the falling prices of the goods they worked so hard to produce, and the hole of

debt they were digging themselves into, farmers in the Midwest formed the

Populist Party. Their main goals consisted of reducing tariffs, a graduated income

tax, public ownership of railroads, popular election of senators, and reform of the

nation's currency. Fueled by the depression of the 1890s, the Populist Party

gained popularity and in the election of 1896, Populists supported Democrat

William Jennings Bryan. Unfortunately, Bryan was defeated by Republican William

McKinley, who supported big business and was in favor of high tariffs. During

McKinley's presidency, little was done to better the conditions of people in

America. Instead, he focused mostly on expanding into Latin America by

supporting the Spanish-American War and working hard to allow America's big

business into China to have yet another industrial outlet. He supported the big

businessmen of the time, and they in turn supported him.

Much like the Populists, the Progressives worked to improve the living

conditions of the average American. While the Populists were mostly farmers, the

Elkins Act in 1903, which made it illegal to give preferential treatment to railroad

Diaz, supported President Francisco Madera who was quickly overthrown, and

virtually every business of the time. Fueled by muckrakers, journalists who made

created a brighter future for average citizens, but also created a precedence for

and are the reason that America is still focused on progress even today. For that,

Roosevelt because he worked hard to ensure that they had a better quality life.

natural resources, and the many abuses of corporate power demonstrated by

his re-election in 1916. Wilson passed the Eighteenth Amendment, supporting the

society as a whole. The Progressives were mostly urban residents who sought to

healthy reform in corrupt governments. Taft had hoped to begin an American

apply the principals of medicine, law, business, and teaching to the many

schools and homes was no longer being produced, Roosevelt threatened to send

Tariff allowed for a tariff reduction by using the income tax to replace the money

trust-busting cases. Progressives under Roosevelt pushed education, and

supported Taft, and Roosevelt ran under the Progressive Party, which he created

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