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IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, YOU NEED TO:

Explore the parallels between the Populist Parties and "The Wizard of Oz" allegory in the late 1800s. Dive into the Omaha Platform, Cross of Gold Speech, and the Populist movement's impact on farmers and industrial workers.

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IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, YOU NEED TO:

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  1. 2. POPULISTS AND OZ IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, YOU NEED TO:

  2. “A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others. .” -THE WIZARD OF OZ Daily Comment & Card 1896 CROSS OF GOLD SPEECH -Address given by William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic presidential nominee during the national convention -Criticized the gold standard and supported coinage of silver -Bryan’s beliefs popular with debt- ridden farmers -”…you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.” SONG FOR THE DAY: EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD

  3. “A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others. .” -THE WIZARD OF OZ Daily Comment & Card 1890 POPULIST PARTY -Consisted mostly of farmers -Members wrote “Omaha Platform” -Demands of the platform included free and unlimited coinage of silver, a graduated income tax, and government ownership of telephones, telegraph, and railroad -Many of these ideas later adopted by the Progressive Party SONG FOR THE DAY: FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD

  4. “A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others. .” -THE WIZARD OF OZ Daily Comment & Card 1890 1896 POPULIST PARTY CROSS OF GOLD SPEECH -Consisted mostly of farmers -Members wrote “Omaha Platform” -Demands of the platform included free and unlimited coinage of silver, a graduated income tax, and government ownership of telephones, telegraph, and railroad -Many of these ideas later adopted by the Progressive Party -Address given by William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic presidential nominee during the national convention -Criticized the gold standard and supported coinage of silver -Bryan’s beliefs popular with debt- ridden farmers -”…you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.” SONG FOR THE DAY: FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD

  5. IN THE LATE 1800s, FARMERS WOULD BEGIN TO ORGANIZE TO SOLVE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THEY FACED… • NOT SELF-SUFFICIENT • DEPRESSION OF 1890s • DIFFICULT LIFE/ LONG HOURS • CHILDREN HAVE LITTLE SCHOOLING • NO PLUMBING/ ELECTRICITY • ISOLATION

  6. B. FARMERS START TO ORGANIZE 1. OLIVER KELLY FOUNDED THE NATIONAL GRANGE OF THE PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY IN 1867. -SOCIAL CENTERS & COOPERATIVES -MONTGOMERY WARDS CATALOG -”GRANGE LAWS” PASSED

  7. 2. Farmers’ Alliances Formed at the regional level Included the forgotten farmers -tenant farmers/ sharecroppers -colored farmers’ alliance Very successful politically!

  8. People’s party (POPULISTS) PLATFORM: -graduated income tax -nationalized railroads -secret ballots -veterans pensions -direct election of senators -immigration restriction -abolition of national banks Big issue -FREE SILVER (unlimited coinage of silver, 16 oz. To 1 oz of gold ratio)

  9. D. ELECTION OF 1896 WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN (DEM/POP) vs. WILLIAM MCKINLEY (REP) BRYAN MCKINLEY

  10. L FRANK BAUM WROTE A CHILDREN’S BOOK—VERY POPULAR. IT IS ALSO AN ALLEGORY ABOUT THE POPULIST MOVEMENT… THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF AN ALLEGORY IS A STORY THAT HAS A SECOND LEVEL OF SYMBOLISM… ALL OF THE CHARACTERS, OBJECTS, AND EVENTS ILLUSTRATE AN IDEA OR MORAL OR RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLE OZ

  11. OZ IS A REPRESENTATION OF THE PLIGHT OF WORKERS & FARMERS IN THE LATE 1800s WHEN IT BEGINS, THE STORY IS GRAY… EVERYTHING IS DOMINATED BY THE DEADLY ENVIRONMENT…EXCEPT DOROTHY AND HER DOG. DOROTHY = EVERY MAN TOTO = HAPPINESS A CYCLONE TAKES DOROTHY TO OZ—A LAND FULL OF COLOR…

  12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhQySxqSANU TORNADO SCENE

  13. DOROTHY MEETS 3 IMPORTANT CHARACTERS… SCARECROW KANSAS FARMERS-WANTS BRAIN TINMAN DEHUMANIZED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS-WANTS HEART LION WILLIAM J. BRYAN-WANTS COURAGE

  14. WHEN SHE LANDS SHE MEETS THE MUNCHKINS THEY’VE BEEN IMPRISONED BY THE WICKED WITCH WHO MADE THEM “SLAVE FOR HER NIGHT AND DAY.” SHE’S KILLED BY WATER… SHE ALSO MEETS THE WITCHES… EAST WEST NORTH THE ENVIRONMENT THE GOOD WITCH

  15. Lollipop Guild http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KSiyaqnZYs WICKED WITCH KILLED BY WATER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7GJcKuVGm8

  16. YELLOW BRICK ROAD=GOLD STANDARD IN THE B00K, THE RUBY SLIPPERS ARE SILVER… EMERALD CITY= CAPITAL RUN BY PRESIDENT

  17. ? WHAT ABOUT… WINGED MONKEYS? NOT EVIL, JUST DOING BIDDING OF OTHERS… NATIVE AMERICANS OR SLAVES 40 BIBLICALLY IMPORTANT 40 WOLVES, 40 VICIOUS CROWS

  18. OZ 1 OUNCE OF GOLD = 16 OUNCES OF SILVER

  19. THE WIZ MOVIE TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DkwSqNDJbM

  20. The most recent OZ installment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcgMP6SfxgE

  21. TAKE A PIECE OF PAPER AND FOLD IT SO THAT YOU HAVE SIX SECTIONS (IN HALF AND THEN FOLD IT SO THAT IT HAS THREE EQUAL SECTIONS)… YOU ARE GOING TO DRAW IN EACH SECTION. 1= SOMETHING TO REPRESENT THE GOLD STANDARD BEING THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD OF OZ 2= SOMETHING TO REPRESENT DOROTHY AS THE “EVERYMAN” 3= THE SILVER ISSUE 4=THE SCARECROW AS KANSAS FARMERS 5=THE TINMAN AS DEHUMANIZED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS 6=THE LION AS WILLIAM J. BRYAN 1 2 3 4 5 6

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