Discuss the role of socialism in American politics and the labor movement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
Socialism was never as strong in the United States as it was in Europe, but it did gain strength at the turn of the century.
Socialists promoted labor unions and the rights of women and formed their own political party.
Socialist leader Eugene V. Debs became the spokesperson and leader of the Socialist party.
Between 1900 and 1920, he was the party’s candidate for president.
Although the socialists never gathered a large enough following to win national elections, they elected hundreds of candidates to local office.
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A. William II's rise to the German throne B. England's alliance with France C. Russia's attack on the Ottoman Empire D. the collapse of Austria-Hungary
What were the principal "tools of empire"-the various technologies that gave the Europeans such an advantage?
What will be an ideal response?
Solitary confinement was
a. the distinctive characteristic of the Auburn System. b. the distinctive characteristic of the Pennsylvania System. c. an extreme punishment inflicted only on murderers and rapists. d. intended to punish convicts by driving them insane. e. none of these choices.
Looking Backward
a. described a utopian future in which industry was government-owned. b. called for a return to a simpler society composed of small subsistence farmers. c. was written by Lester Frank Ward. d. was written by Henry George. e. none of these choices.