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Clep 1900s Teddy1
Clep 1900s Roosevelt & Taft 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Disastrous fire which brought attention to factory conditions: | The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire |
| When did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire occur? | 1911 |
| Where was the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory? | New York |
| The 16th Amendment | Allowed the federal income tax. |
| During what Administration was the 16th Amendment passed? | Woodrow Wilson |
| When was the 16th Amendment ratified? | 1913 |
| What was the primary function of the World War I Food Administration? | Oversee production and allocation of foodstuffs to assure adequate food for the Army and the Allies. |
| Did the World War I Food Administration monitor the QUALITY of foodstuffs sent to soldiers? | Not particularly. 1913-1914 |
| Did the World War I Food Administration become involved in operating farms? | No |
| Was one purpose of the World War I Food Administration to raise farm prices? | No: they were considered to be high enough |
| Teddy Roosevelt's 'New Nationalism' pertained to? | Domestic reform |
| Two points of Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy philosophy: | He favored developing a form of colonial empire. He rejected isolationism. |
| Common misunderstanding of Teddy Roosevelt's reputation as a 'trust-buster': | He did not favor breaking up ALL trusts and large business combinations. |
| Teddy Roosevelt's stand on Socialists' call for government ownership of basic industries: | Opposed |
| In this anti-business cartoon, what does the club represent? a. Big business b. Republican support for government c. Regulatory laws d. The Populist Party e. The power of the electorate | c. Regulatory laws |
| All of the following were muckrakers EXCEPT a. Ida Tarbell. b. Ray Stannard Baker. c. Upton Sinclair. d. William Dean Howells. e. Lincoln Steffens. | d. William Dean Howells. |
| Which of the following would most likely be found in the library of a business tycoon in the early 1900s? a. The Octopus by Frank Norris b. The Gospel of Wealth by Andrew Carnegie c. How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis | b. The Gospel of Wealth by Andrew Carnegie |
| What was the significance of the prosecution against the Northern Securities Company? | The case gave warning that if trusts broke the antitrust law, they would be prosecuted regardless of how big they were. |
| "Chronic wrongdoing, or an impotence which results in a general loosening of the ties of civilized society, may in America, or elsewhere, ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation,..."Who made this statement | c. Theodore Roosevelt's "Roosevelt Corollary" |
| The so-called Gilded Age was notable for all of the following EXCEPT a. graft and corruption in public office. b. uninspired and uninspiring presidents. c. close ties between big business and government. d. a counterbalance in a strong reform movement. | d. a counterbalance in a strong reform movement. |
| Which of the following presidents is most closely associated with the breakup of business trusts? a. Ulysses S. Grant b. Chester A Arthur c. Grover Cleveland d. William Howard Taft e. Theodore Roosevelt | e. Theodore Roosevelt |
| "City housekeeping has failed partly because women, the traditional housekeepers, have not been consulted." At the turn of the 20th century, the line of thinking evident in this quotation was used to support this movement. | Women's suffrage |
| All of the following were efforts of progressives to reform government EXCEPT a. reduction of the tariff. b. introduction of the direct primary for nominating candidates for office. c. support for workers' compensation benefit laws. | a. reduction of the tariff. |
| This policy of William Howard Taft had the greatest long-term effect on the nation? | Support for the Sixteenth Amendment |
| The primary purpose of President Taft's policy of dollar diplomacy was ... | to further U.S. business and foreign policy interests in Central America and East Asia. |
| The theory of conspicuous consumption was developed and applied to the rich in American society by which of the following? a. Mark Twain b. Karl Marx c. Friedrich Engels d. Thorstein Veblen e. Jacob Riis | d. Thorstein Veblen |
| The term conspicuous consumption was used to depict the behavioral characteristic of the ____, a class emerging in the 19th century as a result of the accumulation of wealth during the Second Industrial Revolution. | nouveau riche |
