Question

Which two statements are true about the Socialist Party of Oklahoma?

A.Oklahoma socialists did not support the women’s suffrage movement and supported the disfranchisement of African Americans.
B.Oklahoma socialists were against commercial agriculture and believed farmers should own the land that they worked on.
C.Oklahoma socialists supported commercial agriculture and did not allow farmers to become members of the Socialist Party.
D.Oklahoma socialists used the teachings and images of Jesus Christ to argue for equality on both economic and moral grounds.
E.Oklahoma socialists supported the New Deal programs of President Roosevelt, and many joined the Democratic party.

Answer 1

The correct answers here would be B and D.

Oklahoma socialist in general are said to be driven more by religion than Marxist ideology. They did believe that the land farmers worked on should belong to the farmers who actually work that land and were against commercial agriculture but they argued that that is in line with republican ideas of the Founding Fathers.

The next that is correct is D as the Oklahoma socialists did in fact use the Bible as the argument for their ideals. The part they focused on the most is the Sermon on the Mount and the use of imagery and language of the Christianity.