Which of the Following Is a Reason for the Rapid

question 79

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a reason for the rapid decline of socialism in the United States?

• A) Moderate reforms of the populist movement came only because the threat of growing socialist popularity put pressure on the capitalist elite.
• B) Socialist unions made a huge doctrinal error (though not a tactical mistake)when they labeled World War I an imperialist war and said that labor would refuse to shed its blood for wealthy capitalists.
• C) Because of its electoral successes the Socialist Party chose to make itself less radical,thereby breaching socialist unity by alienating firebrand IWW leaders.
• D) As time passed,the lot of most workers improved;real wages rose 37 percent and the average 50-hour workweek declined to 40 hours.

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Royal Commission

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