Socialism and Workers' Parties

Question 1

Who was sentenced to jail in 1894 for helping to impede US mail delivery?

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Eugene Debs

Question 2

In 1912, socialism reached its peak in the United States when

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two Socialists were elected to the US House of Representatives.

Question 3

Which of these terms best describes Karl Marx?

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revolutionary, economist, and socialist

Question 4

Who was Eugene V. Debs?

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an American Socialist who ran for president

Question 5

Which of these statements was a Marxist criticism of capitalism during the late 1800s?

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Wealth was being distributed too unevenly in the United States.

Question 6

Which of these laws would Eugene Debs have been most likely to support?

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restricting child labor to children over 12 years of age

Question 7

Socialism as a political movement evolved in

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Europe during the First Industrial Revolution.

Question 8

Which of the following was a primary goal of Eugene Debs’ presidential campaigns?

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advancing the rights of workers

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