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US History Populism Test 2

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History Test 2 (Us Populism) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — Us Populism USA History Standards & AP
What is this test? for History practice (US/World/State), USA — K-12 to University (USA History) level, USA — Us Populism.
For all levels (Elementary to University) studying History in the USA
Section: History Test 2 (Us Populism) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Test 2 (Us Populism) · Country: USA · Region: USA — Us Populism

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

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Question 1
Who ran in 1892?
A) James Weaver
B) Harrison
C) Cleveland
D) Prohibition man
Question 2
What is Populist legacy?
A) 1892 Nebraska
B) Reform agenda adopted
C) Gold forever
D) Banks rule
Question 3
Provide the definition of Coxey's Army:
A) War unit
B) Rail gang
C) 1894 jobless march
D) Mine crew
Question 4
Which term means "Reform agenda adopted"?
A) free silver
B) the Grange
C) the Alliance
D) Populist legacy
Question 5
Which of the following best defines the Grange?
A) Farm fraternity
B) Bank club
C) Rail union
D) Mine group
Question 6
Who led Coxey's?
A) Debs
B) Jacob Coxey
C) Gompers
D) Bryan
Question 7
Identify Sockless Jerry.
A) Banker
B) Rail king
C) Simpson the radical
D) General
Question 8
What was the Panic's cause?
A) War debts
B) Crop failure
C) Bank robbery
D) Rail overbuilding
Question 9
Which term means "Faded by 1908"?
A) the party's end
B) free silver
C) the Grange
D) the Alliance
Question 10
What was Debs's later role?
A) Banker
B) Socialist candidate
C) General
D) Governor
Question 11
Did Democrats back silver?
A) Stayed gold
B) Split evenly
C) Yes fused with Populists
D) Backed banks
Question 12
Which person was Ignatius Donnelly?
A) Banker
B) General
C) Senator
D) Omaha platform writer
Question 13
Which of the following best defines the party's end?
A) Faded by 1908
B) Won 1900
C) Merged GOP
D) Became Democrats
Question 14
What was the gold find?
A) California 1849
B) 1896 Klondike easing
C) Alaska 1958
D) No gold
Question 15
Which term means "1894 jobless march"?
A) free silver
B) the Grange
C) Coxey's Army
D) the Alliance
Question 16
When was the Grange?
A) 1890s
B) 1900s
C) 1850s
D) 1867 onward
Question 17
Provide the definition of the 1900 Gold Act:
A) Gold standard law
B) Silver law
C) Paper law
D) Bank law
Question 18
What else did Donnelly write?
A) Bank manuals
B) Atlantis theories
C) Rail guides
D) Seed catalogs
Question 19
Identify "Alliance leader".
A) Mary Lease
B) Sockless Jerry
C) Leonidas Polk
D) Ignatius Donnelly
Question 20
Name the person who led Pullman.
A) Gompers
B) Bryan
C) Altgeld
D) Eugene Debs

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