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Populist Movement

Populist Movement. Farmers who ban together in order to deal w/problems. ?? Debt- wanted gov’t to use Silver backed $$ instead of Gold ? Money is worth less, so is their debt. RR abuses- took advantage of small farmers when shipping goods. $$$ High Prices$$$

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Populist Movement

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  1. Populist Movement • Farmers who ban together in order to deal w/problems. ?? • Debt- wanted gov’t to use Silver backed $$ instead of Gold ? Money is worth less, so is their debt. • RR abuses- took advantage of small farmers when shipping goods. $$$ High Prices$$$ • Populist Parties ideas later become laws.Ex:8hr.work day,Income tax, Direct Election of Senators.

  2. William Jennings Bryan

  3. Cross of Gold Speech

  4. The Gilded Age • The Populists & Progressives after them, looked to fixed the problems of what Mark Twain called The Gilded Age • Twain & others criticizedIndustrialization & the fact that Big Business leaders were taking advantage of poor for their own gain. • The US had gained wealth but at what cost?

  5. The Progressive Movement • Who- • Middle-Upper Class Reformers • What they wanted- • Progress/Change-deal w/problems caused by industrialization-Influenced by Populists • When- • 1880’s-1920’s • Muckrakers- • Journalists who exposed problems

  6. The Progressive MovementConsumer Protection

  7. Upton Sinclair’s work led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act

  8. Jacob Riis Journalist/Photographer

  9. Helping the Poor Settlement Houses helped immigrants and poor w/education Jane Addams established one of these in Chicago called Hull House

  10. Helping the Poor

  11. Thomas NastPolitical Cartoonist who exposed political corruption

  12. Government Begins to Regulate Big Business

  13. Government Begins to RegulateBig Business • Sherman Anti-Trust Act/Clayton Anti-Trust Act- • Attempted to regulate/control monopolies/trusts • Interstate Commerce Commission- • Government regulate/control shipping of goods • Federal Trade Commission- • Stops unfair business practices

  14. Government Begins to RegulateBig Business • Federal Reserve Banking System “The Fed”- • Controls amount of $$$ banks can loan and interest rates on loans. • The Fed will lower interest rates to get people to take out loans-mainly on homes. Meant to stimulate the economy.

  15. Progressive Presidents • Teddy Roosevelt(1901-1909) becomes the first progressive president. • His domestic policies were called the Square Deal-all citizens should be treated fairly by government and business.

  16. Progressive Presidents • TR wanted monopolies controlled. • For this he became known as the “Trustbuster”

  17. Progressive Presidents • TR was a conservationist-today we would say environmentalist • He began the National Parks Service

  18. Progressive Presidents • TR began the Progressive/Bull Moose Party for the 1912 Presidential Election • He ran against his successor-William Howard Taft and the eventual winner Woodrow Wilson

  19. Progressive Presidents • William Howard Taft-1909-1913 would actually break up more trusts than Roosevelt but never got the credit. • One of these was the Standard Oil Company-Rockefeller’s

  20. Progressive Presidents • Woodrow Wilson 1913-1921 • 4 Amendments were passed during his presidency • 16th-19th

  21. 16th AmendmentProgressive Federal Income TaxThe More you make the more you pay

  22. More Participation in Government • 17th Amd.-citizens directly vote for US Senators-originally voted by State Law makers • Referendum-citizens vote on laws • Initiative-citizens propose laws • Secret Ballot-less intimidation • Robert LaFollette-Progressive • Wisconsin Governor

  23. 18th Amendment Prohibition of Alcohol • 1933 • 1920

  24. 19th AmendmentWomen’s Suffrage/Vote 1920 Carrie Chapman Alice Paul

  25. Women’s RightsMargaret Sanger- • Planned Parenthood

  26. African American Rights1896-Plessy v. Ferguson-Separate But Equal legal Booker T. Washington W.E.B. DuBois Fight for civil rights, one of founders of NAACP-1909 • Learn a skill/vocation, make money-Tuskege Institute

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