U.S. History Chapter 18

1.

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The Sixteenth Amendment

made it legal for the federal government to tax the income of individuals directly

provided for the direct election of senators

guaranteed women the right to vote

2.

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The Seventeenth Amendment

banned the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol

guaranteed women the right to vote

provided for the direct election of senators

3.

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In international affairs, Theodore Roosevelt was a Social Darwinist.

True

False

4.

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Historians refer to the reform period in American history, from about 1890 to 1920, as the

New Freedom

Progressive Era

Gilded Age

5.

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The Nineteenth Amendment

guaranteed women the right to vote

provided for the direct election of senators

banned the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol

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Socialists believe in

government ownership of business.

private ownership of business.

7.

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Was it the northern, southern, eastern, or western, part of the U.S. that gave women the right to vote first?

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In general, progressives support reforms that would improve the lives of

workers.

business owners.

politicians.

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In a direct primary,

all party members vote for delegates to the party’s convention.

all party members vote for a candidate to run in the general election.

the party’s state legislators vote for a candidate to run in the election.

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Tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company led to

building codes requiring fire escapes.

standards for safe use of machines.

child labor laws.

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Theodore Roosevelt ran for president in 1912 as a nominee of the Progressive Party, nicknamed the ____________________ Party.

Bull Elephant

Bull Moose

Neither of These

12.

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William Howard Taft supported high tariffs because they promoted competition.

True

False

13.

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Theodore Roosevelt believed that most trusts benefited the economy and breaking them up would do more harm than good.

True

False

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A muckraker

allowed proposed legislation to be submitted to the voters for approval

cleaned up the streets of major cities

exposed corruption and scandal

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In the election of 1912, Woodrow Wilson called his program the New ____________________.

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Progressives thought that by applying scientific principles to society, they could fix its problems.

True

False

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The Eighteenth Amendment

guaranteed women the right to vote

banned the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol

provided for the direct election of senators

18.

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During the coal miners' strike, Theodore Roosevelt urged the union and owners to accept ____________________, a settlement imposed by an outside party.

19.

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Upton Sinclair wrote a book called "The _____________, which forced the creation of the Meat Inspection Act.

20.

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The temperance movement

created the prohibition movement

allowed a group of citizens to introduce legislation and required the legislature to vote on it

was a movement for moderation or elimination of alcohol