Populism And Movements Against Big Business (unfinished) Flashcards

1
Q

How many new states were added between 1889-1890? What did these bring with them?

A

6, brought new voters and new issues

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2
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How did Hayes respond to the Railroad Strike 1877?

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Sent in federal troops to end the strike

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3
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When was the Granger movement formed and why?

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1867, to unite farmers against the growing hostilities of the railroad companies

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4
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How many members did the granger movement have by the 1870’s?

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800,000

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5
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How many governors did farmer alliances have by 1890?

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4 governors

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6
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Who was the AFL set up by and when?

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1885, Samuel Gompers

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7
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How many members did the AFL have?

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250,000

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8
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1873 Coinage Act

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Removed silver from the market

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9
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As a result of the 1893 panic, how much money did JP Morgan and his allies give Cleveland?

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$62 million

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10
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What did Cleveland do with regards to the Silver Purchase act 1890?

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Revoked it

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11
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When did Populism emerge and set out their manifesto?

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At the Omaha platform 1892

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12
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How many votes did the populist party win in the 1892 election and who was the candidate?

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1 million votes for James Weaver

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13
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What did the populist support in the 1892 election show?

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People wanted change

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14
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Who stood for the democrat party in the 1896 election and what did this do?

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William Jennings Bryan split the Democrat party with his “radical” populist ideas

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15
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What did William Jennings Bryan want to introduce which many democrats opposed?

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Silver

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16
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Who won the 1896 election and how much funding did he receive?

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McKinley, had $3 million from Mark Hanna which paid for 1,500 speakers

17
Q

What did McKinley’s administration look like?

A

Filled his administration with wealthy men and set out business-friendly policies

18
Q

What did McKinley do about big business?

A

Did nothing to prevent the consolidation of businesses into ever-larger corporations

19
Q

Dingley Tariff Act 1897

A

Pushed tariff rates to even higher levels

20
Q

What was McKinley a strong believer in and what was this helped by?

A

He was a strong believer in the gold standard which was helped by the Alaska-Yukon gold rush of 1897-99.

21
Q

Currency Act 1900

A

Committing the US to continue using the gold standard