At the Turn of the Twentieth Century, Broad-Based Social Movements

question 25

Multiple Choice

At the turn of the twentieth century, broad-based social movements such as the Farmers Alliance, the Grange, the Populist Party, and the Socialist Party sought to create an alternative culture based on all of the following values except

• A) the dignity of labor.
• B) the benefits of a rough equality.
• C) competitive individualism.
• D) solidarity.
• E) self-sufficiency.

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Definitions:

Freedom to Farm Act

A U.S. law enacted in 1996 that aimed to phase out various agricultural subsidies and reduce federal regulation of farming, thereby allowing farmers more freedom in making planting decisions.

Price-Support Payments

Government subsidies provided to farmers or producers to maintain the market price of an agricultural product above its competitive equilibrium level.

Family Farm

A farm owned and operated by a family, typically passed down through generations, as opposed to corporate farms owned by companies.

Great Depression

A severe worldwide economic downturn that lasted from 1929 until the early 1940s, marked by massive unemployment and deflation.