Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912 Flashcards
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637223685 | The Progressive movement believed that social and economic problems should be solved at the community level without involvement by the federal government. | False | |
637223686 | Muckraking journalists, social-gospel ministers, and women reformers all aroused Americans' concern about economic and social problems. | True | |
637223687 | The leading progressive reformers were primarily immigrants and urban industrial workers. | False | |
637223688 | Many female progressives saw the task of improving life in factories and slums as an extension of their traditional roles as wives and mothers. | True | |
637223689 | President Theodore Roosevelt ended the anthracite coal strike by threatening to use federal troops to break the miners' union. | False | |
637223690 | Roosevelt promoted stronger federal legislation to regulate the railroads and other major industries. | True | |
637223691 | Roosevelt believed that all the monopolistic corporate trusts should be broken up and competition restored among smaller businesses. | False | |
637223692 | Upton Sinclair's novel "The Jungle" was intended to arouse consumers' concern about unsanitary practices in the meat industry. | False | |
637223693 | Conservative policies like land reclamation and forest preservation were probably Theodore Roosevelt's most popular and enduring presidential achievements. | True | |
637223694 | Defenders of nature became divided between fervent "preservationists" who wanted to stop all human intrusions and more moderate "conservationists." | True | |
637223695 | Roosevelt effectively used the power of the presidency and the federal government to tame unrestricted capitalism while preserving the basic foundations of American business. | True | |
637223696 | William Howard Taft demonstrated his skill as a political campaigner and leader throughout his presidency | False | |
637223697 | Progressive Republicans became angry with President Taft because he began to form alliances with Democrats and Socialists. | False | |
637223698 | The Ballinger-Pinchot conservation controversy pushed Taft into alliance with the republican "Old Guard" against the pro-Roosevelt progressives. | True | |
637223699 | President Taft used his control of the republican party machinery to deny Roosevelt the nomination in 1912 | True | |
637223700 | The primary emphasis of the progressive movement was on | strengthening government as an instrument of social betterment. | |
637223701 | Prominent among those who aroused the progressive movement by stirring the public's sense of concern were | socialists, social gospelers, women, and muckraking journalists. | |
637223702 | Which of the following was NOT among the targets of muckraking journalistic exposès? | Urban politics and government | |
637223703 | Most progressives were | urban middle-class people. | |
637223704 | Among the political reforms sought by the progressives were: | initiative and referendum, direct election of senators, and women's suffrage | |
637223705 | The states where progressivism first gained great influence were | Wisconsin, Oregon, and California | |
637223706 | The Supreme Court case of Muller V. Oregon was seen as a victory for both progressivism and women's rights because | it upheld the constitutionality of laws granting special protection to women in the workplace. | |
637223707 | Roosevelt ended the Pennsylvania coal strike by | forcing mediation by threatening to seize the coal mines and operate them with federal troops. | |
637223708 | The Roosevelt-backed Elkins Act and Hepburn Act were aimed at | more effective regulation of the railroad industry. | |
637223709 | The controversy over the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park revealed | a philosophical disagreement between wilderness "preservationists" and more moderate "conservationists" | |
637223710 | Two areas where Roosevelt's progressivism mode its substantial headway were | consumer and conservation legislation | |
637223711 | Roosevelt was blamed for the "Panic of 1907" because | his "boat-rocking tactics" had allegedly unsettled industry. | |
637223712 | As a result of his successful campaign in 1908, William Howard Taft was expected to | continue and extend Roosevelt's progressive policies. | |
637223713 | Progressive Republicans grew disillusioned with Taft primarily over the issues of | trust-busting, tariffs, and conservation. | |
637223714 | Roosevelt finally decided to break with the Republicans and form a third party because | Taft used his control of the Republican convention to deny Roosevelt the nomination. | |
637223715 | Progressivism | A largely middle-class movement that aimed to use the power of government to correct the economic and social problems of industrialism. | |
