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U.S. History II
Politics and the Progressives 1897-1921
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03/02/2005

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The Bull Moose party candidate in 1912 was
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Teddy Roosevelt
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The great progressive governor of Wisconsin was
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Robert La Follette
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Which of the following was most associated with conservation and national parks?
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T. Roosevelt
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The muckrakers were
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magazine writers who exposed the political and economic evils of the day
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As president, Theodore Roosevelt
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undertook a moderate, but meaningful course of reform
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The progressives viewed the poor as people who
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were victims of industrialization
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Prohibition refers to
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alcohol
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In the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy, President Taft
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did none of the above
(let the courts settle it, took the side of conservationists, followed the policies established by Theodore Roosevelt)
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All the following were muchkrakers except
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J.P. Morgan
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Hull House was a
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settlement house for immigrants
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Margaret Sanger was known for her work to
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make birth control more available
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William Randolph Hearst was associated with which business?
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publishing
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The leader of the socialist movement during the Progressive era was
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Eugene Debs
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Florence Kelley was a leader in the fight for
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laws protecting child labor
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