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30 Cards in this Set
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Problems for Farmers in 19th Century (5)
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Prices Fell after Civil War, high RR rates, expensive machinery, high mortgages & interest rates, floods droughts bad farming practices
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Farmers Machinery in 19th century
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led to overproduction, high cost for purchase and repair, technological unemployment
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Solution for Farmers in 19th Century: Grange Movement
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in 1867 by oliver hudson Kelly, gave social outlets to farmers
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Solution for Farmers in 19th Century: Granger laws to protect farmers "Munn vs. Illinois"
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1877, supreme court says states can regulate prices on private property
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Solution for Farmers in 19th Century: Alliance Movement: Reasons for it (3)
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Farmers save money w/ large seed purchases
Reduce cost of machinery Reduced interest rates |
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Solution for Farmers in 19th Century: Alliance Movement: Impact
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saved farmers, created radical actions
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Solution for Farmers in 19th Century: Alliance Movement: Mary Lease
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speeches "raise less corn and more hell" demands for government action
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Populist Party: Formation
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Origionally People Party of 1890 from Kansas, became national party in 1892.
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Populist Party: Organized by
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Ignatius Donnely, Tom Watson and sockless Jerry Simpson
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Populist Party: Goals (4)
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increase money supply, direct election of senators, income tax, Gov. ownership of RR, phone, telegraph
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Populist Party: Advocation for industrial workers (3)
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8 hour days, less immigrants, ban on pinkerton detectives
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Populist Party: election of 1892 runners
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Grover Cleveland (D), Benjamin Harrison (R), James Weaver (Pop)
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Populist Party: election of 1892 outcome
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Cleveland wins, Populism gains 3 governors
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Populist Party: Panic of 1893
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depression causes farm prices to drop
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Elections of 1896: Democrats "William Jennings Bryan"
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Nebraska Congressmen, supported silver standard, 36 years old
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Elections of 1896: Democrats "William Jennings Bryan" continued
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Populist also nominated him, called "the great commoner" opponents called him Hayseed Radical
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Elections of 1896: Republicans "William McKinley"
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Ohio Congressman supported gold standard.
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Elections of 1896: Republicans "Mark Hanna"
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campaign manager of McKinley, used "Front porch" campaign
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Elections of 1896: Republicans William Allen White
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"whats the matter with Kansas" essay on economic decline in Kansas
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Spanish American War of 1898: Causes 1: Desire for Imperialism
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supported by GOP not (D), Mahan's INfluence of Sea Power upon History advocated naval buildup
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Spanish American War of 1898: Causes 2: Revolt in Cuba
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Led by Jose Marti and "Cuba Libre". Spanish governor Weyler fought rebels
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Spanish American War of 1898: Causes 3: Yellow Journalism
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New York Journal "Sensationalized" news events from Cuba
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Spanish American War of 1898: Causes 4: De Lome Letter
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Spanish ambassador criticized McKinley, New York Journal get letter and published it
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Spanish American War of 1898: Causes 5: USS Maine explodes
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killed 260 US sailors. Spanish sabotage suggested but still a mystery
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Spanish American War of 1898: Move toward War steps (4)
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1. forceful intervention
2. Teller amendment allows intervention 3. Spain promises to leave Cuba 4. Spain declares was after naval blockade |
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Spanish American War of 1898: War time length
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Cubans + US defeat Spain in less than 4 months
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Spanish American War of 1898: Hero's
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George Dewey and Theodore Roosevelt "Rough Riders"
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Spanish American War of 1898: Army Composition
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25% were black (more than pop average)
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Spanish American War of 1898: Deaths
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More died of disease than of battle wounds. (Malaria, Yellow Fever)
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Spanish American War of 1898: US gains
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Puerto Rico, Guam, Wake Island, Philippines. US becomes global power and empire
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