What was the purpose of Roosevelt's "Gentleman's Agreement" with Japan?

To limit Japanese immigration to the United States

Which two concerns motivated reformers during the Gilded Age?

Corruption and the influence of the rich

How did the government respond to anti-Chinese sentiment?

By barring many Chinese immigrants from entering the country

Which was the most likely effect of women's increasing education and professional achievement during the Progressive Era

The passage of the Nineteenth Amendment

Why did Illinois deny Myra Bradwell the right to practice law?

She was denied the right because she was a woman

A journalist who exposed unfair practices to public view

Which issue caused Taft to lose Progressive support?

Raising tariffs on imported goods

Which was the main cause of the great migration to the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

The need for workers in the U.S.

What action did the Society for American Indians support?

The abolishment of reservations

How did President Roosevelt deal with poor conditions in meatpacking plants?

He worked with muckrakers to expose poor production conditions

What was the most important purpose of the Civil Service Exam?

To hire the best-qualified job applicants

What was the main agenda of the nativists?

To restrict immigration in order to preserve America for white Protestants

Why did support for temperance grow during World War I?

People believed grain should be used to feed soldiers rather than alcohol

Why did Asian immigrants face long delays at Angel Island?

Many Americans wanted to discourage Asian immigration

Which of the following is an example of acculturation?

Speaking a blend of English and another language

How did Theodore Roosevelt gain the support of the public during the 1904 presidential election?

By offering them a "Square Deal"

How did Roosevelt feel about big business in general?

He believed big business was a positive force

What was Roosevelt's Square Deal?

His campaign promise that everyone would have the chance to succeed

What was Carrie Chapman Catt's main contribution to women's suffrage?

She organized a detailed plan to win suffrage state by state

What belief united the Progressive movement?

That society's problems could be solved

What role did nativism play in federal policy?

Concern over cultural differences led to more restrictive immigration laws.

What happened as a result of patronage?

Some people were unqualified for their jobs.

What was the effect of the recall process?

It allowed voters to get rid of corrupt government officials

What was Wilson's New Freedom?

A program to break up trusts into smaller companies

What does the phrase "Gilded Age" suggest about the time period?

It was marked by greed and corruption

What role did the Civil Service Commission play in political reform?

It administered examinations for federal jobs.

Which was a point of disagreement between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois?

How actively African Americans should fight discrimination

How did President Wilson hope to restore economic competition?

