USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

WESTWARD EXPANSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was de Tocqueville’s observation of populism based on?
A
All people can participate in government
B
All men are created equal
C
All people enjoy personal liberties (freedoms)
D
All people are unique and have opinions they may express
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He observed that voluntary giving, which in Europe was accomplished through religious charity and State support, took the form of mutual assistance in America. Americans banded together to build hospitals, prisons, churches and schools.

Detailed explanation-2: -De Tocqueville believed that the movement toward democracy was the great overriding theme of the historical evolution of the West and perhaps even of the entire world.

Detailed explanation-3: -As “Democracy in America” revealed, Tocqueville believed that equality was the great political and social idea of his era, and he thought that the United States offered the most advanced example of equality in action.

Detailed explanation-4: -22A Discuss Alexis de Tocqueville’s five values crucial to America’s success as a constitutional republic: liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, populism, and laissez-faire. US. 22B Describe how the American values identified by Alexis de Tocqueville are different and unique from those of other nations.

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