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Populism What was life like for the rich (think Rockefeller or Carnegie) during this period? How did that compare to the lives of ordinary people, especially.

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1 Populism What was life like for the rich (think Rockefeller or Carnegie) during this period? How did that compare to the lives of ordinary people, especially in the West? Populism = politics that favors the common man over business/rich Did this come from a rich person’s house or a poor person’s?

2 Angry Farmers Problems Actions Poor farmers felt cheated The Grange
Railroad Rates Gold Standard Farmers didn’t have much gold Low prices for farm goods The Grange Interstate Commerce Act “Greenbackers”

3 Rise of Populism Angry Farmers came together as the Populist Party in 1892 election Candidate was James B. Weaver; 8.5% of the votes Really peaked in 1896; William Jennings Bryan earned Democratic nomination “Cross of Gold”

4 The Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum, a part-time farmer, wrote The Wizard of Oz as an allegory about the troubles of farmers “Yellow Brick Road” = Gold Standard Silver slippers (ruby in the movie) = Free Silver Dorothy = The American People Scarecrow = Farmers Tin Man = Industrial Workers Cowardly Lion = William Jennings Bryan Tornado = Political upheaval of the 1890s

5 Populism Today What is this cartoon about?
What is the “Occupy Wall Street” movement? How has/will populism factor into the presidential election of 2016?

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