Throughout history, there have been some astonishing fights for the rights of the people. In the 1800s and early 1900s, two groups made their own push against the government. Starting in the 1800s the Populist group was formed. They were better known as the “Famer Alliance”, because of their mindset to help the farmers and the lower-class people. In the early 1900s, another group was formed, and they were known as Progressives. Their beliefs can be simplified as being against the corruption of the government. Although both groups contribute to their respective societies, the Progressives had more influence on the government to get the change they wanted. The Populist Party was formed in 1892 by Middle Westerns and Southerners. Some of the main reasons for forming the group were crop failures, falling prices, and poor marketing. The Populist Party mostly consisted of farmers living on the bare minimum. Little things like banks charging high-interest rates were just the one of many problems farmers faced. They also felt like the government was …show more content…
In 1901 the party made its first national appearance with the election of Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt platform consisted of tariff reform, stricter regulation of industrial combinations, women’s suffrage, and prohibition of child labor. He was all for corporations but believed they must be closely watched to ensure greed wasn’t happening. Roosevelt ran and stayed as president until 1908. During the 1912 election, the Progressive Party took over the White House again with the election of Woodrow Wilson. One of Wilson’s major accomplishment was the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, allowing women to final vote. Wilson held the role as president until 1921. Within his two terms serving he was able to pass a lot of his progressive ideals. In 1952 the Progressive Party had all but disappeared after going against the war with