Similar and diffrent of Populist and progressives?

Question

In what ways were the goals of Populists and progressives similar and diffrent?

Answer 1

The Populists and Progressive were form of movement that occurred during the outbreaks of the workers union after the civil war. The populists began during the late 1800s.The progressive began during the 1900s. There are many differences between these two movements, but yet these movements have many things that are similar.

Farmers united to protect their interests, even creating a major political party. The party was called the peoples party which became known as the populist party. Populists drew its strength from rural areas. Populists tended to be poor and uneducated. They had ideas such as government ownership of major industries. The Populists supported labors demand for an eight hour work day. The most controversial Populist demand concerned the money s

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Having joined the Democrats in a losing cause, their party collapsed. Progressives were middle class and well educated. Progressives stayed in the political mainstream. Democrats agreed on a presidential candidate that was with the mint silver, which was William Jennings Bryan.

Progressivism began in the early 1900s. What the Populist fought for the Progressives continued on fighting. Regulating business was, for both city and state governments, a major part of that task. They aimed not to remake American society, but to merely make the existing system work better and to do this they were willing to make compromises. They fought for many similar things for example, they fought for the eight hour work day.

As you can conclude, the Populist and Progressives had differences, but they also have similarities. Progressives passed more laws aiming at protecting various groups, especially children. They had different ideas, but were fighting for the same things. The attempt to unite urban workers and farmers into a mass movement for economic reform had failed. The Populist and Progressives were for the people.