INDEPENDENT PARTY 1) Values and Beliefs -Protect the right to life of the innocent unborn; -Stop the undeclared wars which are daily costing American lives and billions of tax dollars; -Stop reckless spending‚ including foreign aid‚ and take care of America’s domestic needs -End debt financing of both Federal and State governments; -End the Federal income tax‚ and restore a tariff based revenue system; -Immediately terminate international trade agreements such as NAFTA‚ WTO‚ and the proposed
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Populism is a political movement‚ which supports the mass of the working class and/or peasantry‚ but individuals who lead them are from higher social classes. In Argentina the populist movement emerged with Juan Perón. Before Perón‚ Argentina’s export of beef and grain grew exponentially. Matter of fact‚ in the early twentieth century the country was going through incredible growth with a growth national product that rivaled European countries. However‚ the social gap was rapidly increasing as growth
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would mark a divorce between the United Kingdom and the European union and has had profound consequences both at home and abroad. What exactly is populism? Cas Mudde‚ a Dutch political scientist who focuses on political extremism in Europe‚ defines populism as consisting of three core features: anti-establishment‚ authoritarianism‚ and nativism. Populism puts a large emphasis on believing in the virtue and wisdom of “ordinary” people over that of the “corrupt establishment” and generally reflects
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Lianne Aratea Mr. Dawson APUSH Period 6 February 3‚ 2013 Written Assessment: CH 19- From Stalemate to Crisis Thesis: Populism was one of the few phenomena to gain real national influence‚ thus creating many arguments between historians. Populism didn’t start off as an influential political movement. It started out with ranges getting together to try and change their local governments. This evolved into farmers trying to get the attention of the government‚ and finally the Populist group
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Zinn: Chapter 11 Courtney Sever Period 2 Chapter 11: Robber Barons and Rebels Main Ideas - Businessmen monopolized the markets (railroads and steel are two good examples) in exchange for “economic stability” to ensure that they had control over the full market. They would then change prices as they pleased to drive out their competition. - Many workers in the South organized strikes‚ asking for higher wages. Most of these workers were black or members of the Knights of Labor. These strikes were
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Populist party in U.S. history‚ political party formed primarily to express the agrarian protest of the late 19th cent. In some states the party was known as the People’s party. Formation of the Party During the Panic of 1873 agricultural prices in the United States began to decline. The economic welfare of farmers suffered badly; many believed that the management of currency was at fault and that the government’s currency policy was determined by Eastern bankers and industrialists. After
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Identify the sources and significance of Populism: Populists or people’s party members were part of this era’s greatest political insurgency. It evolved from the Farmers’ Alliance‚ where farmers across forty-three states banded together to remedy their condition. The people’s party not only attracted farmers but also included all the “producing classes.” Their lasting legacy comes from the populist platform of 1892 and also from the fact that populism came close to replacing the two already existing
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In the late nineteenth century‚ there were two distinct movements representing the common man in the United States. The labor movement represented the urban Americans laboring in factories and the populist movement represented simple‚ agrarian farmers. While both of these movements had evident similarities‚ it is worth noting that there were also clear distinctions. Both the similarities and differences between the two movements can be observed in two historic speeches: “The Labor Day Address” by
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Farmers and the Populist Movement MAIN IDEA Farmers united to address their economic problems‚ giving rise to the Populist movement. Terms & Names WHY IT MATTERS NOW •Oliver Hudson Kelley •Grange •Farmers’ Alliances •Populism Many of the Populist reform issues‚ such as income tax and legally protected rights of workers‚ are now taken for granted. •bimetallism •gold standard •William McKinley •William Jennings Bryan One American’s Story As a young adult in the
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Assimilate Problems of the “Gilded Age” 40. W.E.B. DuBois 41. Booker T. Washington 42. Chinese Exclusion Act 43. Susan B. Anthony 44. Problems for farmers after Civil War 45. Populist party 46. Supporters of Populism 47. William Jennings Bryan EXTENDED RESPONSE 1. The time period‚ 1877-1897‚ is known as the “Gilded Age”. Why is it called this? What social‚ economic‚ and political issues were prevalent during this time period. What did the
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