True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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The employees at the Northern Securities Company went on strike in 1902.
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2.
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The coal strike affected the general public.
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3.
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Roosevelt's approach to government is best described as
laissez-faire.
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4.
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The term trustbuster could also describe President Taft.
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5.
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The Federal Trade Commission was created during the Roosevelt
administration.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6.
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President Roosevelt obtained an indictment against trusts in which
industry?
a. | beef | c. | tobacco | b. | oil | d. | all of the
above |
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7.
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What union and company owners were forced into arbitration by President
Roosevelt?
a. | United Auto Workers | c. | United Mine Workers | b. | United Railroad Workers | d. | United Textile
Workers |
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8.
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What gave Congress the power to tax people's income?
a. | Sixteenth Amendment | c. | Fifteenth Amendment | b. | Twentieth Amendment | d. | Eighteenth
Amendment |
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9.
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The winner of the 1912 presidential election was
a. | Theodore Roosevelt. | c. | William McKinley. | b. | Woodrow Wilson. | d. | William Howard
Taft. |
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10.
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What legislation regulated banking?
a. | Federal Reserve Act | c. | Sherman Antitrust Act | b. | Federal Trade
Commission | d. | Clayton
Antitrust Act |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | conservation | d. | William McKinley | b. | Theodore Roosevelt | e. | square deal | c. | Bull Moose
Party |
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youngest president
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favored big business
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promised fair and equal treatment for all
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preservation of natural resources
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Progressive Party
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Short Answer
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16.
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In 1901 at the age of 42, who became the youngest president in the
nation’s history?
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17.
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In addition to the railroad monopoly, what other industries’ trusts did
Roosevelt target?
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18.
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What was the job of the National Conservation Commission?
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19.
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Who was elected president in 1908?
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20.
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In 1912 why did Taft win the Republican nomination even though Roosevelt had won
every primary?
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