Politics: Republican Dominance

• Which grassroots political movement emerged in the Southern and Western states in the 1880s-1890s?

  Populism
• Which political party was formed in 1892 to advance Populist aims?

  People's Party
• Name the six presidents that served between 1890 and 1920:

  Benjamin Harrison (Rep - 1888), Grover Cleveland (Dem - 1892), William McKinley (Rep - 1896/1900), Theodore Roosevelt (Rep - 1901/1904), William Howard Taft (Rep - 1908), Woodrow Wilson (Dem - 1912/1916)
• Which document outlined the platform of the Populist aims? (+ year)

  Omaha Platform (1892)
• Which system of finance seeks to maintain the value of the currency by tying it to a fixed price, backed by gold reserves?

  Gold Standard
• Which economic policy, popular among populists, advocated unlimited coinage of silver into money?

  Free Silver
• Name three more policies of the Populist Party

  Government ownership of railroads, Graduated income tax, currency not controlled by bankers
• Which Populist was nominated by the Democratic Party for the 1896 presidential election?

  William Jennings Bryan
• Which Republican won the 1896 presidential election?


  William McKinley
• Who managed McKinley's 1896 presidential campaign?

  Mark Hanna
• Name two important support bases for the Republican Party in the 1890s:

  Big businesses, urban workers
• Which type of economic policies did the Republican Party advocate for in the 1896 election?

  Protectionist economic, high tariffs
• Which social and political movement aimed to address corruption and inequality at the start of the 20th century?

  Progressivism
• Name three things that Progressives campaigned against:

  Political corruption, power of cartels and trusts, exploitation of workers
• Name three things that Progressives campaigned for:

  Female suffrage, prohibition of alcohol, environmental protections
• Which Republican president, serving 1901-1908, was the first to implement progressive policies?

  Theodore Roosevelt
• What phrase did Roosevelt use to denounce robber barons and their corporations and trusts?

  Wealthy Criminal Class
• Which large trust was broken up by TDR in 1902 by enforcing the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)?

  Northern Securities, 1904
• How many new wildlife reserves did TDR create during his presidency?

  53
• How many new national parks did TDR create during his presidency?

  5
• Which more conservative Progressive Republican served as President 1908-1912?

  William Taft
• What name was given to the National Progressive Party formed by Roosevelt to challenge Taft in the 1912 presidential election?

  Bull Moose Party