Sophia US History II Milestone 1 Final Exam. Questions And Answers. Latest 2020/21

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Sophia US History II Milestone 1 Final Exam. Questions And Answers. Latest 2020/21.Which statement about populism most closely aligns with historian Lawrence Goodwyn’s interpretation of the term? �... �� It was the idea that production, distribution and exchange were equally shared by rich and poor alike. • It was a political movement that offered an alternative to the political-economic order of the Gilded Age. • It was a political style that used language to convince others to endorse the views being voiced. • It was a political stance that emphasized free enterprise and minimal governmental intervention. CONCEPT How Historians View Populism 2 Choose the statement that applies equally to the "Old South" and the "New South." • African Americans endured intimidation, violence and political disfranchisement. • Sharecropping was a dominant feature of the economy. • Cotton cultivation relied heavily on African American slave labor. • Expanded railroad lines facilitated the easy movement of goods. CONCEPT Race in the New South 3 Several ideologies—social Darwinism, the self-made man and the Gospel of Wealth—emerged in the Gilded Age. Choose the person from the Gilded Age whose ideas are reflected in this statement: "There is a difference between the deserving and the undeserving poor." • Andrew Carnegie • Herbert Spencer • Mark Twain • Henry George CONCEPT The Gilded Age 4 Read the newspaper excerpt from The Indianapolis Journal quoting Jay Gould about the 1886 railroad strike. [Show More]

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