Chapter 20 Flashcards
The farmers Alliance, farmers faced a series of economic challenges
falling prices, rising RR rates, insufficient currency (silver), credit system dominated by eastern interests
as its defining symbol
family
despite its failure, it is regarded as the precursor to the
United States Populist Party
peoples party sought 3 things
subtreasury, land reform, currency
they also sought direct election of senators, secret ballot, recall elected officials, right to initiate legislation
referendums
the homestead lockout, steel workers vs.
carnegie
__________ was jailed
Eugene V Debs
the homestead and pullman strikes of the 1890s demonstrated that when
the federal courts and federal governments weighed in on the side of business
coxeys army
Massillon ohio
democratic candidate William Jennings bryan whipped the convention into a frenzy with
cross of gold speech
abandoning isolationism
the depression of 94’ provided the impetus for commercial expansion profits abroad was protecting American interests in the western hemisphere from european countries seeking to assert their power here
sec. state _______ open door policy
John Hay
exaggerates and sensationalizes the truth
yellow journalism
Feb 15th, 1898 ____________ mysteriously explodes in Havana killing 267 americans
U.S.S. Maine
rough riders
Theodore Roosevelt
treaty of Paris 1898 gave america
Puerto Rico, guam and the philippines
