HISTORY 5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: William Jennings Bryan, Gene Therapy, Competition Law
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1896: party realignments over econ issues & foreign policy. Dem party influenced by leftist populism, esp through william jennings bryan (top), an econ & labor reformer & people"s party leader. Bryan: anti-imperialist, trust-buster, later a pacifist on wwi & a top figure in the dem party; ran for pres in 1896, 1900, 1908, but lost all. From then to the 1980s, dems were more pro-labor ( liberal" on civil rights only post- Reps shifted right, supporting big business & overseas empire under pres mckinley (lower right). The progressive" era: reforms amidst industrialization, inequality & corruption. Econ efficiency: taylorism" scientific management in production. Rested workers more productive, e. g; instill rigorous work ethics. Women demand the vote, + public education & health. Prohibition of alcohol advocated to cut power of corrupt political bosses at taverns (est. Better infrastructure for rural areas roads, electricity. Black americans: aimed for more econ chances, civil rights, but did not get far.
