WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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It created a grassroots campaign that resulted in record high voterturnout.
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It started the tradition of third party candidates winning in Americanelections.
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It drew attention to the growing disparity between rich and poor inthe nation.
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It caused the presidential election to be disputed in the House ofRepresentatives.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the United States, the term “populist” originally referred to the Populist Party and related left-wing movements of the late 19th century that wanted to curtail the power of the corporate and financial establishment.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bank failures abounded in the South and Midwest; unemployment soared and crop prices fell badly. The crisis and President Grover Cleveland’s defense of the gold standard sharply divided the Democratic Party. Democrats who were silver supporters went over to the Populists as the presidential elections of 1896 neared.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Populists believed that the federal government needed to play a more active role in the American economy by regulating various businesses, especially the railroads. In particular, the Populists supported women’s suffrage the direct election of United States Senators.