USHC Unit 6 Test Review

The reforms named on this list accomplished what goal of Progressives?

• Increasing the influence of citizens in the democratic process

• Protecting the rights of immigrants

• Expanding the electorate to include women and minorities

• Establishing minimum requirements for candidates running for office

In the early 1900s, many progressive reformers pushed for the passage of a graduated income tax in order to solve social problem?

• The grrowing gap between rich and poor

• The lack of safety standards in factories

• The raising of tariffs that helped manufacturers but hurt farmers

• the lack of political rights for women and minorities

What impact did Ida Tarbell, author of A History of Standard Oil, have on John D. Rockefeller and his company, Standard Oil Company?

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    Tarbell praised Rockefeller's business practices and won him government support to continue his monopoly.

• Tarbell exposed some of Rockefeller's questionable business practices.

• Tarbell encouraged people to invest in Rockefeller's company.

• Tarbell worked as a public relations writer for Rockefeller and helped him cover up incidents of worker mistreatment.

This is the text of Article X of the Covenant of the League of Nations. Why did some Senators object to this provision and refuse to ratify it?

• They believed it was in conflict with Congress' constitutional right to declare war.

• They wanted to become isolationists and remove the United States from all world affairs.

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    They feared the American people were against it, and it would cost them reelection.

• They were concerned it did not go far enough to guarantee a lasting peace between nations.

What concept is illustrated in this political cartoon?

• Federalism

• Imperialism

• Multiculturalism

• Nativism

Which question is best answered by this excerpt?

• How did local reform movements change voting laws?

• How did the 20th Amendment affect the Progressive Party?

• How did political groups enact term limits for politicians?

• Which amendments were passed through the efforts of the Progressive Party?

How did these changes impact America in the 1920s?

• Large industries continued to thrive.

• All Americans had high standards of living.

• Social welfare policies protected vulnerable populations from economic decline.

• Many Americans experienced economic declines before the stock market crashed.

The author of this political cartoon would agree with what statement?

• The Ku Klux Klan was popular in both northern and southern states.

• The civil rights of Ku Klux Klan members were violated by the government.

• The Ku Klux Klan was too powerful to be stopped.

• The actions of the Ku Klux Klan were incongruous with American values.

What group made the greatest political and social gains in the period between World War I and World War II?

• African Americans

• Women

• Native Americans

• Immigrants

This excerpt justifies the American Anti-Imperialist League's opposition to US actions in the Philippines for what reason?

• Its alliance with Spain had drawn the U.S. into an unjust war.

• The motives for U.S. actions went against core American values.

• The Philippines was an independent nation when the U.S. invaded.

• Congress had not given approval for military action as the Constitution required.