637223716 | Muckrakers | Popular journalists who used publicity to expose corruption and attack abuses of power in business and government. | |
637223717 | The "Initiative" | Progressive proposal to allow voters to bypass state legislatures and propose legislation themselves. | |
637223718 | The "Recall" | Progressive device that would enable voters to remove corrupt or ineffective officials from office. | |
637223719 | Square Deal | Roosevelt's policy of having the federal government promote the public interest by dealing evenhandedly with both labor and business | |
637223720 | Hepburn Act | Effective railroad-regulation law of 1906 that greatly strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission. | |
637223721 | Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire | Disastrous industrial fire of 1911 that spurred workmen's compensation laws and some state regulation of wages and hours in New York | |
637223722 | The Jungle | Upton Sinclair's novel that inspired pro-consumer federal laws regulating meat, food, and drugs. | |
637223723 | Women's Christian Temperance Union | Powerful women's reform organization led by Frances Willard. | |
637223724 | Roosevelt's Panic | Brief but sharp economic downturn of 1907, blamed by conservatives on the supposedly dangerous president | |
637223725 | Dollar Diplomacy | Generally unsuccessful Taft foreign policy in which government attempted to encourage overseas business ventures. | |
637223726 | Standard Oil Company | Powerful corporation broken up by a Taft-initiated antitrust suit in 1911 | |
637223727 | William Howard Taft | Politically inept inheritor of the Roosevelt legacy who ended up allied with the reactionary Republicans "Old Guard" | |
637223728 | Muller v. Oregon | Case that upheld protective legislation on the grounds of women's supposed physical weakness | |
637223729 | Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire | New York City disaster that underscored urban workers' need for government protection | |
637223730 | Robert La Follette | The Most Influential of the state-level progressive governors and a presidential aspirant of 1912 | |
637223731 | Thorstein Veblen | Eccentric economist who criticized the wealthy for "conspicuous consumption" and failure to serve real human needs | |
637223732 | Ida Tarbell | Leading muckraking journalist whose articles documented the Standard Oil Company's abuse of power | |
637223733 | Gifford Pinchot | Pro-conservation federal official whose dismissal by Taft angered Roosevelt progressives | |
637223734 | Anthracite coal strike | Dangerous labor conflict resolved by Rooseveltian negotiation and threats against business people. | |
637223735 | Lincoln Steffens | Early muckraker who exposed the political corruption in many American cities. | |
637223736 | Meat Inspection Act of 1906 | Progressive law aimed a curbing practices like those exposed in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. | |
637223737 | Seventeenth Amendment | Progressive measure that required U.S. senators to be elected directly by the people rather than by state legislatures. | |
637223738 | Lochner v. New York | Supreme court ruling that overturned a progressive law mandating a ten-hour workday. | |
637223739 | Roosevelt's personal interest in conservatism. | Ended the era of uncontrolled exploitation of nature and involved the federal government in preserving natural resources | |
637223740 | Progressive concern about political corruption | Led to reforms like the initiative, referendum, and direct election of senators | |
637223741 | Roosevelt's threat to seize the anthracite coal mines | Forced a compromise settlement of a strike that threatened the national well-being. | |
637223742 | Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" | Outraged consumers and led to the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act. | |
637223743 | Roosevelt's feeling that he was cheated out of the Republican nomination by the Taft machine | Laid the basis for a third-party crusade in the election of 1912 | |
637223744 | Taft's political mishandling of tariff and conservation policies | Incensed pro-Roosevelt progressives and increased their attacks on the Republican "Old Guard" | |
637223745 | Governors like Robert La Follette | Led the way in using universities and regulatory agencies to pursue progressive goals. | |
637223746 | Russia and Japan's hostility to an American role in China | Made Taft's dollar-diplomacy policy a failure. | |
637223747 | Old-time Populists, muckraking journalists, social-gospel ministers, and European socialist immigrants | Provided the pioneering forces who laid the foundations for the Progressive movement. | |
637223748 | Settlement Houses and women's clubs | Served as the launching pads for widespread female involvement in progressive reforms. |