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| Commonly termed "Wobblies", is an international, radical labor union that was founded in 1905 | Industrial Workers of the World |
| a person who remains aloof or independent, especially from party politics | Mugwumps |
| A faction of the United States Republican Party toward the end of the 19th century. Led by U.S. Senator Roscoe Conklin, aka Conklingites | Stalwarts |
| refers to the practice of politicians making reference to the blood of martyrs or heroes to criticize opponents. | “the Bloody Shirt” |
| policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants. | Nativism |
| political party whose aim was to keep control of the government in the hands of native-born citizens: members professed ignorance of the party's activities. | Know Nothing Party |
| The 51st U.S. Congress that met from 1889 to 1891, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison; criticized for its lavish spending. | Billion Dollar Congress |
| An island in San Francisco Bay, in north central California, that was the chief immigration station on the US western coast. | Angel Island |
| a U.S. tobacco and electric power industrialist best known for the introduction of modern cigarette manufacture and marketing, and his involvement with Duke University. | James Duke |
| a belief in the power of regular people, and in their right to have control over their government rather than a small group of political insiders or a wealthy elite. | Populism |
| a farm, business, or other organization that is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits. | Cooperatives |
| the party program adopted at the formative convention of the Populist (or People's) Party | Omaha Platform |
| United States presidential election of November 3, 1896, saw Republican William McKinley defeat Democrat William Jennings Bryan in a campaign considered by historians to be one of the most dramatic and complex in American history. | Election of 1896 |
| a system allowing the unrestricted currency of two metals as legal tender at a fixed ratio to each other. | Bimetallism |
| an agency of the federal government of the United States within the U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| Secretary of War, William W. Belknap, accepted bribes from companies with licenses to trade on the reservations of many Native American tribes | Indian Ring |
