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Question 1
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ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WERE POPULIST DEMANDS EXCEPT WHICH ONE?
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RETURN TO THE GOLD STANDARD
GRADUATED PERSONAL INCOME TAX
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS
RESTRICTION OF UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRATION
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Which of the following would have not been a member of the Populist Party?
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farmer
factory worker
banker
William Jennings Bryan
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Which candidate was the Populist party's candidate in 1896?
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Andrew Johnson
James Weaver
William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
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According to farmers and Populists, the "Crime of "73" was which of the following?
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ending the gold standard
demonitization of silver
creating the Federal Reserve
ending the 2nd Bank of the United States
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Which of the following was the pre-Populist organization to help address farmer's economic needs as well as education and social isolation?
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Progressives
Democrats
Settlement Houses
Grange
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Which Presidential candidate made the following statement?
“You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.”
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William J. Bryan
Mary Elizabeth Lease
William H. Taft.
William McKinley
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Q. Which caused the rise of Populism?
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rising agricultural prices
The use of silver instead of greenbacks
Calls for racial segregation
The inability of farmers to pay off their debts
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Q. Why did the Populist party want unlimited coinage of silver?
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To increase the amount of money in circulation and raise farm prices
To reduce economic inflation
To raise campaign contribution limits
To decrease the bargaining power of labor unions
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After unsuccessfully running candidates for president in 1892, the Populists were taken over by which political party in 1896?
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Republican
Democratic
Greenback
Federalist
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William Jennings Bryan's famous Cross of Gold speech is about...
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The acquisition of colonies to increase employment opportunities.
The creation of a national park system
A policy of bimetalism to help farmers with raising crop prices.
Higher tariffs to protect American goods from foreign cometition.
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