Which of the following had the greatest effect on changing the role of middle-class women in U.S. society during the Second Industrial Revolution?

QUESTION 1

1. Which of the following had the greatest effect on changing the role of middle-class women in U.S. society during the Second Industrial Revolution?

   		Women assumed a more active role in the economy as consumers.
   		Women were actively involved in reform movements to help laborers.
   		Women began to perform the same work as men in factories and on farms.

3 points

QUESTION 2

1. The Raker Act was one of the first laws passed during the Progressive Era concerning which of the following?

   		labor relations
   		the environment
   		interstate commerce

3 points

QUESTION 3

1. How did some Progressives of the early twentieth century justify segregation and exclusion of African-Americans from the democratic process?

   		by citing scientific theories concerning race
   		by comparing past and present racial situations
   		by supporting groups that promoted racial justice

3 points

QUESTION 4

1. After leaving the Republican Party, Theodore Roosevelt ran for a third term as a candidate for what party?

   		the Labor Party
   		the Progressive Party
   		the Conservation Party

3 points

QUESTION 5

1. During the Second Industrial Revolution, what changed the social role of middle-class women in the United States the most?

   		their status as chief consumers in the family economy
   		their frequent holding of positions previously restricted to men
   		their active involvement and leadership in labor reform movements

3 points

QUESTION 6

1. In which part of the country were the first states to grant women suffrage?

   		the East
   		the South
   		the West

3 points

QUESTION 7

1. Which U.S. President of the Progressive Era was most involved in conservationism?

   		Theodore Roosevelt
   		William Howard Taft
   		Woodrow Wilson

3 points

QUESTION 8

1. Frederick Winslow Taylor’s management system was designed to make industry more efficient by doing which of the following?

   		increasing the productivity of workers
   		increasing the quality of goods produced
   		decreasing the production time for goods

3 points

QUESTION 9

1. Some of the reformers of the Progressive Era sought to limit democracy by doing which of the following?

   		extending voting rights to women
   		promoting the advertising industry
   		demanding government regulations

3 points

QUESTION 10

1. Which of the following is an example of a positive U.S. government response to unions in their earliest stages?

   		the formation of the U.S. Department of Labor
   		the reaction to the Homestead and Pullman strikes
   		the Supreme Court ruling in favor of “closed shops”