Question

PLEASE HELP( will give 20 points) Describe the reasons for the growth of populism in the United States during the late 1800s.

Answer 1

Answer: political corruption and wealth disparity

Explanation:

This was the Gilded Age. Rich white men were finding oil and making insane amounts of money; they were building railroads  and seemed to rule America, as the government was rife with corruption. So populism, which was rule by the majority of the people (and not just a select few corrupt government officials), became popular because the people were outraged against this corruption.

They wanted to band together because it was so polarized between them and the rich ruling class.