What Did William Jennings Bryan Mean When He Stated,"You Shall

question 10

Multiple Choice

What did William Jennings Bryan mean when he stated,"You shall not crucify mankind on a cross of gold" in his famous 1896 speech?

• A) The United States should abandon the gold standard to stimulate industry.
• B) The upper classes had become wealthy by the suffering of the working class.
• C) Conditions in the western gold mines had become too dangerous for workers.
• D) The upper class should pay income taxes to support relief programs for the poor.

Recognize the different bases used in preparing component percentages and their implications.

Understand the differences and interrelations among various turnover ratios.

Differentiate between concepts involving changes in ratios due to specific financial actions or conditions.

Understand the major forms of fossil fuels and their impact on global energy consumption.

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Definitions:

Carboniferous

A geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Devonian Period, about 359.2 million years ago, to the beginning of the Permian Period, about 299 million years ago.

Reptiles

Cold-blooded vertebrates that breathe air, usually lay eggs, and have scales covering their bodies, including snakes, lizards, crocodiles, and turtles.

Chordates

Deuterostome animals that, at some time in their lives, have a cartilaginous, dorsal skeletal structure called a notochord; a dorsal, tubular nerve cord; pharyngeal slits; a postanal tail; and an endostyle (or its derivative, a thyroid gland).

Cyanobacteria

Photosynthetic microorganisms, formerly known as blue-green algae, that are important in oxygen production and nitrogen fixation.