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Chapter 8 Progressive Reforms
  1. What change did steam power bring to the factory system?
   a) Factories were located in cities.
   b) Factories could be set up anywhere.
   c) Factories had to be located next to rivers.
   d) Factories had to be located next to coal fields.
  2. The social problems that plagued cities in the early 1900s occurred largely because __________.
   a) cities were not prepared to respond to their growing populations
   b) political machines prevented cities from addressing social problems
   c) big city crime interfered with the cities' reform programs
   d) city leaders were not interested in responding to the needs of their constituents
  3. What were two important ways in which immigration impacted cities?
   a) It increased the population and the number of professional workers.
   b) It increased the middle class and created greater cultural diversity.
   c) It decreased the number of factory workers and increased the number of professionals.
   d) It increased the population and created greater cultural diversity.
  4. Which is TRUE about middle class Americans' response to industrialization and urbanization?
   a) They were outraged by the prices of mass-produced items and called for cuts in retail prices.
   b) They feared technology and called for a return to using traditional methods in daily life.
   c) They felt threatened by both the poor and the wealthy and called for a return to traditional values.
   d) They admired the power of big business and thought that the poor were responsible for society's problems.
  5. Which of the following was NOT a progressive?
   a) Jane Addams
   b) J. P. Morgan
   c) Ida B. Wells
   d) Lester Ward
  6. Progressives and populists are similar in that they both __________.
   a) feared the concentration of power in the hands of the wealthy few
   b) had faith in the ability of experts to solve society's problems
   c) lived in and around cities
   d) feared big business and the methods they used
  7. Which group battled against child labor and poor working conditions?
   a) social gospel movement
   b) National Consumers League
   c) universities' social sciences departments
   d) National Urban League
  8. Robert La Follette's Wisconsin Idea included legislation that __________.
   a) helped citizens bypass the influence of political machines
   b) expanded public education
   c) secured support for women and children
   d) established a five-person commission to run the state government
  9. Progressives believed that economic reform could be achieved only by __________.
   a) initiating social reform
   b) gaining suffrage for every citizen
   c) changing political structures
   d) protecting the rights of laborers
  10. __________, a progressive reform, allowed citizens to remove an elected official from office before the person's term ended.
   a) Government regulation
   b) The initiative
   c) The referendum
   d) The recall
  11. The Muller v. Oregon decision protected public interests in that it __________.
   a) upheld states
   b) upheld states
   c) expanded public education
   d) called for direct election of senators by voters of each state