WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Overproduction of goods
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Lack of representation in the government
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Lack of government regulations on banks and railroads
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Crops being sold at low prices
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People having no money due to no access to gold
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Detailed explanation-1: -Average farm size, poor infrastructure, low use of farm technologies and best farming techniques, decrease of soil fertility due to over fertilization and sustained pesticide use, are leading contributors to low agricultural productivity.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the Civil War, drought, plagues of grasshoppers, boll weevils, rising costs, falling prices, and high interest rates made it increasingly difficult to make a living as a farmer.
Detailed explanation-3: -Farmers were opposed to the gold standard because it restricted the amount of money in circulation. William Jennings Bryan-Cross of Gold Speech. Famous Speech declaring that the US “shall not crucify mankind on a cross of Gold” opposes the gold standard.
Detailed explanation-4: -Farmers need to deal with many problems, including how to: Cope with climate change, soil erosion and biodiversity loss.