6. the populist party lost power in large part as a result of a. their refusal to endorse william jennings bryan. b. their exclusion of african americans. c. the 1896 election of mckinley. d. the collapse of the gold standard. 7. farmers opposed the gold standard because they claimed that it would a. cause high inflation. b. undermine the national economy. c. make the currency unstable. d. cause prices for their crops to decline. 8. which of the following encouraged president arthur to pursue civil service reform? a. adoption of the gold b. standard arrest of william “boss” tweed c. assassination of president garfield d. loss of thousands of jobs in the u. s. postal service 9. what did political cartoonist thomas nast work to expose? a. the conspiracy behind james garfield’s assassination b. the awarding of thousands of postal jobs in exchange c. for votes the illegal activities of william “boss” tweed d. the secret deal behind the election of rutherford b. hayes 10. w. e.b. dubois and what other reformer shared the same goal but for two dierent groups of people? a. booker t. washington b. ida b. wells c. susan b. anthony d. takao ozawa