Chapter 16 quiz

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

Small farmers in the South, Midwest, and Great Plains

By 1900, the richest ten percent controlled perhaps _______ percent of the nation's wealth.

90%

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

Britain, France, and Germany combined.

By 1913, The Socialist Party of America achieved which of the following?

Gained over 150,000 registered members.

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

Haymarket Affair

Taylorism attempted to use scientific principles to better handle which aspect of business?

Industrial production

Why were southerners unable to maintain unity in the People's Party?

Racial conflict

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