WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
GILDED AGE POLITICS
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began an era of Rep. control of gov’t
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made the Rep party the party of big business and industry
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began a resurgence of rural, agrarian power
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it marked the end of stalemate and stagnation in Gilded Age politics
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Detailed explanation-1: -William McKinley (Republican) defeated William Jennings Bryan (Democratic/Populist) in the 1896 presidential election.
Detailed explanation-2: -The presidential election of 1896 demonstrated a sharp division in society between urban and rural interests. William Jennings Bryan (Democrat) was able to form a coalition that answered the call of progressive groups and rural interests including the indebted farmers and those arguing against the gold standard.
Detailed explanation-3: -Republican William McKinley defeated Democratic-Populist “Popocrat” William Jennings Bryan. 1st election in 24 years than Republicans won a majority of the popular vote. McKinley won promoting the gold standard, pluralism, and industrial growth.