21. THE TWENTIES, 1919

Quiz for Solo Analysis Document 21.4 Progressive Party Presidential Platform, 1924

Quiz for Solo Analysis Document 21.4: Progressive Party Presidential Platform, 1924

Solo Analysis Document 21.4: Progressive Party Presidential Platform, 1924

Question 21.9

1. Which of the following would the candidate Robert La Follette have supported according to the Progressive Party presidential platform?

The Farmers Alliance

Standard Oil

Annexation of Hawaii

High tariffs

Question 21.10

2. How did the Progressives argue that monopolies had hurt the economy in the 1920s?

Low tariff rates

High farm produce rates

Control of the government

Increased business regulation

Question 21.11

3. According to this statement, which group of Americans have been arguably most hurt by the financial policies and practices of the corporations and monopolies?

Working classes

Farmers

Immigrants

Gamblers

Question 21.12

4. How does this platform reflect the historical context of the 1920s?

Women were seeking increased rights and social equality.

The wage gap had increased, leading to calls for improvements.

Americans criticized the presidencies of Jefferson and Lincoln.

Unions were more powerful than monopolies.

Question 21.13

5. In what tangible way might workers and/or farmers have benefited by the election of President La Follette?

Fewer restrictions on corporations and monopolies

Cheap available lands in Wisconsin

Lower tariffs for increased competition

Progressive appointments to the Supreme Court

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