By launching the New Freedom program

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1
What was the purpose of Roosevelt's "Gentleman's Agreement" with Japan?
To limit Japanese immigration to the United States
To increase the pool of cheap labor in California
To exclude Chinese immigrants from the United States
To allow Japanese workers to immigrate to the United States
2
Which two concerns motivated reformers during the Gilded Age?
Extravagant campaigns and corruption
Class divisions and voting fraud
political bosses and the poor
Corruption and the influence of the rich
3
How did the government respond to anti-Chinese sentiment?
By funding educational classes on foreign cultures and traditions
By offering citizenship to Chinese immigrants
By barring many Chinese immigrants from entering the country
By passing legislation to restrict the power of nativists
4
Which was the most likely effect of women's increasing education and professional achievement during the Progressive Era
Women gaining control of numerous corporations
Men taking on more responsibilities in the household
Women earning as much money as men in similar positions
The passage of the Nineteenth Amendment
5
Why did Illinois deny Myra Bradwell the right to practice law?
She was unable to pay for a license to practice law
She was denied the right because she was a woman
She could not pass the exam to get her license
She did not have a degree from an approved university
6
Which is an example of an "old" immigrant?
A Buddhist from Asia
A Catholic from Italy
An Eastern Orthodox from Russia
A Protestant from England
7
What was the main job of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)?
To eliminate rebates
To oversee railroads
To protect free trade and competition
To end pools across state lines
8
What is a muckraker?
A troublemaker who exaggerated problems
A journalist who exposed unfair practices to public view
A business owner who created unsanitary conditions for workers
A government official who participated in corruption
9
Which issue caused Taft to lose Progressive support?
Establishing an office to address child labor
Approving the graduated income tax
Limiting government workdays to eight hours
Raising tariffs on imported goods
10
Which was the main cause of the great migration to the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Scarcity of land and money
The need for workers in the U.S.
Religious persecution in Eastern Europe
Political unrest in Europe
11
What action did the Society for American Indians support?
The establishment of mandatory schools
Education about European farming techniques
The Dawes Act
The abolishment of reservations
12
Why did Congress pass the Federal Reserve Act in 1913?
To create an income tax
To regulate banking
To boost competition
To break up trusts
13
How did President Roosevelt deal with poor conditions in meatpacking plants?
He began to address issues of child labor in the meatpacking industry
He fought against the inspection process in the meatpacking industry
He opposed conservation efforts in favor of public needs
He worked with muckrakers to expose poor production conditions
14
What did the Statue of Liberty primarily symbolize for immigrants?
Hope and Freedom
Wealth and prosperity
Justice and equality
Truth and knowledge
15
What was the most important purpose of the Civil Service Exam?
To prevent racial and ethnic discrimination in hiring
To create a uniform process for hiring
To hire the best-qualified job applicants
To encourage educated applicants to apply for federal jobs
16
What was the main agenda of the nativists?
To exclude Chinese laborers from immigrating in order to save US jobs
To keep illiterate people from immigrating to the U.S.
To restrict immigration in order to preserve America for white Protestants
To limit immigration to only English-speaking foreigners
17
What was the main purpose of the WCTU?
To provide a place for women to meet
To fight for women's suffrage
to try to close saloons
to fight for prohibition
18
How was President Roosevelt different from the Presidents that came before him?
He supported big business.
He supported free trade
He supported labor unions
He supported trusts
19
Why did support for temperance grow during World War I?
The war encouraged people to protect their families by limiting alcohol
People feared that drinking would prevent soldiers from fighting in the war
Leaders of the temperance movement had strong connections to the military
People believed grain should be used to feed soldiers rather than alcohol
20
Who was Alice Paul?
A suffragist who risked arrest
A British suffragist
A friend of President Wilson's
The leader of the National Woman Suffrage Association
21
Why did Asian immigrants face long delays at Angel Island?
Many Americans wanted to discourage Asian immigration
Too many people came through each day to process
The health inspections took several days to complete
The people deemed unfit had to stay until they recovered from illness
22
Which African American leader called for fighting discrimination aggressively?
W. E. B. Du Bois
Madame C. J. Walker
George Washington Carver
Booker T. Washington
23
Which of the following is an example of acculturation?
Preferring to speak your own language over others
Living in a neighborhood with others from the same country
Speaking a blend of English and another language
Replacing cultural traditions with new ones
24
Which option describes a pull factor that influenced European immigration to the United States?
Political unrest
Land scarcity
Industrial jobs
Religious persecution
25
How did Theodore Roosevelt gain the support of the public during the 1904 presidential election?
By offering them a "Square Deal"
By portraying himself as a trustbuster
By championing the Pure Food and Drug Act
By supporting conservation
26
How did Roosevelt feel about big business in general?
He believed that all trusts should be broken up.
He believed that trusts should be let alone.
He believed big business was a positive force
He believed big business was a necessary evil.
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What was Roosevelt's Square Deal?
His campaign promise that everyone would have the chance to succeed
His deal with miners and lumber companies to conserve resources
His setting aside thousands of acres of land for national parks
His enactment of laws to regulate food and drug companies
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What did many Mexican Americans call their American neighborhoods?
El norte
Barrios
Mutualistas
Mexicanos
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What was Carrie Chapman Catt's main contribution to women's suffrage?
She donated money to the National Woman Suffrage Association
She demanded a constitutional amendment for women's suffrage
She worked with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
She organized a detailed plan to win suffrage state by state
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What belief united the Progressive movement?
That there should be a federal income tax
That education needed reform
That political bosses should not hold office
That society's problems could be solved
31
What role did nativism play in federal policy?
Concern about living conditions led to construction of public housing.
Concern about conditions in factories led to more rights for immigrant work
Concern over cultural differences led to more restrictive immigration laws.
Concern for immigrants' children led to increased public education funding.
32
What happened as a result of patronage?
Federal money was often stolen by federal employees
Some people were unqualified for their jobs.
Federal jobs required difficult civil service exams
Many people were employed on the basis of merit.
33
What was the effect of the recall process?
It allowed voters to vote on tax rates for imported goods
It allowed voters to get rid of corrupt government officials
It allowed voters to propose ideas for new laws.
It allowed voters to choose candidates in political elections
34
What was Wilson's New Freedom?
A program to lower tariffs and invite foreign competition
A law to establish a federal banking system
An agency to protect competition in the marketplace
A program to break up trusts into smaller companies
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What does the phrase "Gilded Age" suggest about the time period?
It was a period of strong democratic reform
It rewarded politicians for acting in the public interest
It was marked by greed and corruption
It gave everyone an equal opportunity to get rich
36
What role did the Civil Service Commission play in political reform?
It supported the spoils system and patronage
It undermined the Pendleton Act
It investigated government corruption
It administered examinations for federal jobs.
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Which was a point of disagreement between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois?
Whether African Americans faced serious discrimination
The need of African Americans for better education
The long-term goal of equal rights for African Americans
How actively African Americans should fight discrimination
38
How did President Wilson hope to restore economic competition?
By supporting the Bull Moose Party
By passing the Pure Food and Drug Act
By splitting the Republican Party
By launching the New Freedom program
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How did Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans help each other?
By forming mutualistas
By fighting famine in the Rocky Mountain region
By living in barrios
By reaching a Gentlemen's Agreement

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