Question

How did the presidential election of 1896 bring an end to populism?

Answer 1

Populists lost the election

Explanation:

William Jennings Bryan ran as a populist candidate in the 1896 election that was won by McKinley, the Republican candidate. He opposed the Gold Standard unlike McKinley who had the Gold Standard Act passed in 1900. He later served in the Wilson government but was quickly disappointed with the creation of the Federal Reserve.