Effects of Technology on 1800s Society

Question 1

Put a check mark next to the statements that are true.

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B: In a capitalist system, the laws of supply and demand dictate economic decisions.; C: Marxism calls for workers to own the means of production.; D: A Marxist would agree that a factory worker should be paid as much as an executive who sits in an office.

Question 2

Why was socialism appealing to urban workers?

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C: Its goal was to give them control of the means of production.

Question 3

Using the text from the reading and what you have learned, why do you think Debs does not consider himself to be a “labor leader”?

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A: Debs worked for other causes besides labor.

Question 4

Place a check mark next to each statement that is true.

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C: Debs began his career as a labor organizer.; D: The Socialist Party remains active in the United States today.; E: Debs was an eloquent speaker who did not view himself as a labor leader.

Question 5

Which of the following did you include in your answer?

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A: Response includes at least two sentences discussing the differences between Marxism and capitalism.; B: Marxism includes a command economy.; C: Workers own the means of production.; D: Workers own all property.; E: Capitalism favors the free market.; F: In capitalism, business owners receive most of the benefits of a company’s success.

Question 6

Why did socialist parties form in the United States?

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B: Labor unions were unable to resolve workers’ issues.

Question 7

Which of the following did you include in your answer?

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A: Capitalist practices were putting money into the hands of management and not workers.; B: A degree of socialism could help resolve workers’ issues.; C: Socialism might help lessen the economic divide in the United States.

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