Advanced American History
Today our discussion of the Populist Movement continues with an analysis of the allegory The Wizard of Oz. Written by Lyman Frank Baum in the waning days of the populist movement in 1900, the story is both a children's story and an allegory representing Populism and the issues surrounding farmers in late 19th century America.
Assignment: Read text 128-135. Quiz #2 (labor movment and populism) on Thursday.
American Studies
As we finished our discussion of the plight of industrial workers and the labor movement, we transitioned to the situation of farmers in the rural areas of the nation in the late 1800's. Using pages 197-203 from your textbook, be sure to understand the following questions:
1. What problems did farmers face in the Gilded Age?
2. Who were the populists?
3. What were the main issues/characters in the election of 1896?
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