Question

QUESTION 12

Why was the Populist Party generally regarded as a failure by historians?



It wanted a laissez-faire economy with no regulations.

It advocated an income tax that became highly unpopular.

It did not address the realities of an industrial economy and could not last.

It looked to the future and was too far ahead of its time.
3 points

QUESTION 13

What was a Progressive goal of the Salvation Army?

to recruit followers to join their militia

to provide food and shelter for the slum-dwelling poor

to get donations that would promote conservation

to create a military of believers only
3 points

QUESTION 14

Which was one of the goals for some advocates of the Progressive movement?

welfare

establishment of a national bank

laissez-faire economy

conservation
3 points

QUESTION 15

What name was given to the group of investigative journalists who uncovered corruption in business and government in the late 1800s and early 1900s?



Muckrakers

Conservatives

Socialists

Progressives
3 points

QUESTION 16

What are Upton Sinclair and Lincoln Steffens known for doing?

serving as mayors of Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia

exposing corruption in business or government

forming alliances that helped farmers with their credit problems

founding progressive organizations in the late 1800s
3 points

QUESTION 17

What did Ida M. Tarbell’s investigations reveal?



corruption in city governments

John D. Rockefeller’s corrupt practices at Standard Oil


violations in the meatpacking industry

brutal working conditions in mines and on railroads
3 points

QUESTION 18

Which reform was part of the Progressive movement?

conservation zones within cities

election of mayors instead of hiring city managers

direct election of U.S. senators

elimination of recall elections

Answer 1

12- It did not address the realities of an industrial economy and could not last.

13- to recruit followers to join their military

14- laissez-faire economy

15- Socialists

16- forming alliances that helped farmers with their credit problems

17- corruption in city governments

18- election of mayors instead of hiring city managers

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Answer 2

The Populist Party generally regarded as a failure by historians because it did not address the realities of an industrial economy and could not last.

A Progressive goal of the Salvation Army was to recruit followers to join their militiary.

One of the goals for some advocates of the Progressive movement was laissez-faire economy.

Socialists was the name given to the group of investigative journalists who uncovered corruption in business and government in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Upton Sinclair and Lincoln Steffens are known for forming alliances that helped farmers with their credit problems.

Ida M. Tarbell’s investigations reveal because of corruption in city governments.

Election of mayors instead of hiring city managers was part of the Progressive movement.