EOC Political Cartoon Quiz

Which of these Contributed most to the immigration trend shown in the graph?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which issue is the central focus of this cartoon about Boss Tweed?

• Boss Tweed wanted to retain the gold standard

• Political and economic corruption in New York City was rampant

• Boss Tweed was just a fictitious character that represented greed

Which issue is the central focus of this cartoon about Boss Tweed?

• Tweed prevented African Americans from casting their votes

• the voting results could be skewed by corrupt leaders like Boss Tweed

• Boss Tweed could not be bought or bargained with

Which statement most accurately sums up what's going on in the cartoon?

• Every man points blame at the next, demonstrating a circle of liars

• the buck stops with Boss Tweed, who is to blame for corruption

• No one could have possible known who stole the people's money

No one could have possible known who stole the people's money

• all senators were in favor of monopolists

• the senate worked hard to dismantle monopolies and trusts

• Monopolists and trusts dictated much of the senate's legislation

Which statement most accurately expresses the artist's viewpoint?

• America should embrace the economic advancement Carnegie brings

• despite what Carnegie says, we should not believe trusts are harmless

Which statement most accurately describes the theme of the cartoon?

• Indians were savages who needed to be punished in order to learn to be civilized

• Native Americans eventually succumbed to the American lifestyle

• Schools tried to force the assimilation of American culture on Native Americans

Use the political cartoon to answer the questions about the oil trusts. This cartoon portrays John S. Rockefeller as taking over the

• an oil trust

• world

Which statement most accurately describes the artist's feelings about violence towards Chinese Immigrants?

• Violence towards the Chinese are justified if they retaliate with violence

• The Chinese deaths deserve to be justified through equal consequences for the whites who murdered them

What was the occasion for which William Jennings Bryan gave his Cross of Gold speech?

• the 1896 inaugural ceremony for William McKinley

• The outbreak of the Spanish-American War

• The 1896 Democratic National Convention