History Ch17

Which was NOT part of the Populist platform? 1) Workers' right to form unions. 2) Direct election of U.S. senators. 3) Government ownership of railroads. 4) Higher tariffs. 5) A graduated income tax.

Higher tariffs.

Critics later interpreted the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Ozas a commentary on the 1896 presidential election in which of the following ways? 1) Glenda, the Good Witch, represents candidate William Jennings Bryan, champion of goodness. 2) The angry monkeys chasing Dorothy are stand-ins for Republican Party members seeking to trample the rights of workers. 3) The Wicked Witch of the East symbolizes oppressive eastern industrialists. 4) The Emerald City suggests a green, unspoiled landscape still sought after by western voters. 5) The Wizard of Oz represents John D. Rockefeller.

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William Jennings Bryan: 1) had a weak presidential campaign after he refused numerous speaking engagements. 2) called for the unrestricted mining of silver. 3) failed to win enough support from the Democratic Party as the nominee for president in 1896. 4) entered politics late in life, after a successful career as a Methodist minister. 5) angered Populists after giving a fiery convention speech denouncing the "free coinage" of silver.

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How did economic development in Brazil during and after the American Civil War affect the lives of southern cotton farmers? 1) Brazilian demand for American cotton created new opportunities for southern cotton growers. 2) Cheap Egyptian cotton allowed southerners to become the consumers of imported textiles. 3) The expansion of slavery in Brazil in the wake of American emancipation prompted southern farmers to give up cotton cultivation for good. 4) The expansion of Brazilian cotton cultivation lowered global prices for the crop and led to indebtedness and loss of land for southern farmers. 5) Poverty and crime in South America triggered a mass migration of cheap farm workers into the American South where they replaced former slaves.

The expansion of Brazilian cotton cultivation lowered global prices for the crop and led to indebtedness and loss of land for southern farmers.

How did Populists hope to guarantee farmers inexpensive access to markets for their crops? 1) They called on local governments to invest in a better road network. 2) They tried to train farmers in more efficient farming methods. 3) They called for public ownership of the railroads. 4) They appealed to local banks for affordable loans. 5) They hoped that technological innovations could speed up road transport.

They called for public ownership of the railroads.

How were federal troops used in the Pullman Strike of 1894? 1) As workers themselves, to replace the striking workers. 2) As spies, such as an early Federal Bureau of Investigation. 3) As moderators between the employees and employers. 4) To help suppress the strikers on behalf of the owners. 5) They were not used at all.

To help suppress the strikers on behalf of the owners.

Which statement about the 1896 election is FALSE? 1) William McKinley's victory ended the political stalemate that had persisted since 1876. 2) The Populist Party declined after the election. 3) McKinley's campaign raised millions of dollars compared to Bryan's. 4) William Jennings Bryan lost because he supported the gold standard. 5) The election is considered the first modern presidential campaign.

William Jennings Bryan lost because he supported the gold standard.

The 1894 Pullman Strike: 1) crippled national rail service and triggered the arrest of union president Eugene V. Debs. 2) led to public disapproval of union president Eugene V. Debs. 3) ended with the arrival of Coxey's Army, a private security agency hired by George Pullman. 4) received unexpected support from Attorney General Richard Olney, who believed in the rights of railroad workers to a fair wage. 5) despite significant violence, resulted in a rare compromise between the American Railway Union and Pullman Sleeping Cars.

crippled national rail service and triggered the arrest of union president Eugene V. Debs

The severe depression of 1893: 1) was a period in which labor and capital looked for compromise. 2) affected only factory workers. 3) led to increased conflict between capital and labor. 4) was quickly over, and the economy was soon booming. 5) caused little, if any, hardship.

led to increased conflict between capital and labor.

Farmers believed that their plight derived from all of the following EXCEPT: 1) high freight rates charged by railroads. 2) the fiscal policy that reduced the supply of money in the economy. 3) the free and unlimited coinage of silver. 4) excessive interest rates for loans from bankers. 5) the high tariff policies of the federal government.

the free and unlimited coinage of silver.