The crimes of the Tweed Ring were exposed by: 1. Thomas Nast's political cartoons. 2. union leaders. 3. Theodore Roosevelt's conservation efforts. 4. complaints by farmers.
1. Thomas Nast's political cartoons.
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Which organization worked to improve economic conditions for African Americans?
1. Tweed Ring
2. Grange
3. muckrakers
4. National Urban League
4. National Urban League
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Upton Sinclair
Muckraker who wrote the book leading to reform in the meat industry.
100
The Tweed Ring was a corrupt political machine
True
100
What does NAACP mean?
National Association for Advancement of Colored People
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Why did farmers in the late 1800s want higher inflation?
1. it was good for business leaders.
2. it would make it easier for debtors to repay loans.
3. it would support the gold standard.
4. it would be hard on debtors.
2. it would make it easier for debtors to repay loans.
200
Why was the Pendleton Civil Service Act passed?
1. to break up trusts
2. to get rid of the spoils system and improve government
3. to bring down the price of crops
4. to force the government to coin more silver
2. to get rid of the spoils system and improve government
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W.E.B. Du Bois
Professor who believed that African Americans should focus on legal equality.
200
The spoils system was the practice of choosing government workers on the basis of their abilities.
False
The spoils system was the practice of giving government jobs of political backers.
200
Why did progressives want to limit the power of big business?
Progressives wanted to prevent big businesses from squeezing out competitors.
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Theodore Roosevelt opposed certain trusts because they were
1. small
2. owned by immigrants
3. related to the steel business
4. against the public's interest
4. against the public's interest
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Which group liked the Populist Party?
1. railroad owners
2. business leaders
3. factory owners
4. farmers
4. farmers
300
William S U'Ren
Oregon progressive who urged the use of initiative, referendum, and recall
300
The Pendleton Act required people to take civil service exams for certain government jobs.
True
300
What are some of Roosevelt's accomplishments?
Trustbusting, The Square Deal (bringing in arbitrators), conservation of natural resources, and establishing national parks.
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Who was the leader in state reform?
1. Ida Tarbell
2. Upton Sinclair
3. Robert M La Follette
4. Woodrow Wilson
3. Robert M. La Follette
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Who was an American African leader who called for political action to achieve equal opportunity?
1. Booker T Washington
2. WEB Du Bois
3. Upton Sinclair
4. William Tweed
2. WEB Du Bois
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Robert M La Follette
Reform governor of Wisconsin in early 1900s
400
Chester Arthur became President because James Garfield decided to retire after only 4 months in office.
False
Chester Arthur became President because James Garfield was assassinated after only 4 months in office.
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How did the Pendleton Act change the civil service?
This law required people to take civil service exams. Only people who proved their abilities on the tests could be hired.
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American women were given the vote by the
1. Clayton Antitrust Act
2. Pendleton Act
3. Nineteenth Amendment
4. Twentieth Amendment
3. Nineteenth Amendment
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Theodore Roosevelt became President in 1901
1. in a landslide election
2. because the NY political machine liked him
3 on a third-party ticket
4. when President McKinley was assassinated
4. when President McKinley was assassinated
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Woodrow Wilson
President who wanted the government to break up all big trusts
500
The McKinley Tarriff made people pay less for everything they bought.
False
The McKinley Tarriff made people pay more for almost everything they bought.
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How did DuBois and Washington differ in their beliefs of what African Americans should focus on?
Du Bois believed that African Americans should focus on legal equality. Washington believed that African Americans should focus on getting jobs, not equality.