USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

GILDED AGE POLITICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
As president, Benjamin Harrison supported generous pensions for veterans.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Populists were an agrarian-based political movement aimed at improving conditions for the country’s farmers and agrarian workers. The Populist movement was preceded by the Farmer’s Alliance and the Grange. The People’s Party was a political party founded in 1891 by leaders of the Populist movement.

Detailed explanation-2: -Farmers were generally hurt by the high tariff. One of the biggest problems faced was falling commodity prices caused in part by overproduction. The Farmers’ Alliance were strongest in the Midwest and Northeast.

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