APUSH AMSCO 6.13 Mind Map Guide

AMSCO 6.13

Politics in the Gilded Age

Explain the similarities and differences between the political parties during the Gilded Age.

Politics & Corruption

THE PROBLEM

• Where did Democrats and Republicans have organizational strengths?

• Why was voter turnout higher during this time period?
• Why was patronage so important, and who were "Mugwumps?"

• What the heck was "waving the bloody shirt?"

• Where did the core of the Republican Party come from?

• Where were the two cores of Democratic Party support?
• What reform movements did most Democrats object to?

Populism

THE SOLUTION?

List the five parts of the Populist Party's Omaha Platform.Why did the Populist Party fail to gain ground in the South during the election of 1892?

Depression Politics

the crisis

Describe what happened during the Panic of 1893.Explain the problem between gold and silver and how J.P. Morgan solved it- how did this impact Americans' perception of their government? What was "Coxey's Army?" How did Coin's Financial School impact American popular opinion?

Election of 1896

tURNING POINT?

• What were the basic party platforms of the Republicans and Democrats in 1896?
• How were Democrats divided, and how did William Jennings Bryan impact this?
• What was the Republican response to the Democrat's message?

• Contrast Bryan's Democratic campaigning to McKinley's Republican campaign strategy.

1896 Election

On one side was the gold standard & big business of the Republicans

On the other side was free silver & populism of the Democrats

the outcome

Republicans

Democrats

How did the election of 1896 transform the Republicans?

How did the ideas of the Populists live on?

WINNER

LOSER