Warren G. Harding
Harding emerged as a compromise candidate between the conservative and progressive wings of the party, and he clinched his nomination on the tenth ballot of the 1920 Republican National Convention. ... Harding all but ignored Cox in the race and essentially campaigned against Wilson by calling for a "return to normalcy".
The United States assisted revolutionaries in those countries. (apex)
Answer: it attempted to weaken political influence exerted by the leaders of the established National parties.
Explanation: Populist party nominated candidates based on merit.
After WWI and during the Great Depression the US tried to be an Isolationist nation. They put out tariffs so people would buy US (forgetting that the rest of the world was still devastated by WWI (economies included)).
