Theodore Roosevelt and Progressive Reforms

What were the three main components of Theodore Roosevelt's "Square Deal"?

• Labor rights, women's suffrage, and education reform

• Consumer protection, corporate regulation, and conservationism

• Tax reform, healthcare, and infrastructure development

• Foreign policy, military expansion, and trade agreements

What was the significance of the Northern Securities case during Roosevelt's presidency?

• It led to the establishment of the Federal Reserve System

• It was a milestone in vindicating the government’s authority to regulate trusts

• It resulted in the first federal income tax

• It marked the beginning of the New Deal

What was the primary focus of Jim Crow laws?

• To promote economic equality

• To enforce racial segregation

• To provide educational opportunities for all

• To regulate interstate commerce

How did Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois differ in their approaches to improving the status of African Americans?

• Washington advocated for political activism, while Du Bois focused on economic self-sufficiency

• Washington emphasized vocational training, while Du Bois advocated for liberal arts education

• Both advocated for immediate political rights

• Both focused on economic development through agriculture

What was the main idea behind Roosevelt's "Big Stick" foreign policy?

• To avoid international conflicts at all costs

• To use military power to achieve diplomatic goals

• To promote free trade agreements worldwide

• To focus on domestic issues rather than foreign affairs

Which action by the Taft administration contributed to the split with Theodore Roosevelt?

• Taft's support for the New Deal

• Taft's approach to conservation and trustbusting

• Taft's decision to run for a third term

• Taft's opposition to the Federal Reserve Act

Who were the major candidates in the presidential election of 1912?

• William Howard Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson

• Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, and Calvin Coolidge

• Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, and John Breckinridge

• John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and Lyndon B. Johnson

What was the primary goal of Woodrow Wilson's "New Freedom" domestic policy?

• To expand the military and increase defense spending

• To promote small businesses and reduce the power of trusts

• To establish a national healthcare system

• To increase tariffs and protect American industries

Which piece of legislation under Wilson's administration established the Federal Reserve System?

• The Underwood Tariff Act

• The Federal Reserve Act

• The Clayton Antitrust Act

• The Hepburn Act

What was the outcome of the 1912 presidential election?

• Theodore Roosevelt won as a Progressive candidate

• William Howard Taft was re-elected as a Republican

• Woodrow Wilson won as a Democrat

• The election was inconclusive and decided by Congress