Populism & Progressivism

  • the Garner movement

    The Garner movement is a roots of Populism. It was the movement of farmers hurt by declining crop proces and the deevaluation of currency.Populists were a political party that had tremendous success in the west. They tried to give women right to vote and wanted to make politics more pure and clean. They focused on reforming the economic system.
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    Progressivism

    It arose from middle classes, who were fed up with the corruption of the rich and the appeasement of the poor by the government. It focused on chianging the political system itself.