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2. POPULISTS AND OZ
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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 -Bryans
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
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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
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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 -Bryans
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
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IN THE LATE 1800s, FARMERS WOULD BEGIN TO
ORGANIZE TO SOLVE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THEY FACED

1. NOT SELF-SUFFICIENT
2. DEPRESSION OF 1890s
3. DIFFICULT LIFE/ LONG HOURS
4. CHILDREN HAVE LITTLE SCHOOLING
5. NO PLUMBING/ ELECTRICITY
6. ISOLATION

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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
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2. Farmers Alliances
Formed at the regional level Included the
forgotten farmers -tenant farmers/
sharecroppers -colored farmers alliance
Very successful politically!
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• Peoples 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)
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D. ELECTION OF 1896
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN (DEM/POP) vs.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY (REP)
BRYAN
MCKINLEY
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L FRANK BAUM
WROTE A CHILDRENS BOOKVERY 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
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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 ENVIRONMENTEXCEPT
DOROTHY AND HER DOG.
DOROTHY EVERY MAN TOTO HAPPINESS
A CYCLONE TAKES DOROTHY TO OZA LAND FULL OF
COLOR
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http//www.youtube.com/watch?vWhQySxqSANU TORNA
DO SCENE
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DOROTHY MEETS 3 IMPORTANT CHARACTERS
SCARECROW
KANSAS FARMERS-WANTS BRAIN
TINMAN
DEHUMANIZED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS-WANTS HEART
LION
WILLIAM J. BRYAN-WANTS COURAGE
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WHEN SHE LANDS SHE MEETS THE MUNCHKINS
THEYVE BEEN IMPRISONED BY THE WICKED WITCH WHO
MADE THEM SLAVE FOR HER NIGHT AND DAY.
SHES KILLED BY WATER
SHE ALSO MEETS THE WITCHES
EAST WEST NORTH
THE ENVIRONMENT
THE GOOD WITCH
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Lollipop Guild http//www.youtube.com/watch?v6KSi
yaqnZYs WICKED WITCH KILLED BY
WATER http//www.youtube.com/watch?vj7GJcKuVGm8

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YELLOW BRICK ROADGOLD STANDARD
IN THE B00K, THE RUBY SLIPPERS ARE SILVER
EMERALD CITY CAPITAL RUN BY PRESIDENT
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WHAT ABOUT
WINGED MONKEYS?
NOT EVIL, JUST DOING BIDDING OF OTHERS
NATIVE AMERICANS OR SLAVES
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BIBLICALLY IMPORTANT 40 WOLVES, 40 VICIOUS CROWS
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OZ
1 OUNCE OF GOLD 16 OUNCES OF SILVER
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THE WIZ MOVIE TRAILER http//www.youtube.com/watc
h?v2DkwSqNDJbM
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The most recent OZ installment http//www.youtube
.com/watch?vAcgMP6SfxgE
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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 4THE SCARECROW AS KANSAS FARMERS 5THE
TINMAN AS DEHUMANIZED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS 6THE
LION AS WILLIAM J. BRYAN
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