What was the Omaha Platform? Examine its appeal to people who ...

[elizabeth18]

Question 1

The progressive movement was driven by __________.
 
  A) the ideas of Eugene Debs
  B) the leadership of the Populist Party
  C) the contention that individualism, and not government help, could solve social ills
  D) a general belief that moderate reforms were needed for social order and improved socio-economic conditions

Question 2

Which of the following was part of the group known as new immigrants?
 
  A) Irish
  B) Finnish
  C) Polish
  D) German

Question 3

In the early twentieth century, nearly __________ workers were injured at work each year.
 
  A) 5,000
  B) 50,000
  C) 250,000
  D) 500,000

Question 4

Some historians have called the presidential election of 1896 the nation's first modern' election. Evaluate the validity of this statement by analyzing the issues, conflicts, and campaign tactics of that election.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 5

What was the Omaha Platform? Examine its appeal to people who felt that industrialism was too dominant in the economic and social foundation of the United States.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[smrtceo]

Answer 1

Answer: D

Answer 2

Answer: C

Answer 3

Answer: D

Answer 4

The ideal answer should include:
1. This was a modern campaign in that some of the elements that used to be important were not as dominant in this election  farmers did not carry the day, for instance.
2. It was also modern in the way it was waged. For example, the Democrat William Jennings Bryan was the first presidential candidate to campaign systematically, speaking hundreds of times to millions of voters.
3. On the Republican side, the McKinley campaign changed the emphasis from parades to information: they issued 250 million campaign documents in a dozen languages.
4. Another element that made the election a modern one was the wrangling over who was eligible to vote.
5. One important issue that did carry forward was that of overseas expansion, as McKinley emphasized in his campaign that the United States needed to look beyond its shores.

Answer 5

Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. The Omaha Platform was written by the Populists in 1892; it called for a more active government.
2. It demanded government ownership of railroads and the telegraph and telephone system.
3. It also called for a national currency issued by the government rather than by private banks.
4. Other demands included the subtreasury system, free silver, a graduated income tax, and the redistribution to settlers of land held by railroads and speculative corporations.
5. These were popular measures with many people as those favoring it had seen what happened when the government was not active.
6. Some provisions of the Omaha Platform were eventually adopted, like the income tax and government regulation (but not ownership) of railroads.

[elizabeth18]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[Dominic]

Gracias!