Question 1

"Coxey's Army" consisted of some 500

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A)   farmers.
B)   factory workers.
C)   miners.
D)   unemployed workers.

Question 2

During the second half of the nineteenth century, the ideas of Karl Marx achieved significant popularity among

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A)   African Americans.
B)   immigrants.
C)   business leaders.
D)   members of labor unions.

Question 3

Higher corn prices during the 1880s inspired the Grangers to

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A)   start their own political party.
B)   buy their own warehouses and grain elevators.
C)   begin organizing in the South as well as the Midwest.
D)   withdraw from electoral politics and return to organizing social and cultural activities.

Question 4

The political realignment that occurred in 1896 was the result of

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A)   the Republican Party's appeal to both ordinary workers and the corporate elite.
B)   the positions taken by the various parties on the issue of women's suffrage.
C)   William Jennings Bryan's ability to unite rural farmers and urban industrial workers.
D)   the Populist Party's success in getting blacks and whites to unite around its platform.

Question 5

The growth of industrial manufacturing affected skilled tradesmen by

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A)   giving them better wages for fewer hours of work.
B)   forcing them to perform the same tasks as unskilled laborers.
C)   removing control of their labor and their sense of independence.
D)   allowing them to open their own factories and enter the upper class.

Question 6

What motivated leaders of the farmers' alliances to invite the Knights of Labor to join them in forming the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union?

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A)   The belief that laborers and farmers were both being hurt by industrialization
B)   Concern that their political influence would be limited without an urban base
C)   A need to counterbalance the white supremacist views of southern members
D)   The knowledge that their ability to increase crop prices depended on the approval of urban consumers

Question 7

One of the first strikes by women workers was conducted by

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A)   immigrant textile workers in Massachusetts.
B)   black laundresses in Georgia.
C)   white mill workers in North Carolina.
D)   immigrant silk workers in New Jersey.

Question 8

Which of the following describes the impact the combine harvester had on the economics of American farming in the late nineteenth century?

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A)   It increased productivity, which made farming more profitable.
B)   It increased productivity, which drove down agricultural prices.
C)   It made cooperative approaches to selling crops and buying finished goods unnecessary.
D)   It motivated farmers to think of themselves as industrial workers and join unions.

Question 9

The first efforts to organize farmers were meant to help them

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A)   fight foreclosures.
B)   increase productivity.
C)   overcome loneliness and isolation.
D)   convince their children not to move to the city.

Question 10

A key contributor to Republican victory in the 1896 election was the

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A)   support of industrial workers and immigrants.
B)   support of farmers.
C)   endorsement of the Populists.
D)   barnstorming campaign style of William McKinley.

Question 11

To end the Depression of 1893, "Coxey's Army" would have supported

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A)   increasing tariffs on imported goods.
B)   repealing the Sherman Silver Act.
C)   introducing a progressive income tax.
D)   seeking advice from James J. Hill and J. P. Morgan.

Question 12

Which of the following groups was unlikely to support the Populist platform in 1892?

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A)   Black farmers
B)   White farmers
C)   Women suffragists
D)   Recent immigrants

Question 13

What share of Americans was unemployed following the stock market crash of 1893?

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A)   5 percent
B)   7 percent
C)   12 percent
D)   25 percent

Exam 17: Workers and Farmers in the Age of Organization

Which of the following groups was unlikely to support the Populist platform in 1892?

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What motivated leaders of the farmers' alliances to invite the Knights of Labor to join them in forming the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union?

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What share of Americans was unemployed following the stock market crash of 1893?

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The political realignment that occurred in 1896 was the result of

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"Coxey's Army" consisted of some 500

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The first efforts to organize farmers were meant to help them

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The growth of industrial manufacturing affected skilled tradesmen by

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One of the first strikes by women workers was conducted by

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Which of the following describes the impact the combine harvester had on the economics of American farming in the late nineteenth century?

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A key contributor to Republican victory in the 1896 election was the

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Higher corn prices during the 1880s inspired the Grangers to

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To end the Depression of 1893, "Coxey's Army" would have supported

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During the second half of the nineteenth century, the ideas of Karl Marx achieved significant popularity among

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Which of the following groups was unlikely to support the Populist platform in 1892?

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What motivated leaders of the farmers' alliances to invite the Knights of Labor to join them in forming the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union?

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What share of Americans was unemployed following the stock market crash of 1893?

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The political realignment that occurred in 1896 was the result of

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"Coxey's Army" consisted of some 500

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Which of the following describes the impact the combine harvester had on the economics of American farming in the late nineteenth century?

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A key contributor to Republican victory in the 1896 election was the

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Higher corn prices during the 1880s inspired the Grangers to

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