chapter 19

1.

1 point

how did intellectuals utilize the ideal of social darwinism in the gilded age?

the government needed to step in and make sure that the rich got richer

survival of the fittest applied to the wealthiest members of society and thus the poor members of society deserves their fate and the govern,nt should not alter fate

the poor people would eventually evolve into the rich if there were provided with government assistance

survival of the fittest applied to the poorest members of society and thus the rich should be taxed at a high rate to cover and income gaps

2.

1 point

why are upton sinclair and his book the jungle significant in american history

he exposed how politicians had rigged numerous elections throughout history

he chronicled the evolution of childhood diseases across the country

he exposed the horrific conditions of the meatpacking industry

he exposed rapid deforestation of the rainforests across the world

3.

1 point

Theodore Roosevelt gave them the label "muckrakers:. They were

women who wanted more radical things than suffrage

the corrupt political bosses in the big city machines

the poorest workers who cleaned sewage in the cities

writers who exposed details of social and political events

4.

1 point

during the progressive era:

american women for the first time gained political and social equality with men

women, for the first time, earned the same wages as their male counterparts

feminists realized that there was no real hope

the many women found themselves assuming a new, more active, role in public life

5.

1 point

which of the following explains why the woman's christian temperance union was founded

women organized the union in order to gain voting rights

women sought to promote a revival of protestant christianity in reaction to influx of jewish immigrants

women created it as an auxiliary organization to the mans christian

women saw that liquor was consuming their husbands wages and causing abusive behavior

6.

1 point

woodrow wilson won the election of 1912 because

of the spirit of the republican party

he won the support of the progressives

of the support of taft

he was more popular than roosevelt

7.

1 point

which of the following was a less corrupt alternative to the illustrated trend?

settlement houses

suburbs

cartels

boarding houses

8.

1 point

settlement houses were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

took little interest in legislative reform

staffed by college-educated, middle-class men and women

located in poor working-class and immigrants neighborhoods

taught english to immigrants

9.

1 point

which of the follwin gas an example of progressive era legislation?

the comstock law

the pure food and drug act

the hawley-smooth tariff

the pendeleton act

10.

1 point

initiative, referendum, and recall:

were political reforms designed to give the people a greater voice in government

changed the nature of urban government

gave political parties more power than they had ever had in the united states

became federal laws with the ratification of the 17th amendment

11.

1 point

an important purpose of the 16th amendment was to

ensure the right to vote for former salves

narrow the gap between the rich and the poor

define the government role in labor disputes

increase the number of directly-elected officials in the national government

12.

1 point

jacob riis Hows the other half lives is a study of

the immigrant urban poverty in the 1890s

the plight of great plains farmers in the 1890s

jim crow segregation and its effect on African Americans

the corruption in city political party machines

13.

1 point

In general progressives were

anti-political

optimistic about citizens improving socio-economic conditions

revolutionaries who wanted to organize cells of soldiers

bohemian radicals

14.

1 point

all of the following actions are true about theodore roosevelt and his conservation efforts except

he appointed gaffers pinchot head of the US forest service

he professionalized the protection of nature

he allowed for legislation to extract natural resources on federal land, which resulted in wide-scale timbering and mining

he dramatically increases the amount of federal forest land that would be protected from development

15.

1 point

the image of the party boss most directly reflects which of the following?

the urbanization of american society in the nineteenth century

the development of irish influence in nineteenth century politics

the rise of political machines that provided social services in exchange for political support in nineteenth century america

the dominance of patriarchal rule in nineteenth century america

16.

1 point

party machines were powerful because they were

champions of immigration restrictions

crusaders against vice

organized and delivered needed services

supported by the military

17.

1 point

the image of woman's holy war most directly reflects which of the following?

the boycotting of imported goods by patriotic women during the spanish american war

the participation of some nineteenth century american women in military service

the involvement of many nineteenth century american women in the movement to ban alcohol

the influence go nineteenth century religious revibals on american women

18.

1 point

the nineteenth- century temperance movement laid the foundation for which of the following?

twentieth and teeny first amendments

eighteenth and nineteenth amendments

twenty second and twenty third amendments

sixteenth and seventeenth amendments

19.

1 point

which of the following factors most directly contributed to the illustrated then?

women were excluded from the political process by their lack of voting rights

cities were the major entry points for immigrants who needed social services

the lack of antimonopoly legislation increased inequality and wealth

the rapid growth of cities was stimulated by industrialization

20.

1 point

how did the social gospel influence the efforts at reform during the progressive era?

it introduces the idea of survival of the fittest into american society, economics, and politics

it utilized religious ethics to tackle issues of poverty and labor exploitation

it encourages the poor to accept their position in society and not seek assistance

it called on government to raise taxes to help pay for reform measures