William Jennings Bryan was nominated for president in the 1896 ...

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Question 1

Arguments used by Social Darwinists in the United States to justify expansionism
 
  A. were created and first promoted by Charles Darwin himself.
 
  B. differed sharply from arguments used for domestic economic affairs.
 
  C. contended that all nations were engaged in a constant struggle to survive.
 
  D. included the belief that weak nations should be left room to develop.
 
  E. suggested that harmony among races depended on open markets and free trade.

Question 2

The author who called on the United States to increase its naval forces in his book, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, was
 
  A. James G. Blaine.
 
  B. Leonard Wood.
 
  C. Alfred T. Mahan.
 
  D. Richard Olney.
 
  E. William McKinley.

Question 3

As the Republican Party approached the 1896 election, they were
 
  A. confident of victory.
 
  B. deeply divided over their candidate.
 
  C. in agreement that unemployment would be the major issue.
 
  D. deeply divided over their candidate, but confident of victory.
 
  E. None of these answers is correct.

Question 4

The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 called for the federal government to
 
  A. purchase silver but not coin it.
 
  B. abandon the gold standard.
 
  C. change the ratio of silver to gold to 20:1.
 
  D. purchase and coin silver.
 
  E. expand the nation's currency supply.

Question 5

William Jennings Bryan was nominated for president in the 1896 election by the
 
  A. Democrats and Populists.
 
  B. Populists.
 
  C. Farmers' Alliance.
 
  D. Republicans.
 
  E. Democrats.

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Answer 1

C

Answer 2

C

Answer 3

A

Answer 4

A

Answer 5

A

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