The farmers alliance
what country did the farmers allience take place?
America
Who did the populist party join forces with?
The Farmers Alliances
Who were the people most prevalent in the progressive movement?
City Dwellers
What was one of the things the Muckrakers investigates?
1. how business practices affected everyday people, especially the poor.
2. They investigated how some business tactics abused the workforce and led to the people in charge accumulating substantial wealth.
What started the Farmers allience?
The harmfull influence of industrialization.
Who was the people the Populist Party was against?
Bankers and railroads
When did the progressive movement take place?
1900-1920s
What did the Muckrakers write about?
They wrote about the abuse of industrial society and government corruption.
Give two examples of what the farmers wanted to happen
1. regulations on railroads
2. income tax
3. laws to ease farmers' heavy debts
Give two examples of who the Populist party represented.
1. farmers
2. laborers
3. factory workers
Give 3 examples of the people who led the progressive movement.
1. Writers
2. lawyers
3. ministers
4. collage professors
Give 2 examples of were the Muckrakers put the information they collected so it was in view of the public eye.
1. newspapers
2. articles
3. magasines
What year did the Farmers Allience join forces with the Populist party?
1892
What year did the Populist Party first run for president?
1892
Why was the Progressive movement formed?
The progressive movenmt was formed to correct political and economical wrong doings caused by the industrial revolution.
Were did the Muckrakers get their name?
They got the name muckrakers because they raked up the “muck” or dirt of American life.