HIST 2057 Chapter : Feb 3 Outline
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Tensions and response (1880s -1890s: candidates: republican: william mckinley: promise america a brighter future and. Election of 1896 and its implications: cleveland is a democrat and takes the nation and puts them back on the gold standard. He turns to j. p. morgan to bail him out. propose a high tariff and the use of the gold standard. He want to promote a world in which farmers are protected. Bryant thinks you can use government to protect people in this new order. The most radical alternative disappears when populist back bryant: outcome: bryant goes on a national tour to speak and use his powerful voice. Creation of modern democrat party in bryant"s campaign. Mckinley wins because new voters and urban workers chose mckinley: implications: this is the beginning of republican domination of politics. They emphasize change with wages, hours, and working conditions. More workers are accepting the new order. of other people are still talking about alternatives.
