Today we continued Whitney's presentationCh. 5.3:-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?Silver or GoldTwo major political parties divided because of economic interestsKnown as the Republicans and DemocratsIssue was which metal would be that nation's monetary systemMoney was worthless to the people if it could not be turned into gold or silverFarmers wanted inflation, so they called for bimatalism, which was gold and silver backingGoldbug wanted gold, silverites wanted bothBryan and the "Cross of Gold"William Jennings Bryan was a former Nebraska congressman and also was the editor of the Omaha World-HeraldReferred to as the Ultimate Loser in Presedential PoliticsThey didn't know if they should join forces with sympathetic candidates in the major parties, or if they should nominate their own candidatesBryn addressed an important speech called the "Cross of Gold" he was against gold, he beleived that the gold standard was not a good thing. He was a populist democrat, and beleived that the cross of gold was only beneficial to the rich peoople.The End of PopulismBryan's free-silver led Democrats to nominate their own candidate because they were upset with BryanMcKinly won the eastern statesBryan carried the South and the farm vote of the Middle WestThe Challenges of UrbanizationChapter 7, Section 2Ch. 7.2Why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and early 1900's?because of farming improvements people moved to the americas, and there were a lot of new immigrants, and because their were more opportunities in the citiesWhat problems did cities face due to the rapid increase in population?increase of crime, not very good living conditions, there was a lot of disease coming in because people would like throw trash out of their windows and they let pigs run loose in the streets to eat the garbage, there was a lot of poverty, there were a lot of fires, no good transportationWhat did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities?they invented indoor plumbing, they got better transportation, they set up full time fire fighters and police officers, they created sewage systems,Immigrants to AmericaMost new immigrants settled into cities, Americanization movement was made to issimilate immigrantsIncreased City PopulationDue to farming improvements, more people moved to the cities. African americans moving into cities caused high tensionHousingThe people had very cramped housing in very bad conditions if they lived in the cities. If the people chose to live on the outskirts of the town they lived in better condition, but then had to travel to get to work. Transportation was improved in the 1800s so it was easier for the people to travel to their jobs. The water in the cities was usually filthy, and most of the time the houses did not have indoor plumbing. During this time most cities were in problem, but this was the time of solutions.Because of the poor living conditions at the many things were developed to help the living. During this time crime went way up because the population increased. Most of the buildings were made of wood and were tightly packed so there were a lot of fires.Jane Addams was the leader of the whole house, which was a settlement house to help poor people, which helped people get ahead in their lives. This came from the social gospel movement, because people thought that God would want them to help the poor people, one of these people that felt the calling was Jane Addams. The house game them education, job training, and food, and a place to stay, and that stuff.
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