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What were the major complaints of farmers in the late 19th century
High Inflation
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Why was Interstate Commerce Act passed and what did it do?
Due to public pressure. 1st law to regulate interstate commerce.
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Why did farmers favor inflation?
It gave the farmers a break?
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Why did bankers support deflation?
It makes the money that gets repaid worth more.
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What did the Republican Party platform include?
Eastern farmers, protestants, purity crusaders, Nativists, high tariffs, supported businesses
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What did Democratic Party platform include?
Government should NOT interfere with business. Low tariffs. Inflation. Immigrants(Non-protestants)
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What policies did the Grande, Farmers' Alliances and the Populists support?
Populism - Increases farmers' political power. Grange - Helps farmers. Farmers Alliance - Forces farm prices up to make loans to farmers at low interest rates.
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How did American Presidents treat business and industry during the Gilded Age?
They Appealed to BOTH Democratic and Republican parties.
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Why did William Jennings Bryan lose the election of 1896?
McKinley dealt with a more important issue than silver money.
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What were the goals of the social gospel and settlement movements?
Improve city conditions using Biblical ideas of Charity and Justice
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What were the aims of prohibitionists and purity crusaders?
Limit alcohol consumption. Eliminate vagrants/prostitutes and create a "Good" society.
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How did settlement houses help poor city dwellers?
Residents provided proper care to the poor.
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What were the common goals of prohibitionists and purity crusaders?
Create a Clean society
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Why did Jacob Coxey lead a march on Washington, D.C.?
"Petition in Boots" demanding that US give money to create jobs for unemployed.
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The American Protective Association
Stops Catholic Immigration
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Compulsory Education
Certain amount of education required for each student
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Niagara Movement
W.E.B. Du Bois and 28 African American leaders met at Niagara Falls demanding African Americans full political rights.
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Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy challenged Judge Ferguson because Plessy could not ride on train with the whites
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NAACP
Goal was to make all people equal.
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Distinctions in the policy approaches of W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington
Washington argued that African Americans focus on their education rather than politics
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Artistic influence of African Americans; minstrel to ragtime
Ragtime music had patterns of African American music
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What caused newspapers to do sensational reporting?
William Randolph Hearst competing against Joseph Pulitzer
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What professions did women mainly find work?
Servants, teachers, nurses, sales clerks, secretaries. They get paid less.
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Lifestyle changes for women at the turn of the century
WTUL (Women's league) to promote women's labor issues.
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What were the popular amusements found in American cities in the late 1800s?
Physical Sports such as basketball. Animal acts, acrobatics, ragtime music
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