Section 2
In this image, who is sitting on Theodore Roosevelt's shoulder?
William Howard Taft
What kind of ailments did Brown's Iron Bitters claim to cure?
malaria
B:B. indigestion
C:C. lack of energy
How did Pinchot believe Americans should make use of their natural resources?
Americans should use enough to meet their own needs, without depriving future generations
The Eighteenth Amendment made it illegal to
. make alcoholic beverages.
B:B. sell alcoholic beverages.
C:C. transport alcoholic beverages.
What cause are these women protesting in favor of?
equality for women in the divorce courts
Why does the artist refer to Taft as the crown prince?
It was expected that Taft would become president after Roosevelt.
What effect might the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 have had on the makers of this product?
The law required the product to be tested and approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
How does Pinchot link conservation and equal opportunity?
Each American should be allowed his or her fair share of natural resources.
Who had the authority to make laws to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment?
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
What argument finally convinced President Wilson to accept women's suffrage?
Other progressive nations such as Great Britain had already given women the vote.
Why did President Theodore Roosevelt support Taft as his successor?
Roosevelt was confident that Taft would continue his reform program.
Why didn't products like this one carry a list of ingredients to inform and protect consumers?
The government did not regulate patent medicines until 1906.
How does Pinchot see the relationship between the use of natural resources and the preserving of natural resources?
Americans should only use renewable resources. Nonrenewable resources must be preserved.
Section 3 of the Eighteenth Amendment
obligated Congress to reconsider prohibition again in seven years' time.
What argument finally convinced President Wilson to accept women's suffrage?
Women should be rewarded for their patience in waiting such a long time for the vote.
What is one reason why Roosevelt's support of Taft diminished after Taft became president?
Taft signed the Payne-Aldrich Bill, which raised tariffs.
In addition to the Pure Food and Drug Act, how else did progressive presidents try to protect consumers?
Child labor laws banned certain types of companies from hiring workers younger than 14.
By linking the conservation movement to American ideals of democracy, rights, and equal opportunity, Gifford Pinchot appeals to Americans' sense of
self-righteousness.
Of the following, who were the advocates of prohibition?
Protestant churches and the Women's Christian Temperance Union
Which amendment to the Constitution gave women the results they had been campaigning for?
Twentieth Amendment