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Which reform established by Taft advocated for improving the lives of family, addressing abuse and neglect, and later became part of the Department of Health and Human Services?

A
the Children’s Bureau
B
the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act
C
the Federal Reserve system
D
the Food and Drug Administration
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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 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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Roosevelt’s positions on conservation and the environment are best characterized as

A
moderate.
B
radical.
C
progressive.
D
conservative.
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The court case Plessy v. Ferguson challenged the legality of

A
racially segregated facilities.
B
scare tactics to enforce Jim Crow laws.
C
racially segregated housing.
D
“separate but equal” schools.
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In 1954, the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education

A
overturned Plessy v. Ferguson by ruling segregation unconstitutional.
B
stated that African American and white schools needed to be equal.
C
upheld the Separate Car Act by ruling that segregation was legal.
D
upheld Plessy v. Ferguson by ruling segregation constitutional.
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To which of the following did Theodore Roosevelt compare the role of a president?

A
police commissioner
B
steward
C
king
D
state assemblyman
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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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How did the Progressive Party set itself apart from the Democratic and Republican parties?

A
The Progressive Party strongly supported the rights of businesses.
B
The Progressive Party strongly supported women’s suffrage.
C
The Progressive Party strongly supported racial equality.
D
The Progressive Party strongly supported the rights of immigrants.
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What impact did Sinclair’s book have on the era of Progressive reform?

A
The Jungle showed that the government was unwilling to make changes because of one person’s attempt at reform.
B
The Jungle made people want to return to the former ways of production they were accustomed to.
C
The Jungle showed that if the public was informed about a certain issue, it had the power to demand reform from the government.
D
The Jungle did not have any great or lasting impact on the era of Progressive reform.
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Look at the graphic below.Which phrase best fits in the blank box?

Question illustration
A
wasted government money
B
gave citizens government money
C
encouraged people to vote
D
supported government investigations
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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 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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Which of the following did the Interstate Commerce Act ban in 1887?

A
railroad pools
B
interstate railroads
C
steel monopolies
D
sugar-refining monopolies
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Which of the following best describes how muckrakers brought about reform in the Progressive Era?

A
Muckrakers encouraged Americans to carry out their own investigations of questionable practices in industry and government.
B
Muckrakers presented Americans with facts about corruption in industry and government that prompted citizens to demand change of their lawmakers.
C
Muckrakers appealed to big businesses that wanted to improve their public perception, thus facing the public with an “honesty is the best policy” approach.
D
Muckrakers presented the American people with facts about different industries and placed the responsibility on future generations to change it.
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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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Similar to the Progressives, Wilson supported

A
establishing a graduated income tax.
B
raising tariffs in order to protect US businesses.
C
limiting workers’ rights in order to protect businesses.
D
lowering government restrictions on banks.
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Which of the following Progressive causes was helped by US involvement in World War I?

A
trust-busting
B
free enterprise
C
workers’ rights
D
women’s suffrage
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Which of the following best describes Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony?

A
two women who formed the National Woman Suffrage Association
B
the first two American women to hold national elected office
C
two women who formed the American Abortionist Movement
D
the first two American women to vote legally in a national election
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Which legislation did Theodore Roosevelt sign as president regarding his philosophy of conservation?

A
the regulation of the drug industry.
B
the creation of new railroads.
C
the creation of new national parks.
D
the regulation of the food industry.

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