Slide 1The Wizard of Oz A Parable on Populism Slide 2 L. Frank Baum Born in 1856 to a wealthy family in Pennsylvania.Born in 1856 to a wealthy family in Pennsylvania. 1888-…

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Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5 These are valuable tools for the propagandist They make a political point without naming names Slide 6 All are examples of this Slide…

Slide 1Populism Slide 2 Setting the Scene American farmers struggled against two forces: nature and the economy. Post-Civil War: farmers in debt. Borrowing heavily to purchase…

Slide 1Progressivism Slide 2 Roots of the Progressives Greenback Labor Party- anti-monopoly, pro- paper currency, pro union Greenback Labor Party- anti-monopoly, pro- paper…

Slide 1Hayden, Kaden, Hayley, Lekseee THE WIZARD OF OZ AND POPULISM Slide 2 POPULISM “The movement of the people” Founded in 1892 A base of political power Demanded reforms…

Slide 1PS 103A California Politics Progressive Legacy II: Recall - - Midterm February 10 - - Readings on website Slide 2 Progressive Legacy II: Recall The Purpose Behind…

Slide 1Populism Slide 2 Declining Profits Thanks to new technologies, farmers had opened up the Great Plains and were producing a much greater supply of grains Thanks to…

Slide 1 Chapter 7 Issues of the Gilded Age 1877-1900 Slide 2 Section 1: Segregation and Social Tensions Slide 3 African Americans Lose Freedoms Jim Crow Laws – kept blacks…

Slide 1 Chapter 17 Review Slide 2 The act of Congress which gave free land in the West to anyone who would farm it for 5 years is known as what? The Homestead Act Slide 3…