1) Following Reconstruction, Democrats returned to power in the former Confederate states and renewed the social and political oppression of southern African Americans.
What was one result of this situation?
A) African Americans became farm workers in the North.
B) Thousands of African American families migrated to the Midwest.
C) The Colonization movement settled African Americans in Liberia.
D) Southern African Americans refused to serve in the U.S. military.
My Answer~B
2) Why did immigrants support political machines?
A) to have more educational opportunities
B) to reform city governments
C) to get better public housing
D) to gain employment
My Answer~ D
4) The United States Federal Reserve System was established to
A) provide loans to industrialists
B) end the Great Depression
C) provide for a balanced budge
D) regulate the money supply
My Answer~D
5) An important political aim of the Progressive movement was to
A) guarantee government jobs for the unemployed
B) stimulate democratic reforms such as the initiative and the referendum
C) create a unicameral national legislature
D) increase the participation of African Americans in the Federal Government
My Answer~B
6) A main purpose of President Theodore Roosevelt’s trustbusting policies was to
A) reduce corruption in government
B) save the nation’s banks
C) encourage competition in business
D) end strikes by labor unions
My Answer~ C
7) Speaker A: "The business of America is business, and we would be wise to remember that."
Speaker B:"Government ownership of business is superior to private enterprise."
Speaker C:"Strict government regulation of business practices is a means to insure the public good."
Speaker D:"Only through personal effort can wealth and success be achieved."
Which speaker would most likely have supported the ideas of the Progressive movement?
A) Speaker A
B) Speaker B
C) Speaker C
D) Speaker D
My Answer~C
8) In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly through their
A) frequent acts of civil disobedience
B) activities as government officials
C) publication of articles and books
D) control over factories
My Answer~C
9) A belief shared by Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, and Woodrow Wilson is that the Federal Government should
A) allow the free-enterprise system to work without regulation
B) use its power to regulate unfair business practices
C) provide jobs for unemployed workers
D) support unions in labor-management disputes
My Answer~B
10) Which long-awaited goal of the women’s rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era?
A) right to vote
B) right to own property
C) equal pay for equal work
D) equal access to employment and education
My Answer~A
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Sure! Let's go through each question and your answers:
1) The correct answer is B) Thousands of African American families migrated to the Midwest. This is because the social and political oppression in the South led many African American families to seek better opportunities and escape discrimination by moving to the northern and Midwestern states.
2) The correct answer is D) to gain employment. Immigrants often supported political machines, such as Tammany Hall in New York, because these machines provided job opportunities and social support networks for the immigrant population.
3) I'm sorry, but you skipped question 3. Please provide an answer for this question as well.
4) The correct answer is D) regulate the money supply. The Federal Reserve System was established to regulate the money supply and promote economic stability in the United States.
5) The correct answer is B) stimulate democratic reforms such as the initiative and the referendum. The Progressive movement aimed to increase public participation in government decision-making through reforms like the initiative (allowing citizens to propose laws) and the referendum (allowing citizens to vote on proposed laws).
6) The correct answer is C) encourage competition in business. President Theodore Roosevelt's trustbusting policies aimed to break up monopolies and promote competition in the business sector.
7) The correct answer is C) Speaker C. The ideas of strict government regulation of business practices align with the goals of the Progressive movement, which sought to address social and economic issues through government intervention and regulation.
8) The correct answer is C) publication of articles and books. Muckrakers, such as Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarbell, exposed social injustices and corruption through their investigative journalism, which had a significant impact on American society.
9) The correct answer is B) use its power to regulate unfair business practices. All three Presidents believed that the federal government should regulate and curb unfair business practices to ensure a more balanced and fair economy.
10) The correct answer is A) right to vote. The women's rights movement achieved its long-awaited goal of securing the right to vote for women with the passage of the 19th Amendment during the Progressive Era.
Overall, you got 9 out of 10 answers correct. Well done!