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Unit 5 The Progressive Era

Toto the Dog: He brings happiness to Dorothy, he is the one who exposes the Wizard at the end of the movie. The Wizard of Oz and The Progressive Era

The Ruby Red Slippers/Shoes: In the original book the slippers are silver. The idea of “free silver” was to help the farmers in the Midwest because it would cause inflation or prices to go up so that the farmers could pay off their debt. Yellow Brick Road: The gold standard

The Tin man: The dehumanization of the American worker because of the assembly line. Mechanical The Scarecrow: the mid-western farmer, general public looked at the farmer as not being smart but it does take a lot of knowledge to run a farm. The Cowardly Lion: William Jennings Bryan, 3 time presidential candidate for the populist party, great speaker, promoted the silver standard. Dorothy Gale: Dorothy and her group are seen as Coxey’s Army.

William Jennings Bryan Ran for President 3 times, lost 3 times. Populist Free silver

The Wicked Witch of the West Mother nature Bad weather Winds Lack of rain Flying monkeys poppies The Wicked Witch of the East bankers or financiers The industrial businesses

The Wizard, Professor Marvel, doorman and coach driver. Characterized any one of the Presidents during this time period Being everything to everybody Grant to McKinley From the Midwest