image of William Jennings Bryan courtesy nebraskastudies.org
Advanced American History
Today our discussion of farmers, populism and the election of 1896 continues. To further our study of this topic, we are analyzing the Wizard of Oz, written in 1900 by Lyman Frank Baum as a political allegory for agrarian discontent and the resulting Populist movement in the 1890's
American History
To analyze the farm problems and political activities of the late 1890's, you should be able to answer the following questions based on class discussion today:
- What problems did farmers face in the 1890's?
- Who were the Populists? What were their demands?
- Who was William Jennings Bryan? Why does he fail to win the presidency in 1896?
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