Fourth Party System in United States politics

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The Fourth Party System in United States politics was the era from the 1890s to the early 1930s dominated by Republican ascendancy, progressive reforms, and realignments over industrialization and economic regulation.

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instanceOf party system in United States politics
political era
associatedWith Gilded Age politics
Populist Party influence
Progressive Era
Progressive Party (Bull Moose) of 1912
Prohibition movement
agrarian protest movements
expansion of federal government role in economy
growth of big business and trusts
mass immigration from Europe
rise of regulatory state
urbanization
women's suffrage movement
characterizedBy Republican ascendancy
economic regulation
high voter turnout in presidential elections
industrialization
political realignment
progressive reforms
sectional voting patterns
strong party organizations
country United States
dominantParty Republican Party
electoralPattern Republican dominance in presidential elections
Republican strength in Northeast and Midwest
solid Democratic South
endedBy Great Depression
endTime early 1930s
followedBy Fifth Party System
includesEvent election of 1896
election of 1900
election of 1904
election of 1908
election of 1912
election of 1916
election of 1920
election of 1924
election of 1928
majorIssue agricultural discontent and farm policy
immigration policy
imperialism and foreign policy after the Spanish–American War
labor rights and unionization
monetary policy
regulation of railroads and utilities
tariff policy
trust-busting and antitrust regulation
urban reform and municipal corruption
notableLeader Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
William Howard Taft
William McKinley
Woodrow Wilson
notableOppositionFigure William Jennings Bryan
otherMajorParty Democratic Party
precededBy Third Party System
startTime 1890s


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