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    Essay Questions (Ch. 20) 1 Populist Movement

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    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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    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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    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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