Roosevelt's Square Deal — Unit test Answers

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When he became president, Woodrow Wilson was concerned that banks

A
did not involve themselves enough in the US economy.
B
had too much influence in US politics.
C
were suffering from too much competition.
D
had too much control over the nation’s credit system.
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Which of the following best illustrates a direct consequence of the social gospel movement?

A
Hundreds of settlement houses opened across the United States.
B
Social Darwinists began encouraging people not to help less-fortunate people.
C
The Salvation Army offered different kinds of services to less-fortunate people.
D
Protestant Christians formed groups that opposed drinking alcohol.
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Which of the following best describes how President Taft affected conservation efforts?

A
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who undid some of Roosevelt’s conservation work.
B
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who continued Roosevelt’s conservation work.
C
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who believed strongly in conservation.
D
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who was neutral on conservation.
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded based largely on the beliefs of

A
W. E. B. Du Bois.
B
Booker T. Washington.
C
Marcus Garvey.
D
Homer Plessy.
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Why didn’t the reforms made after President Garfield’s assassination completely reduce corruption nationwide?

A
The reforms applied only to state governments.
B
The reforms applied only to the federal government.
C
The reforms applied only to city governments.
D
The reforms applied only to city and state governments.
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Which of these women’s rights advocates fought for women’s suffrage, abolishment of slavery, and co-authored the Declaration of Sentiments declaring that women were created equal with men?

A
Jeannette Rankin
B
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C
Carrie Chapman Catt
D
Margaret Sanger
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Wealthy businessmen of the Gilded Age who followed in the footsteps of Andrew Carnegie in donating their wealth included

A
Leland Stanford and William Gladden.
B
Charles Darwin and William Gladden.
C
John D. Rockefeller and Charles Darwin.
D
John D. Rockefeller and Leland Stanford.
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Which of the following best describes William Jennings Bryan’s political experience?

A
Bryan served as the governor of Nebraska and as secretary of state.
B
Bryan served as a congressman and as the attorney general.
C
Bryan served as secretary of state and a congressman.
D
Bryan served as vice president.
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How did the 1840 World’s Anti-Slavery Convention affect the women’s suffrage movement?

A
Women and men participated equally in the convention; this helped show the US government that women deserved the right to vote.
B
Women and men participated equally in the convention; this raised the profile of several key female activists.
C
Women were not allowed to fully participate in the convention; this directly led to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.
D
Women were not allowed to fully participate in the convention; this led several key female activists to shift their focus to women's rights.
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Plessy v. Ferguson was overturned in 1954 when the Supreme Court decided that

A
racial segregation was unconstitutional.
B
segregation was necessary for "public peace and good order."
C
the "separate but equal" doctrine applied to education.
D
the government could not legislate equality.
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Which idea would Washington Gladden have been most likely to support?

A
minimum wage laws
B
prison for debtors
C
higher taxes for all
D
a laissez-faire approach
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Which of the following best states how World War I affected President Wilson’s position on women’s suffrage?

A
Wilson started to champion women’s suffrage after the war began.
B
Wilson stopped supporting women’s suffrage after the war began.
C
Wilson continued to fight for women’s suffrage after the war began.
D
Wilson’s continued to oppose women’s suffrage after the war began.
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Which statement reflects similarities between Bill Gates and Andrew Carnegie?

A
Both Gates and Carnegie used their wealth in an attempt to better society.
B
Both Gates and Carnegie formed foundations that made them wealthy.
C
Both Gates and Carnegie used their wealth to educate the elite.
D
Both Gates and Carnegie used their money to promote social Darwinism.
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Read the quote from Applied Christianity: Moral Aspects of Social Questions by Washington Gladden.“In every community there are men of goodwill, who, if they had the money, could organize [efforts] among the [poorest] classes by which many of them could be saved...”Who are the “men of goodwill” that Gladden describes?

A
social Darwinists
B
wealthy people
C
immigrants
D
reformers
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Read the quotation from the Omaha Platform.“The fruits of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes for a few, unprecedented in the history of mankind; and the possessors of those, in turn, despise the republic and endanger liberty. From the same prolific womb of governmental injustice we breed the two great classes—tramps and millionaires.” What sentence best summarizes the above quotation?

A
The “common people” often take advantage of the wealthy class.
B
The wealthy often profit from the hard work of the lower class.
C
The wealthy succeed because they are stronger than the lower class.
D
There are three economic classes: the rich, the poor, and the middle class.
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Which of the following was the primary “spoil” in the spoils system?

A
money from the federal treasury
B
the downfall of political machines
C
contracts for construction work
D
positions in government office
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Which leader in the early 1900s supported the idea that African Americans should temporarily accept inequality while working to gain job skills and obtain economic independence?

A
William English Walling
B
W. E. B. Du Bois
C
Marcus Garvey
D
Booker T. Washington
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Why did the Interstate Commerce Commission have difficulty enforcing reforms?

A
The courts often ruled against the commission.
B
The commission had no power to ban rate discrimination.
C
The commission members supported laissez-faire policies.
D
The courts would not hear cases on interstate commerce.
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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, reformers helped immigrants assimilate into American culture by

A
isolating them from American citizens.
B
separating them from their family members.
C
teaching them how to speak English.
D
teaching them foreign languages.
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Which best describes W. E. B. Du Bois's opinion of Booker T. Washington’s accommodationist approach?

A
It was an important tool in ending segregation.
B
It reinforced segregation and discrimination.
C
It could work, if paired with more aggressive tactics.
D
It was the cause of violence against African Americans.

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