions for miners. c. abuses by land speculators. d. local labor conditions. 4
Name: 40. One goal that Progressives did not seek was a. the moral improvement of society. b. the reduction of government corruption. c. a ban on strikes. d. child labor laws. 41. Mother Jones is best known for organizing unions in a. factories in Massachusetts. b. mines in West Virginia and Colorado. c. steel mills in Pennsylvania. d. farms in Georgia. 42. Some Americans resisted Progressive reforms because they disliked a. Florence Kelley. b. sweeping economic and political changes. c. the capitalist system. d. government control over their lives. 43. Restricting the power of political machines was usually left to a. municipal reformers. b. political bosses. c. antitrust activists. d. the federal government. 44. Reformers wanted to provide citizens with more affordable services by transferring control of urban utilities to a. private enterprise. b. the federal government. c. holding companies. d. the city. 45. One way reformers hoped to end corruption in government was to a. establish an income tax. b. give voters more direct say in lawmaking. c. provide more welfare services. d. use the army to oust political machines. 46. During the Progressive Era many states a. abolished child labor. b. gave women work rights equal to those of men. c. outlawed labor strikes. d. increased maximum working hours. 47. When the United Mine Workers called a strike in 1902, President Roosevelt a. dissolved the union. b. seized the mines. c. refused to intervene. d. called for arbitration. 48. Roosevelt vigorously enforced a. prohibition. b. the referendum process. c. the Sherman Antitrust Act. d. Low s campaign against Tammany Hall. 5
Name: 49. The new Labor Department supported legislation that would benefit a. national forests. b. utilities and other monopolies. c. women and children. d. the nation s poorest citizens. 50. The Progressive faction of the Republican Party protested President Taft s handling of the a. Interstate Commerce Commission. b. NAACP. c. prohibitionists. d. Ballinger-Pinchot affair. 51. Progressives in Congress, unlike Taft, favored a. low tariffs. b. high tariffs. c. the old guard. d. Joseph G. Cannon. 52. The platform of the Bull Moose Party supported a. unregulated competition. b. the 12-hour work day. c. women s suffrage. d. a Federal Trade Commission. 53. In the election of 1912, a split in the Republican Party helped a. Wilson win. b. Taft win. c. the Socialists win. d. the Progressives win. 54. The Clayton Antitrust Act was especially favored by a. big business. b. suffragists. c. labor unions. d. African Americans. 55. As a measure to prevent bank failures, President Wilson helped create the a. Federal Farm Loan Board. b. Federal Trade Commission. c. Federal Reserve System. d. Sherman Antitrust Act. 56. The progressive movement focused mainly on the problems of a. African Americans. b. urban residents. c. tenant farmers. d. nonunionized workers. 57. In 1872, Susan B. Anthony was arrested and later convicted for a. going on a hunger strike. b. trying to abolish slavery. c. insisting on voting. d. burning copies of Wilson s speeches. 6
Name: 58. By the time NAWSA was formed in 1890, women could a. vote in local elections. b. vote for President. c. buy and sell property. d. run for national political office. 59. The anti-suffrage movement argued that if women could vote, they would a. actually lose power. b. become too masculine. c. prevent prohibition. d. fail to exercise their voting rights. 60. Suffragists achieved some early success persuading a. states to allow women to vote. b. Congress to pass a constitutional amendment. c. President Wilson to back them. d. the Supreme Court to rule in their favor. 61. Alice Paul s Congressional Union split from NAWSA after it called for a. attacking the President. b. bypassing suffrage groups in the states. c. developing a Winning Plan. d. demonstrating in the Tennessee legislature. 62. Many Americans became more supportive of suffrage as a result of a. women s activities in World War I. b. the Seventeenth Amendment. c. the Bradwell v. Illinois decision. d. the repeal of prohibition. 63. The battle for women s suffrage ended with the ratification of the a. Sixteenth Amendment. b. Seventeenth Amendment. c. Eighteenth Amendment. d. Nineteenth Amendment. 64. The woman who led NAWSA to victory was a. Carrie Chapman Catt. b. Susan B. Anthony. c. Lucy Burns. d. Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Short Answer KEY TERMS Briefly define each of the following terms. 65. Progressive Era 66. muckrakers 67. injunctions 68. civil disobedience 7
Name: 69. National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) KEY TERMS Explain the significance of each of the following terms. 70. New Nationalism 71. Bull Moose Party 72. Clayton Antitrust Act INTERPRETING A MAP 73. By 1900, which states had granted women equal suffrage? 74. In which region of the United States was the women s suffrage movement most successful? Why? 75. Which state was the first to grant women the vote, and in what year did it do so? 76. In 1920, where were most of the equal suffrage states located? Why was the suffrage movement more successful in this region? Essay CRITICAL THINKING 77. Recognizing Cause and Effect How did Progressivism affect the role of the federal government in the early 1900s? 78. Making Comparisons How was President Wilson s approach to economic reform similar to that of Theodore Roosevelt? How was it different? 8
Name: 79. Formulating Questions What are two questions that Progressives would likely have asked candidates in the 1912 presidential campaign? What answers to these questions might have won Progressives votes? 80. Identifying Alternatives What two main strategies did women s suffrage activists use in the late 1800s and early 1900s? How did each strategy contribute to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment? 9