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Progressivism

Progressivism. US History 13.4. Define the Following Vocab. Populism Greenbacks Cooperatives Farmers Alliance People’s Party Graduated Income Tax William Jennings Bryan William McKinley. Reform Movements. Henry George: Why does poverty exist in an Industrialized nation

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Progressivism

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  1. Progressivism US History 13.4

  2. Define the Following Vocab • Populism • Greenbacks • Cooperatives • Farmers Alliance • People’s Party • Graduated Income Tax • William Jennings Bryan • William McKinley

  3. Reform Movements • Henry George: Why does poverty exist in an Industrialized nation • Lester Frank Ward: Reform Darwinism • Competition is wasteful and time consuming

  4. Helping the Urban Poor • Social Gospel: Applied Christianity • The Salvation army and YMCA • Settlement House Movement • Community Centers which aided poor immigrants • Jane Adams: Hull House in Chicago • Americanization.

  5. Populism • Movement to increase the political power of famers and write laws that helped their interests • After Civil War farmers are having a hard time earning a living

  6. Economic Woes after the Civil War • Greenbacks lead to inflation • Could not be exchanged for gold • US responds by cutting amount of currency leads to deflation • Stops making silver coin and greenbacks and pays off bonds • High interest rates under inflation • Farmers are some of the largest debtors

  7. The Grange • Oliver H Kelly, Department of Agriculture • Patrons of Husbandry: 1st farmers organization • Cooperatives: increase price decrease costs • Similar to a Trust • Doesn’t really work

  8. Farmers Alliance • Large cooperatives called exchanges • Small success but ultimately failed as well

  9. Populism • New Political Party known as People’s Party • Southerners fear this party will decrease the power of Democrats • Sub treasury • James B Weaver 1st candidate for pres • Graduated Income Tax

  10. Election of 1896 • William Jennings Bryan vsWilliam McKinley • Silver Crusade • Populists and Democrats support Bryan • McKinley's front Porch Campaign • McKinley Wins • Populist Party declines

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