He Treaty of Paris<span> of </span>1763<span> ended the French and Indian </span>War/<span>Seven Years</span>
Germany hoped that by returning an anti-war socialist to Russia that they would undermine the Russian war effort.
The populism movement took hold because the use of the gold standard was causing many people to lose money - especially farmers. Farmers were having a lot of trouble because there were no regulations put in place to help them not produce too much it too little. Also, the populism movement promoted the regulation of railroad prices. That way, farmers could ship their produce at cheaper price points.
The answer is the third one: it promoted reforms to help struggling farmers
