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Socialism and Workers' Parties Answers

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

A
Andrew Carnegie
B
Robert Owen
C
Karl Marx
D
Eugene Debs
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What was a principle of Marxism that American capitalists opposed?

A
rule by the working class
B
support of free-market economics
C
support of supply-and-demand economics
D
rule by business owners
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In 1912, socialism reached its peak in the United States when

A
two Socialists were elected to the US House of Representatives.
B
a socialist candidate was elected president.
C
the majority of Americans expressed support for socialism.
D
the Socialist Party developed into a political force that lasted through the 1920s.
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What force would dictate economic decisions in a Marxist economy?

A
government planning to command the economy
B
a free market driven by market forces
C
labor unions fighting for better working conditions
D
business owners controlling the society’s production
5

Which of these terms best describes Karl Marx?

A
capitalist, revolutionary, and economist
B
revolutionary, economist, and socialist
C
socialist, economist, and politician
D
politician, capitalist, and socialist
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Only a minority of Americans agreed with Marx’s notion that in a class-free society there would be

A
no proletariat.
B
no socialism.
C
no war.
D
no industry.
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Which is an example of a socialist principle?

A
the importance of maintaining three economic classes
B
the importance of creating a society without an economy
C
the importance of having little or no gap between the classes
D
the importance of establishing the private control of property
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Eugene Debs became a Socialist in 1897 while

A
founding New Harmony, IN.
B
opposing the Pullman Railroad Strike.
C
serving time in jail.
D
running for US president.
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Which of these statements is a feature of capitalism, but not of Marxism?

A
Nobody controls the means of production.
B
Workers control the means of production.
C
Business owners control the means of production.
D
The government controls the means of production.
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Which of the following was a primary goal of Eugene Debs’ presidential campaigns?

A
advancing the rights of workers
B
reducing regulations on businesses
C
highlighting struggles faced by farmers
D
making union organization more difficult

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