Question 1

Booker T. Washington was the most prominent black leader in the early twentieth century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the area of conservation, Theodore Roosevelt:

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A)   believed strongly that natural resources should be preserved, but felt that this was a matter for state, not federal, action
B)   angered many conservationists by his appointment of Gifford Pinchot, a businessman with no experience in conservation, as head of the Division of Forestry
C)   used the Forest Reserve Act to withdraw over 170 million acres of timberland from logging
D)   vetoed a bill authorizing a National Conservation Commission
E)   angered western hunters by closing much of the western public landsF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 3

During his first term as president, Wilson did all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   refuse to support a federal amendment for women's suffrage
B)   allow the spread of racist practices in the federal government
C)   withhold support for federal child-labor legislation
D)   fail to reorganize the banking system
E)   oppose a bill for low-interest loans to farmersF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Progressives generally believed government should not interfere with big business.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

WCTU:

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A)   was the first radio station in America
B)   stood for Women's Christian Temperance Union
C)   was the radio station Roosevelt made famous while president
D)   stood for Western Colorado Teamsters Union
E)   was the abbreviation of Western Connecticut University, where Wilson got his start as a professorF) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Exam 21: The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

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In the area of conservation, Theodore Roosevelt:

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Booker T. Washington was the most prominent black leader in the early twentieth century.

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During his first term as president, Wilson did all of the following EXCEPT:

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Progressives generally believed government should not interfere with big business.

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Exam 21: The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

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In the area of conservation, Theodore Roosevelt:

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Booker T. Washington was the most prominent black leader in the early twentieth century.

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During his first term as president, Wilson did all of the following EXCEPT:

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Progressives generally believed government should not interfere with big business.

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