Multiple Choice Question Writing Key

1.       1. Immigration was a major factor in Progressivism in the United States, so which two cultures    immigrated to the U.S. with the highest percentage in the 1900s?

a.       Austro-Hungarian and Northwestern European

b.      Italian and Austro-Hungarian

c.       Russian and Baltic States and Italian

d.      German and Austro-Hungarian

e.      Italian and Canadian

2.     2.   How old was Roosevelt when he assumed presidency?

a.       Fifty-four

b.      Forty-three

c.       Sixty-two

d.      Forty-two

e.      Sixty-six

3.     3.   What was one of Roosevelt’s first targets after the election?

a.       The “Square Deal”

b.      The Hepburn Railroad Regulation Act of 1906

c.       The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887

d.      “ICC”

e.      Pure Food and Drug Act