(HC) This illustration from 1906 appeared in several magazin…

(HC) This illustration from 1906 appeared in several magazines of the time:Library of Congress 26036The title of this illustration is “The Crusaders” and caricatures journalists as knights, charging into battle. What cause would these “knights” be most likely to crusade for?

(MC) The graph below compares the size of the urban and rura…

(MC) The graph below compares the size of the urban and rural population in the United States during the first four decades of the 20th century: Source: U.S. Global Change Research Program, http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp//Library/nationalassessment/overviewChangingNation.htmWhich statement summarizes the information at the top half of this chart?

(HC) The excerpt below comes from a speech given by William…

(HC) The excerpt below comes from a speech given by William Jennings Bryan in 1896:”Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world, supported by the commercial interests, the laboring interests and the toilers everywhere, we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.”Which statement explains Bryan’s reason for giving this speech?