Multiple Choice
Civil Rights for African Americans
Which president was the first to use the bully pulpit?
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt's conservation program included
National parks
16th amendment
Federal Income tax
What is one example of the conditions that Upton Sinclair talks about in his novel, The Jungle
molded meat
human and rat parts being mixed in
acid eating the skin off the workers' fingers
workers falling in the vats. etc
What was the primary goal of prohibitionists?
To eliminate the use of alcohol society.
Primary goal of the NAACP
Equality among the races
In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed what?
Unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry.
17th Amendment
Direct election of senators
What is the significance of the Coal Strike in 1902?
This was the first time that a president threatened to take over a private company because the strike was causing a shortage in coal, which was needed by the public.
What are the three strategies women suffragists used to obtain suffrage?
Tested the 14th amendment in court
Convinced state legislatures to grant women the right to vote
advocated for a constitutional amendment
2. Promoting Moral Improvement
3. Creating economic Reform
4. Fostering efficiency
One of the reasons Woodrow Wilson won the election of 1912 was
he split the republican vote
18th Amendment
Prohibition
What is one example of Woodrow Wilson's long lasting impacts on our country?
Federal Reserve System, banking system
lobbying for the passage of the 16th amendment.
Clayton Antitrust Act
Federal Trade Commission
When Theodore Roosevelt promised a "Square Deal" he was pledging to
Use government to protect the people.
What is an example of a result of the assembly line?
increased productivity, affordable products, reduced hours of the workday, higher wages
What was Roosevelt's belief on trusts?
All trusts should be busted.
19th Amendment
Women's suffrage
The task of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WTCU) was to
pass local and state laws restricting the sale of alcohol.
What political party was Woodrow Wilson?
Democrat