After bursting on the national scene in the 1892 presidential campaign, the Populists hoped to
a. gain complete political control of the western farming and mining states.
b. forge a closer alliance of Midwestern and Southern farmers.
c. reach out to urban workers and assault the northeastern citadels of power.
d. displace the Democrats as America's second major party.
e. persuade Congress to pass their program of government ownership of the railroads, telegraph, and telephones.
c
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A. the adoption of the Roman alphabet by Kush's ruling elite B. an increase in power for Roman women, after the Kush model C. the eventual conquering of Kush by Roman soldiers D. the adoption of some types of Hellenistic culture into Kush society