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Question 1

Laws banning the manufacture, sale and consumption of alcohol.

Answer 1

Prohibition

Question 2

A muckraker who wrote multiple critical articles about the standard oil company.

Answer 2

Ida Tarbell

Question 3

A conservative corporate lawyer who tried to drive almost 1 million acres of public forest and mineral reserves available for private development.

Answer 3

Richard Ballinger

Question 4

The leader of the United States forest service. He was fired due to insubordination.

Answer 4

Gifford Pinchot

Question 5

A social reformer who contributed to the development of state and federal labour and social welfare legislature in the U.S.

Answer 5

Florence Kellu

Question 6

A democrat, won the election of 1912, who tried to get rid of big trusts.

Answer 6

Woodrow Wilson

Question 7

A republican governor, wisconsin, who criticized the way political parties ran their conventions. He pushed the state legislature to pass a law demanding parties to hold a direct primary.

Answer 7

Robert LaFollette

Question 8

A primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office.

Answer 8

Direct Primary

Question 9

Voters can remove elected officials from office.

Answer 9

Recall

Question 10

A settlement negotiated by an outside party.

Answer 10

Arbitration

Question 11

Laws banning the manufacture, sale and consumption of alcohol.

Answer 11

Prohibition

Question 12

Government control of the economy.

Answer 12

Socialists (belief)

Question 13

Journalists who investigated social conditions and political corruption.

Answer 13

Muckrakers

Question 14

A theory of management intended to maximize labour productivity and economic efficiency.

Answer 14

Scientific management

Question 15

A policy of minimum governmental influence in the economic affairs of individuals and society.

Answer 15

Progressives and “laissez” faire economic policy

Question 16

Party bosses controlled the selection of convention delegates which meant they also controlled the nomination of the candidates.

Answer 16

Election of U.S. senators (before the Progressive Era)

Question 17

When a state tests out a new policy before it is applied to the nation as a whole.

Answer 17

“Laboratory of democracy”

Question 18

An agency that investigated and publicized the problems of child labor

Answer 18

Children’s Bureau

Question 19

T.R. took legal action against NSC, a railroad traffic monopoly, because the company violated the sherman antitrust act.

Answer 19

Northern Securities Company v U.S.

Question 20

T.R. believed that Taft’s focus on breaking up trusts was destroying the carefully crafted system of cooperation and regulation T.R. had established with big businesses.

Answer 20

TR’s criticism of Taft’s policies

Question 21

Coal miners striked demanding reduced work hours, more pay and union recognition. The mine owners said no but T.R. stepped, because without the mines running coal prices would increase which would lead to factories shutting down leaving homes unheated, in threatening the owners the if they didn’t agree he would make the army run the mines.So the agreed to the arbitration.

Answer 21

Coal miners strike of 1902

Question 22

Taft wasn’t the biggest fan of trusts. He declared and antitrust lawsuit against US steel, claiming that they had violated the sherman antitrust act.

Answer 22

Taft and Trusts

Question 23

An act which decreased the tariff rate by a lot. It also allowed income tax on individuals. The constitution originally banned direct taxes on individuals but in 1913 approval of the 16th amendment made it legal for the government to tax incomes of individuals.

Answer 23

Underwood tariff

Question 24

A fire that occurred in a shirtwaist factory killed ca 150 women due to exit doors being locked to supposedly prevent theft.

Answer 24

Triangle Shirtwaist Company tragedy

Question 25

An act that demanded federal inspection of meat sold through interstate commerce and required the agriculture department to set standards of cleanliness in meatpacking plants. The act prevented false advertisement.

Answer 25

Meat inspection act

Question 26

An act that was supposed to decrease tariffs but instead it increased them on some goods.

Answer 26

Payne-Aldrich Tariff

Question 27

The interstate commerce commission is an agency meant to regulate companies and prevent them from abusing their power.

Answer 27

I.C.C.

Question 28

Pay taxes and Jury duty.

Answer 28

16th amendment

Question 29

Direct elections of senators.

Answer 29

17th amendment

Question 30

Prohibition of alcohol

Answer 30

18th amendment

Question 31

Suffrage for women.

Answer 31

19th amendment