True or false questions By 1900, each state in the United States had compulsory attendance laws requiring children to attend school for a certain part of the year. a. true b. false 12 By 1900, college attendance declined as more people took jobs in industry. a. true b. false 13 The Interstate Commerce Commission was created to regulate the railroads. a. true b. false 14 The major aim of the progressive movement was to improve conditions for minority groups and women. a. true b. false 15 President Theodore Roosevelt opposed conservation of natural resources in support of industrial interests. a. true b. false 16 The split in the Republican party in 1912 helped make it possible for William Howard Taft to be elected President of the United States. a. true b. false 17 The Seventeenth Amendment provided for the direct election of United States Senators. a. true b. false 18 The muckrakers pointed out corruption in business and government. a. true b. false 19 The Federal Reserve System was created to preserve such natural resources as forests and minerals. a. true b. false 20 The Federal Trade Commission was concerned with correcting unfair business practices. a. true b. false