Chapter 16.2 Flashcards
Eugene Debs
Leader of the American Railway Union
Ran for President as the Socialist Party of America’s candidate
- launched a sympathy strike against Pullman car factories
Farmer’s Alliance
Challenging the effects of industriliazation on farmers, corresponding rise of urban organized labor
- became widespread in the South
- farmers who were enraged at America’s political and economic system and wanted to restore power
- enabled farmets to get higher prices for crops and lower prices for goods purchased
People’s Party (Populists)
Challenging the effects of industriliazation on farmers, corresponding rise of urban organized labor
- posed a serious political challenge to the domination of the Democratic Party
Omaha Platform
Radical document that proposed deep changes to the American political economy, counter monopolisitc captialism with modern federal government
- created powerful Federal gov answering power of businesses and new monopolists
- Nationalization of banks was NOT part of this document
William Jennings Bryan
Championed new populist spirit as a Democratic representation and as a nominee for President 3 times
- forcefully pushed a bimetallic standard for US currency to address problems of struggling farmers
(allowed convertible gold AND silver)
William McKinley
Republican nominee that won electrion against Bryan
- populist ideas abosrbed into Democratic Party, leading to the END of People’s Party as a major political force
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
Most influential organized
- founded by Big Bill Heywood and Socialist Party of America (SPA: led by Eugene Debs)
- welcomed all workers regardless of race, gender
Big Bill Haywood
Labor Leader who Founded Industrial Workers of the World
Socialist Party of America (SPA)
Forerunners of the contemporary Democratic Socialists of American (DSA)
