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Compare the objectives and strategies of organized labor and Populists for challenging the prevailing economic beliefs and practices of the ''Gilded Age.''

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    Gilded Age:

    A period of rapid growth but with conflicts is known as glided age. as the word glided means to be bright from the outside but not so from the inside. this was the era from 1870-1900.

    Following are the objectives and strategies of organized labor:

    Objective:

    to have equal rights for all (women and black), monetary reforms and an eight hour work day shift.

    Strategy:

    National labor union must be created.

    Objective:

    worker cooperatives to be formed.

    Strategy:

    National labor unions, knights of labor.

    Objective:

    Abolition of child labor, trusts and monopolies.

    Strategy:

    knights of labor.

    Objective:

    Higher wages along with improved working conditions.

    Strategy:

    American federation of labor.

    Following are the objectives and strategies of Populists:

    Objective:

    Demand for an increase in common voters.

    Strategy:

    To use of procedures that allow citizens to vote directly and propose a certain law.

    Objective:

    Economic fairness

    Strategy:

    To increase money supply by the provision of silver coins, public ownership of railroads by the government, Telegraph and telephone system must be owned and operated by the government, to have an eight hour work day shift for farmers and allow them to have loans for their welfare.
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