populists and progressives 1900 to 1920 after laissez-faire
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Populists and Populists and ProgressivesProgressives
1900 to 19201900 to 1920
After Laissez-FaireAfter Laissez-Faire
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Before the Progressive movement took over in Before the Progressive movement took over in the cities there were the Populists on the farmsthe cities there were the Populists on the farms
PopulistsPopulists: : FarmersFarmers who in the early 1900s who in the early 1900s wanted to limit the power of big business and wanted to limit the power of big business and railroad owners and grant more rights to railroad owners and grant more rights to individual workersindividual workers
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People living in rural life felt isolated and alone and People living in rural life felt isolated and alone and joined organizations to help each other through the joined organizations to help each other through the hard times in the late 1800shard times in the late 1800s
They were losing control of their farms or small They were losing control of their farms or small business to big business and the railroad and asked business to big business and the railroad and asked the govthe gov’’t for helpt for help
Would the govWould the gov’’t help them before 1900?t help them before 1900?
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If you canIf you can’’t beat them, t beat them, join themjoin them
Little govLittle gov’’t help t help resulted in the populists resulted in the populists forming their own forming their own political party political party
The Populist Party!The Populist Party!
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Populist PartyPopulist Party: A political party fighting for : A political party fighting for farmers rights against big business owners and farmers rights against big business owners and the railroadthe railroad
What did they want?What did they want?
free silver, graduated income tax, a govfree silver, graduated income tax, a gov’’t t owned railroadowned railroad
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Free Silver would make money more valuable Free Silver would make money more valuable so farmers could pay off their debts easierso farmers could pay off their debts easier
This became the chief issue in the election of This became the chief issue in the election of 18961896
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The Populist Party slowly disappears after two The Populist Party slowly disappears after two presidential election defeats (1896, 1900) but presidential election defeats (1896, 1900) but their ideas spread to the cities their ideas spread to the cities
Soon the work of the Populists are picked up Soon the work of the Populists are picked up by labor unions and the common worker by labor unions and the common worker (Progressives)(Progressives)
Populist and ProgressivesPopulist and Progressives
Who were the Progressives?Who were the Progressives?
OptimistsOptimists
City DwellersCity Dwellers
Middle/Lower ClassMiddle/Lower Class
Populists and ProgressivesPopulists and Progressives
Who helped them?Who helped them?
Volunteer OrganizationsVolunteer Organizations
Magazines and NewspapersMagazines and Newspapers
Improved EconomyImproved Economy
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What did they fight for?What did they fight for?
Better: living conditions, mandatory education Better: living conditions, mandatory education for children, healthcarefor children, healthcare
Women and African American rights (NAACP)Women and African American rights (NAACP) The govThe gov’’t to end Laissez-Fairet to end Laissez-Faire Regulate big business/better working Regulate big business/better working
conditionsconditions