Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
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The Progressive Party (United States, 1948) was a left-wing third party that emerged in the postwar era to challenge Cold War policies and advocate for civil rights, social welfare, and peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union, notably backing former Vice President Henry A. Wallace for president.
All labels observed (1)
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| Progressive Party (United States, 1948) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Context triple: [Henry A. Wallace, memberOfPoliticalParty, Progressive Party (United States, 1948)]
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Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a prominent early 20th-century U.S. political party that advocated democratic socialism, labor rights, and social welfare reforms, and ran influential presidential candidates such as Eugene V. Debs and Norman Thomas.
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Reform Party of the United States of America
The Reform Party of the United States of America is a minor centrist political party founded by Ross Perot in the 1990s that has occasionally attracted high-profile figures dissatisfied with the Republican and Democratic parties.
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Progressive Alliance
The Progressive Alliance is an international network of social-democratic, socialist, and progressive political parties and organizations that collaborate to promote democracy, social justice, and sustainable development worldwide.
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Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, traditionally associated with liberal and progressive policies on social and economic issues.
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Independence Party of New York
The Independence Party of New York is a minor political party in New York State known for its centrist, populist positioning and occasional high-profile cross-endorsements of major-party candidates.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Target entity description: The Progressive Party (United States, 1948) was a left-wing third party that emerged in the postwar era to challenge Cold War policies and advocate for civil rights, social welfare, and peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union, notably backing former Vice President Henry A. Wallace for president.
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A.
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a prominent early 20th-century U.S. political party that advocated democratic socialism, labor rights, and social welfare reforms, and ran influential presidential candidates such as Eugene V. Debs and Norman Thomas.
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B.
Reform Party of the United States of America
The Reform Party of the United States of America is a minor centrist political party founded by Ross Perot in the 1990s that has occasionally attracted high-profile figures dissatisfied with the Republican and Democratic parties.
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C.
Progressive Alliance
The Progressive Alliance is an international network of social-democratic, socialist, and progressive political parties and organizations that collaborate to promote democracy, social justice, and sustainable development worldwide.
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Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, traditionally associated with liberal and progressive policies on social and economic issues.
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E.
Independence Party of New York
The Independence Party of New York is a minor political party in New York State known for its centrist, populist positioning and occasional high-profile cross-endorsements of major-party candidates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| accusation | alleged Communist influence ⓘ |
| advocatedPolicy |
civil rights
ⓘ
desegregation ⓘ expanded social welfare programs ⓘ federal anti-lynching legislation ⓘ full employment ⓘ national health insurance ⓘ peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wallace Progressive Party ⓘ |
| campaignSlogan | Fight for Peace and Freedom ⓘ |
| color |
green
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | early 1950s ⓘ |
| electoralPerformance | won no electoral votes in the 1948 U.S. presidential election ⓘ |
| founded | 1948 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early Cold War
ⓘ
post–World War II era ⓘ |
| ideology |
left-wing politics
ⓘ
progressivism ⓘ social democracy ⓘ |
| keyFigure | Henry A. Wallace ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Progressive Party ⓘ |
| nominatedForPresident | Henry A. Wallace ⓘ |
| nominatedForVicePresident | Glen H. Taylor ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy |
Cold War containment
ⓘ
Marshall Plan ⓘ Truman Doctrine ⓘ peacetime military draft ⓘ |
| opposedTo | bipartisan Cold War consensus ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | left-wing ⓘ |
| popularVoteShare | about 2.4 percent of the national popular vote in 1948 ⓘ |
| positionOnForeignPolicy |
non-interventionist
ⓘ
pro-détente ⓘ |
| positionOnLabor | pro-labor ⓘ |
| positionOnRacialSegregation | strongly opposed racial segregation ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Progressive Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
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| reasonForDecline |
Red Scare and anti-Communist sentiment
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defections back to the Democratic Party ⓘ |
| supportBase |
labor activists
ⓘ
left-wing Democrats ⓘ peace activists ⓘ some African American voters ⓘ |
| supportedOrganization | United Nations ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
international disarmament
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negotiated settlements with the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| vicePresidentialNomineePartyAffiliation | Democratic Party ⓘ |
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Subject: Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Description of subject: The Progressive Party (United States, 1948) was a left-wing third party that emerged in the postwar era to challenge Cold War policies and advocate for civil rights, social welfare, and peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union, notably backing former Vice President Henry A. Wallace for president.
Referenced by (3)
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subject surface form:
Henry Agard Wallace