Populist Movement

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political movement
gptkbp:advocatesFor farmers' rights
labor rights
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:People's_Party
gptkbp:characteristics grassroots organizing
anti-establishment sentiment
economic reform proposals
direct democracy advocacy
rhetoric of the common people
gptkbp:criticism internal divisions
failure to achieve lasting change
lack of clear ideology
limited appeal beyond rural areas
over-reliance on charismatic leaders
gptkbp:events gptkb:Omaha_Platform
1896 Presidential Election
Populist conventions
merger_with_the_Democratic_Party
formation_of_the_People's_Party
gptkbp:historicalContext economic inequality
railroad expansion
Gilded Age
monopolies
political corruption
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Populist Movement
gptkbp:influencedBy industrialization
urbanization
economic distress
gptkbp:is_a_member_of labor unions
rural communities
small farmers
disenfranchised voters
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:James_B._Weaver
gptkb:Mary_Elizabeth_Lease
gptkb:William_Jennings_Bryan
gptkbp:legacy influence on later political movements
gptkbp:opposedBy political elites
corporate power
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:outcome decline in the 1900s
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Tea_Party_Movement
Progressive Era
New Deal
Donald_Trump's_political_style
gptkbp:timePeriod 1890s