Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Taft brought more suits against trusts than Roosevelt did. 

___ collected 900,000 votes as a Socialist.

The ___ authorized banks to issue emergency currency backed by various kinds of collateral.

Muckrakers were unsuccessful and publishers went bankrupt after trying to use their research.

___ won the election of 1912.

The ‘evils” progressivism combated werenot new.

Editors financed extensive research by reporters called ___ to expose injustice and corruption.

At the turn of the 20th century, the US faced a ___ greater than it had seen since the 1840s.

What social evils were addressed by muckrakers?

The ___ controversy was made over the sale of lands in the West.

___ used the lever of American investments to boost American political interests abroad.

Which of the following was an example of a progressive?

What president followed Roosevelt in office?

___ accepted the laws protecting women workers by presenting the effects of factory labor.

___ heavily restricted free passes and expanded the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Which of the following was NOT one of the 3 Cs of Roosevelt's Square Deal?

___ placed heavy fines on the railroads, rebates, and the shippers that accepted them in 1903. 

What kind of elections did progressives push for?

What was built as a result of the Newlands Act?

Reformists at the turn of the 20th century were known as ___. 

Wilson favored small enterprise,entrepreneurship, and functioning with unregulated banks. 

___ abolished a the limit of a 10-hour workday for bakers in New York.

Roosevelt ran for a 3rd term in office in 1912 as a 3rd party candidate.

Roosevelt was elected president in 1904 because of his overwhelming personal popularity.

Which of the following is an example of a book that attacked corruption and greed?

How many blacks lived in the US during the Progressive Era?

The Payne-Aldrich Bill remove hundreds of tariffs from import/export goods. 

What author published a scathing article in Cosmopolitan alleging Senatorial corruption?

Roosevelt believed that trusts could be either good or bad. 

As a result of The Jungle, what act did Roosevelt have Congress pass?

What valley in Yosemite National Park was dammed to provide water for San Francisco?

Progressives favored an Australianballot, where votes from individuals would be kept secret. 

Roosevelt favored continued consolidation of trusts and labor unions.

Who did muckrakers attack in their publications?

What was the nickname of Roosevelt's progressive Party?

A ___ places laws on the ballot for a final approval from the people.  

Roosevelt never acted to his full power as a trustbuster.

What novel caused Roosevelt to place a ban on exporting meats to Europe?

Taft allowed lands to be opened p for sale in the West. 

Woodrow Wilson's campaign in 1912 was based around his ___ platform.

Conservation was Roosevelt's most enduring achievement.

What were the primary platforms for women's activism in the Progressive Era?

The Democratic Party in 1912 heavily favored welfare programs. 

Which of the following did urban reformers attack?

Roosevelt was not in favor of women's suffrage.

A ___ is when voters are able to remove elected officials from office and have a revote. 

What does an initiative allow voters to do?

What was the first conservation act passed by Roosevelt?

Progressives challenged ___.

What was the focus of women's activism in the Progressive Era?