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Undertaker’s Answers to multiple choice questions:
1)
a
Which of the following did NOT join to create the Populist party?
a.
2)
The Knights of Labor- Due to the events in the Haymarket Riot of 1886 the
Knights of Labor no longer had public support and thus ended.
Which Supreme Court Case upheld the principle that state governments
could regulate railroad and grain elevator companies?
b
Munn v. Illinois-The Munn case allowed states to regulate certain businesses
within their borders, including railroads. This is regarded as a milestone
b.
in the growth of federal government regulation.
3)
All of the following means were favored by farmers between 1870 and 1900
in an attempt to better their condition Except:
e
e.
4)
b
b.
5)
Limits on production of farm crops- if there were a limit on how much crop a
farmer can grow that would lead to a serious economical downfall for
farmers.
An important aim of the progressive movement was to
Stimulate democratic reforms such as the initiative and the referendum- because
of the large corruption occurring by big corporations, citizens felt that
state legislatures were part of that corruption so in order to counter act
that corruption they enacted the aforementioned ballot measures
(initiative and referendum).
A main purpose in President Theodore Roosevelt’s trustbusting policies
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was to
Encourage competition in business- TR quickly gained a reputation as a
“trustbuster” when he began to call for the breakup of many
a.
monopolistic companies.
6)
d
During which period in U.S. history were the amendments concerring
income tax, direct election of Senators, Prohibition, and women’s
suffrage enacted?
Progressive Era- Most of the goals stated above were originally a goal of the
Populist party which existed during the Progressive Era. Later during
that period their goals were achieved through the implementation of the
16th (income tax), 17th (direct election of Senators), and 19th (woman’s
d.
suffrage).
Speaker A: "The business of America is business, and we would be wise to
remember that."
Speaker B:"Government ownership of business is superior to private
enterprise."
Speaker C:"Strict government regulation of business practices is a
means to insure the public good."
Speaker D:"Only through personal effort can wealth and success be
achieved."
7)
c
Which speaker would most likely have supported the ideas of the
Progressive movement?
Speaker C- during the Progressive Era, especially during Theodore Roosevelt’s
c.
presidency, the regulation of businesses was quite common.
8)
e
In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American
society mainly through their
Muckraking was an effective way of revealing the conditions and injustices
created by rapid, unregulated growth. Ex. “The History of Standard Oil” by Ida
e. Tarbell
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9)
Which event of the early 1900’s is evidence that Upton Sinclair’s novel The
Jungle had an important impact on the United States?
d
d.
10)
Passage of legislation requiring Federal inspection of meat- as a Muckraker, Upton Sinclair
exposed the horrific conditions in which the nation’s meat supply was being
produced. This caught the attention of many lawmakers eventually leading to the
Meat Inspection Act and the similar Pure Food and Drug Act.
Which statement best describes President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign
policy position toward Latin America in the early 1900’s?
e
e.
The Monroe Doctrine permits the United States to intervene actively in the affairs of Latin
American nations (western hemisphere)- eventually Roosevelt would enact the
Roosevelt’s Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1904) that would further establish
the United State’s right to intervene in Latin American affairs.
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