1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization in 1899.
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Why did it fail in 1920s?
inability to appeal to the upwardly mobile worker who yearned to be part of the middle class.
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Who was Eugene V. Debs?
One of the founders of socialist party.
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What was the Appeal to Reason?
a weekly left-wing political newspaper published in the American Midwest from 1895 until 1922. It heavily supported the Socialist Party of America.
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Who succeeded Debs?
Norman Thomas, but did not represent the working class Debs had previously represented , but represented the middle class and intellectuals.
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What was one of the reasons that caused the Socialist Party to slowly die out?
As a result of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his successful New Deal policies, some members of the party such as David Dubinsky, called for socialists to vote for the Democratic Party, in 1936.
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Why did it fail in 1920s?
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inability to appeal to the upwardly mobile worker who yearned to be part of the middle class.
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