1934 (Share Our Wealth Society)
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The Share Our Wealth Society was a populist economic reform movement launched in 1934 by U.S. Senator Huey P. Long to promote radical wealth redistribution during the Great Depression.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Share Our Wealth Society | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic reform movement
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political movement ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
poor Americans
ⓘ
working class Americans ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Huey P. Long presidential ambitions ⓘ |
| basedOn | Huey P. Long's Share Our Wealth program ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolvedAfter | assassination of Huey P. Long ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Huey P. Long NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Huey P. Long NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect | pressure on Roosevelt administration to adopt more progressive policies ⓘ |
| hasPart | local clubs ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
left-wing politics
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populism ⓘ |
| inception | 1934 ⓘ |
| influenced | later American populist movements ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainProponent | Huey P. Long NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaUsed |
mass rallies
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pamphlets ⓘ radio broadcasts ⓘ |
| movementLeader | Huey P. Long NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember | Gerald L. K. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal from the left
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concentration of wealth ⓘ economic inequality ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
limiting inheritance
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providing a homestead allowance ⓘ redistribution of national income ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | left-wing ⓘ |
| proposedPolicy |
confiscation of large fortunes
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free education ⓘ guaranteed minimum income ⓘ limits on personal wealth ⓘ old-age pensions ⓘ veterans benefits ⓘ |
| purpose |
economic equality
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relief during the Great Depression ⓘ wealth redistribution ⓘ |
| significantEvent | rapid national membership growth in mid-1930s ⓘ |
| slogan | Every Man a King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
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