US history- chapter 16 Capital and Labor

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The final two decades of the nineteenth century saw over _________ strikes and lockouts

20,000

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

90%

The socialist Party of America achieved which of the following gains in the early 20th century?

All of the above

What did the Populists propose in the Omaha Platform?

All of the above

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

Britain, France, and Germany. (all of the above)

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

Hay market affair

Why did William Jennings Bryan attack the Gold standard?

He wanted to increase inflation to lower the burden of farmer debts

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

Industrial Production

Which of the following groups was the most radical?

Knights of Labor

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

McKinley was able to spend 5 times more than Bryan in the campaign

John D. Rockefeller founded

Oil

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

Racial conflict

J.P. Morgan founded?

Railroads

Which group founded the people's party?

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

Andrew Carnegie founded?

Steel

Which most directly explains the boost in production of McCormick reapers?

The adoption of interchangeable parts

A wave of merges between 1897 and 1904. The largest of these merges created the first billion dollar American cooperation. What was this?

United States Steel


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