1890-1920 Political

Question 1

how many new states were added between 1867 and 1912, and where were the majority?

Answer 1

12

west

Question 2

who were the Dems reliant on for the vote?

Answer 2

southerners
immigrants
industrials
small time western farmers

Question 3

who won the 1896 election, and why was the campaign so effective?

Answer 3

McKinley (rep)

Merk Hanna run/$7m sponsorship

Question 4

who was the 1896 dem candidate, and what movement did he support?

Answer 4

William Jennings Bryan

populist

Question 5

summarise populisms growth in 1890s?

Answer 5

grass roots, WC
prevalent in south
roots in Granger Movement/Knights of Labour

Question 6

when did the ‘People’s Party’ create the Omaha Platform?

Answer 6

1892

Question 7

give 6 points in the Omaha Platform?

Answer 7

fight gov corruption
legal/civil services
nationalisation of railroads
land redistribution
graduated income tax
free silver (=cheaper loans)

Question 8

what was the name given to the dems who still supported Cleveland over WJB in 1896?

Answer 8

Bourbon Dems

Question 9

who won 1900 election?

Answer 9

McKinley

Question 10

when was Mckinley assassinated, and who took over?

Answer 10

1901

T. Roosevelt

Question 11

what was TR against and what was he for?

Answer 11

a=corruption

f=BB

Question 12

who did he take on in 1902?

Answer 12

coal miners

Question 13

who bailed out the economy in 1907?

Answer 13

J.P Morgan

Question 14

who won the 1904 election?

Answer 14

T Roosevelt (rep)

Question 15

who won the 1908 election?

Answer 15

Taft (rep)

Question 16

summarise Tafts time as pres?

Answer 16

quiet approach
conservative
kept high tariffs but launched anti trust action

Question 17

how did dems win in 1912?

Answer 17

reps torn between TR or Taft

TR joined National Progressive League and bullied Follette into having him as candidate
=split rep vote, dems win

Question 18

which party went well in the 1910 mid terms?

Answer 18

dems

Question 19

who won 1912 election?

Answer 19

Wilson (dem)

Question 20

summarise Wilson?

Answer 20

southerner
progressive
religious/pacifist

Question 21

summarise progressivism?

Answer 21

1900-17
reaction against capitalism/corruption
more MC/northern the populism
wide range of reform e.g suffrage for women

Question 22

who formed the Industrial Workers of the World and what did they want?

Answer 22

Eugine Debs

wanted radical socialist change

Question 23

who formed the American Federation of Labor and what were they about?

Answer 23

Samuel Gompers

AFL wanted more moderate socialism than IWW (splitting socialism and weakening it against progressivism)

Question 24

what was Wilsons ‘new freedom’?

Answer 24

fair competition for small businesses

Question 25

give 3 of wilsons refoms?

Answer 25

• 1913 Underwood-Simmons tariff (20% cut on tariffs)
• graduated income tax
• Federal Reserve Act=Federal bank (all national banks had to join one of 12 fed. res. banks)

Question 26

what did the Clayton anti trust act do, and how many times was it used?

Answer 26

extended Sherman AT act against cartels

100 cases

Question 27

give 5 progressive things passed by wilson?

Answer 27

• strikes legal
• 1916 Adamson act-8 hour railroad day
• workmens compensation
• federal farm loans
• 17th amendment (senators have to be elected)

Question 28

what was the 18th Amendment (1919)?

Answer 28

prohibition

Question 29

what was the 19th amendment (1920)?

Answer 29

womens vote

Question 30

who won the 1916 election and how?

Answer 30

wilson (dems)

neutrality in ww1

Question 31

when was war declared on Germany?

Answer 31

1917