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Essay Questions (Ch. 20) 1 Populist Movement

The document summarizes several topics in American history around the late 19th century: 1. The Populist movement supported free coinage of silver to help farmers pay off debts, sought shorter work hours and railroad regulation, and was concentrated in the agricultural West. Republicans opposed the populists to protect businesses and back the gold standard. 2. The gold standard tied currency to gold reserves, which Republicans advocated for, while populists preferred silver which was more abundant. 3. Socialists and capitalists disagreed on the role of government intervention in the economy for the good of society versus private interests. 4. The Depression hurt everyone through debt and declining markets, especially industrial workers who organized strikes that sometimes turned violent

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Essay Questions (Ch. 20) 1 Populist Movement

The document summarizes several topics in American history around the late 19th century: 1. The Populist movement supported free coinage of silver to help farmers pay off debts, sought shorter work hours and railroad regulation, and was concentrated in the agricultural West. Republicans opposed the populists to protect businesses and back the gold standard. 2. The gold standard tied currency to gold reserves, which Republicans advocated for, while populists preferred silver which was more abundant. 3. Socialists and capitalists disagreed on the role of government intervention in the economy for the good of society versus private interests. 4. The Depression hurt everyone through debt and declining markets, especially industrial workers who organized strikes that sometimes turned violent

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EssayQuestions(Ch.20)
1PopulistMovement
Thepopulistswereinfavorofthefreecoinageofsilver,astheysawitasawayforthe
commonpeopletogetoutofdebt.
Theyhadmanygoalsinlife,whichincludedtheshorteningofworkhoursand
regulationofrailroads.
Populismwasreallyonlyconsideredinthewest,wherethemajorityoffarmersand
theirfamilieslived.
Republicansweretheonesagainstthepopulists,fortheybelievedthebestroutewas
tokeepgoldthestandardbackingforcurrency.Theyalsowereagainstthepopulists
becauseoftheirbusinesses.Itwasexactlywhatthepopulistsopposed.

2GoldStandard
Goldstandardiswhenthecurrencythroughoutasystem,likeintheU.S.,isbackedby
gold.Sotheamountofpapercurrencyintheworldisasmuchgoldasthebankshave
stored.
Inthelate1800stheRepublicansseemedtobetheonlypeoplereallyadvocatingfor
thegoldstandard.
Thepopulistsweretheonemajorgroupwhoseverelyopposedthegoldstandardas
theythoughtsilverwasthebetterroutetogo.
Thepopulistsdidhavepointwiththeirsilverstandardinsteadofgoldseeingasthough
theamountofgoldavailablewasdwindlingdowntonearnothingandsilverwas
plentiful.
3SocialismandCapitalism
Capitalistsdonotbelievethegovernmentshouldgetinvolved.Theybelievethe
economyshouldberanbythepeople.
Socialistsbelievethereshouldbelittlegovernmentinterventionandthateverything
doneshouldbeforthegoodofsociety.
Bothstancesaddressthebettermentofsocietyandthesmallestinvolvementof
governmentasnecessary.
Socialistssawcapitalismasabadformofgovernmentandcapitalistssawsocialism
asabadformofgovernment.Therereallywasnothingtodotoswaytheiropinionsso
peoplehadtodealwithwhatwashappening.
4TheDepression
Thedepressionwasbadtimeforall,aseveryonewentintodebtanditwasimpossible
togetoutofitsincethebankskeptjackingprices.
Itwasadominoeffect,ifafarmerfellintoadepressedconditionandwasntableto
farmasmanycrops,itinturnedaffectedtherailroads,andsoon.
Becauseoftheeverslowlydecliningeconomy,anewmarketplacecameaboutin
America.

Thedepressionwasabadtimeforallpeopleandespeciallythelowertomiddleclass
workersthatworkedintheindustrialbusiness.Theyhadstrikesuponstrikesand
someeventurnedviolent
5ProgressiveIssues
Therewasstillalotofdiscriminationbetweenracesandevenbetweengenders.Many
africanamericanswerestillfightingtotryandJimCrowlaws.
Educationwasbecomingmoreandmoreprominentandeventuallyeventhe
introductionofsocialsciencesbecameathing.
Womenwerestillfightingashardasevertomakeknownthe19thamendmentand
maketheirindependencebecomeareality.
Theonlypeopleopposingtheseideasarethewhitesupremacistsandthosewhoare
racist.OneinparticularmayhavebeenTeddyRoosevelt.
6Electionof1896
Twomajorcandidates,WilliamJenningsBryanandWilliamMcKinley.Theyhadtwo
differentapproachestothewaytheyweretocampaign.
WilliamBryanspentmostofhistimetravelingfromplacetoplaceandspeakingin
frontoflargecrowds,tryingtomakehimselfknown.
WilliamMcKinleysatathomeandgotsponsorsandendorsementsworthmillions.He
wasabletodefeatBryanbecauseofhisfundingandbecausehewasratherpopular.
ManybelievethatBryanshouldhavewonbuthewasunsuccessfulbecauseofhis
lackofabilitytosecureanynortheasternstatevotesandbecausehewasinfavorof
thesilvercoinageprocess.Manyfearedthesilvercoinagebecausetheythoughtit
wouldhelpandhurtthepeoplewhoneededitmost.

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