Chapter 16 history quiz

The Socialist Party of America achieved which of the following gains in the early twentieth century?

All of the above

By 1913, the United States produced one-third of the world's industrial output. This was more than __________.

All of the countries mentioned combined

What did the Populists propose in the Omaha Platform?

Establishment of a network of federally-managed warehouses—called subtreasuries—which would extend government loans to farmers

This group was the largest source of population increase in the late 19th century and early 20th century American cities:

European immigrants

To confront business owners and managers during the late 19th century, Populist Party leaders most often encouraged workers to

Form labor unions and called for strikes.

This document was written by Andrew Carnegie that encouraged the wealthy to participate in philanthropic efforts:

Gospel of Wealth

Which of the following events most seriously damaged the Knights of Labor?

Haymarket Affair

Why did William Jennings Bryan attack the Gold Standard?

He believed that the Gold Standard was inhibiting American exports

Which of the following factors contributed to William McKinley's victory over William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 election?

McKinley was able to spend five times more than Bryan on the campaign

Which of the following would be most likely to support the ideas in this excerpt?

NOT THIS Creating a government building program to create more jobs and lower unemployment

Which of the following was the reason most often given by leaders of the People's Party as to why the party decided to adopt this platform?

NOT THIS The end of Radical Reconstruction in the South.

The group that provided support and jobs to many of the New Immigrants in the late 19th century were the

Political machines

Which group founded the People's Party (also known as the Populists)?

Small farmers in the South, Midwest, and Great Plains

Which of the following most accurately describes the arguments of Social Darwinism?

State welfare and private charity would lead to degeneration by perpetuating the survival of the weak

The People's Party Platform would most benefit the people of

The Great Plains.

What position did the Populist Party take on laissez-faire economics

They opposed laissez-faire economics because it rejected government regulation.

A wave of mergers peaked between 1897 and 1904. The largest of these mergers created the first billion dollar American corporation. What was that corporation?

United States Steel

The ideas expressed in this passage were likely born out of the relatively new question of:

What the government's role should be in assisting the poor

After the Civil War the Irish were used to

to build the transcontinental railroad from Omaha westward

The New Immigrants of the late 19th century like the Irish of the 1850s

were encouraged to come to America by the owners of industry because they would work for lower wages