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Module 6. Discussion Rise and Fall of the Populist Party

Module 6. Discussion Rise and Fall of the Populist Party

Q The Populist Party was one of the most successful third parties in the history of the United States, composed of a coalition of farmers and workers that the two parties ignored. In your post, discuss the long-term effects of the Populist Party movement. Discuss the following in a two or three paragraph post: • In your opinion, what successes and failures of early reform movements influenced the creation of the Populist Party? o What do you believe were the main reasons that the Populist Party emerged? What groups supported it, and why? o Do you think the Panic of 1893 affected the Populist Party? Why or why not? What do you believe was the main reason for the fall of the Populist Party? • When you are done, post your paragraphs to the Discussion forum.

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There had been failures of the government of America to properly address the grievances as well as the interests of the farmers (Montoya et al., 2017). This had been evident because of the ignorance shown by the members of the Republican Party as well as the members of the Democratic Party in addressing the problems associated with the farmers. There had not been enough facilities for obtaining credit by the farmers (Montoya et al., 2017). There had also not been proper facilities provided to the farmers for marketing their crops (Montoya et al., 2017).