Populism and Organized Labor

William Jennings Bryan's famous Cross of Gold speech is about...

• 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.

Which of the following is true about the Homestead Strike of 1892?

• Members of an anti union group assassinated the union's leader during a protest

• A demonstration in Chicago ended with dynamite being thrown into a crowd of protesters

• Carnegie's company lowered wages at the steel plant which led to a violent conflict between workers and local managers.

• Carnegie Steel workers organized a boycott of the comapany's products and refused to end their strike until working conditions improved.

What was the central issue in William Jennings Bryan's Cross of Gold speech?

• support of African-American rights in the South

• a policy of bimetalism that would help farmers by raising crop prices

• to control the flow of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe

• higher tariffs to protect American manufacturers from foreign competitiion

Railroads' high fees for shipping goods to market would eventually lead to....

• Farmers organizing the Grange Movement and the Populist party

• The government authorizing the use of silver to help farmers

• The Populist demand that the government help farmers by raising tariffs

• The government demanding that farmers slaughter mivestock to increase prices.

What is the purpose of Populism?

• To encourage the government to take control of the inventions of the industrial revolution

• To stop immigrants from Europe from taking over factory jobs

• To force Robber barons to give up their riches so that workers could benefit

• To represent the interests of rural farmers and connect then to the rest of society

During the industrial Revolution in the U.S., laissez-faire economic policies led to what?

• Markets that were dominated by monopolies

• The creation of strong regulations that ensured businesses did not harm the general public

• Significant improvements in working conditions gained through collective bargaining by labor unions

• The government placing heavy taxes on the large monopolies and truasts

What amendment created the direct election of US Senators by the people?

• 13th

• 15th

• 17th

• 14th

What was the initial cause of the Pullman Strike?

• US Attorney General issuing an injunction prohibiting Pullamn workers from striking

• Company cutting wages and refusing to meet with a delegation of workers

• Company officials demanding that Pullman workers sign a pledge not to join a union.

• Railroad workers went on strike and asked for the support of the Pullman workers

The ICC was government agency created to initially regulate what monopoly?

• Standard Oil

• US Steel

• Railroads

• textiles

Who was responsible for the idea of the "Gospel of Wealth?"

• John Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• John Morgan

• Jay Gould