What do popular responses to the economic depression of the 1890s reveal about people’s expectations in the late nineteenth century?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
a. Jacob Coxey’s march on Washington reflected an expectation that government should assume responsibility for the economy and the well-being of the people.
b. Labor strikes such as the ones in Homestead, Pennsylvania, and Pullman, Illinois, reflected workers’ expectations for fair wages.
c. The platform of the People’s Party reflected an expectation of the government to regulate the economy in favor of ordinary people.
d. The Populist movement reflected an expectation that government should serve the people and not Wall Street.
e. The dominance of farmers in the Populist movement reflected farmers’ expectation that government should be responsive to their particular needs.
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