| Which of the following artists used the camera to study human movement in order to paint realistic pictures? a. Mary Cassatt b. James McNeil Whistler c. Thomas Eakins d. Albert Pinkham Ryder e. Maurice Prendergast | c. Thomas Eakins |
| Thomas Eakins was American _____ painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important artists in American art history.[2][3] | realist |
| The independence of which of the following was affected by the Platt Amendments? a. Cuba b. The Panama Canal Zone c. The Philippines d. Guam e. Puerto Rico | a. Cuba |
| The Platt Amendment of 1901 was a rider appended to the _________ presented to the U.S. Senate replacing the earlier Teller Amendment. This stipulated the conditions for the withdrawal of US troops remaining in Cuba after the Sp-Am.War, | Army Appropriations Act |
| The primary purpose of the Open Door Policy was | to ensure equal access to the China trade for the United States. |
| William Howard Taft's administration compares favorably with the programs of Theodore Roosevelt in all the following areas EXCEPT a. child labor and safety. b. increased authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission. c. tariff reduction. d. conservation | c. tariff reduction. |
| "Every diplomat a salesman" best describes U.S. foreign policy under which president? a. Benjamin Harrison b. William McKinley c. Theodore Roosevelt d. William Howard Taft e. Woodrow Wilson | d. William Howard Taft |
| All of the following are reasons why African Americans moved North in the Great Migration EXCEPT a. early migrants encouraged those still in the South to come. b. there were more economic opportunities in the North. c. the sharecropping system had given w | c. the sharecropping system had given way to large commercial farms in the South. |
| The term "Great Migration" refers to | movement of African Americans from the South to the North. |
| The Great Migration resulted from all of the following EXCEPT a. the need for workers in WWII defense industries in the North. b. the lack of opportunity for African Americans to better themselves in the South. c. the rains and boll weevil infestation tha | c. the rains and boll weevil infestation that ruined the crop cotton several years in a row. |
| What was the main difference between Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson in the 1912 election? | Roosevelt believed that a strong government was needed to supervise business, whereas Wilson thought the government's job was to remove all barriers to competition. |
| President Wilson was asked by U.S. businesses worried about their investments to send U.S. troops into which of the following nations, which was torn by revolutions? a. Panama b. Nicaragua c. Argentina d. Cuba e. Mexico | e. Mexico |
| The Federal Reserve System was established in 1913 in an effort a. to force private banks to lend more of their money reserves. b. to replace the national bank. c. to stop runs on banks. d. to control the amount of money in circulation. | d. to control the amount of money in circulation. |
| What was the general relationship between Republicans and Democrats between 1876 and 1900? | They shared political equality: neither dominated |
| When did the concept of laissez-faire leadership flourish? | Between 1876 and 1900 |
| Define: laissez-faire governing: | The government stayed as inactive and uninvolved as possible. |
| What effect did laissez-faire government have upon the legislative process? | It discouraged significant reform measures and led to the election of 'caretaker' presidents. |
| What prevented presidents between 1876 and 1900 from being active, dynamic leaders? | The relative equality of Republicans and Democrats. |
| Define: Muckrakers: | Term coined by Teddy Roosevelt to describe the sensationalist exposes of high-level corruption. |
| Why did Teddy Roosevelt see those exposing corruption as 'muckrakers'? | Their stories focused on the worst about political and industrial leaders; playing to the 'baser instincts' of the public. |
| What kind of corruption prompted exposure by 'muckrakers'? | Political and industrial leaders were using their positions to further their own interests at the expense of the public. |
| The Underwood Tariff of 1913 was significant because | it recognized that some U.S. industries no longer needed to be protected from foreign competition. |
| A major reason for establishing the Federal Reserve system was to a. regulate the supply of money in circulation. b. print the nation's currency. c. decentralize banking policy. d. regulate business practices. e. indicate when federal price and wage contr | a. regulate the supply of money in circulation. |
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