CHAPTER 5 SECTION 3 FARMERS THE POPULIST MOVEMENT
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CHAPTER 5 – SECTION 3 FARMERS & THE POPULIST MOVEMENT 5/19/2021 MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5 -3 1
POST-CIVIL WAR DEFLATION HURT FARMERS (ECONOMICALLY) FARMERS WANTED GREATER $ SUPPLY 5/19/2021 MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5 -3 2
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ANOTHER PROBLEM… RAILROADS KEPT RAISING PRICES NO COMPETITION ( THIS INCREASED FARMERS DEBT ) 5/19/2021 MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5 -3 4
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THE GRANGE (1867) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL ORGANIZATION POLITICAL ACTIVITIES 5/19/2021 MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5 -3 6
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THE POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM INCREASE MONEY SUPPLY GRADUATED INCOME TAX REGULATION OF RAILROADS FEDERAL LOAN PROGRAM DIRECT ELECT’N OF SENATORS 5/19/2021 MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5 -3 8
THE POPULIST PARTY PLATFORM INITIATIVE & REFERENDUM SINGLE TERM PRESIDENCY SECRET BALLOT 8 HOUR WORKDAY IMMIGRATION RESTRICTIONS 5/19/2021 MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5 -3 9
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THE POPULIST PARTY WAS SUCCESSFUL IT ELECTED. . . 5 SENATORS 10 REPRESENTATIVES 3 GOVERNORS 1, 500 STATE LEGISLATORS 5/19/2021 MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5 -3 11
THE PANIC OF 1893 • ECONOMIC DEPRESSION • BUSINESSES GO BANKRUPT • HAS A “SNOWBALL” EFFECT • HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT • 20 -25% IN SOME PLACES • STOCK MARKET CRASH • STOCKS LOST THEIR VALUE • LASTED UNTIL 1897 5/19/2021 MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5 -3 12
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THE END OF POPULISM • 1896 & 1900 ELECTION • BAD ECONOMY IS MAJOR ISSUE • WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN • DEM & POP CANDIDATE • BIMETALISM • LOSES BADLY TO MCKINLEY • POPULISTS ABSORBED BY DEMOCRATS 5/19/2021 MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5 -3 14
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN POPULIST PARTY “CROSS OF GOLD” SPEECH 5/19/2021 MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5 -3 15
ELECTION OF 1896 5/19/2021 MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5 -3 16
ELECTION OF 1900 5/19/2021 MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5 -3 17
GET READY FOR YOUR FIRST CHAPTER QUIZ 5/19/2021 MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5 -3 18
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