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Premium member Presentation Transcript The Gilded Age Meets Populism Meets The Wonderful Wizard of OZ : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 The Gilded Age Meets Populism Meets The Wonderful Wizard of OZ AHU3 Progressive Era Presentation Parables & Allegories : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Parables & Allegories Allegory a form of extended _______in which objects, persons, and actions in a story, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the story itself. Parable A simple story illustrating a moral lesson. metaphor, Aesop's fables “The Prodigal Son" The Haves and the Have Nots ? : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 The Haves and the Have Nots ? The ____________was an era of… Wide spread speculation and growth in the steel industry, oil and RR and investment banking. The ____________ was an era of … Gilded Age Fighting back against loose business practices of the “Robber Barons”. Worked to bring change through Government reform and Regulation. Back Progressive Era Andrew Carnegie (steel), J.D. Rockefeller (Oil), and J.P. Morgan (banking) where some of the most successful. Progressive Legislation Overview : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Progressive Legislation Overview New York State Tenement House Law Requires fire escapes, lights in dark hallways, a window in each room Maryland Workmen's Compensation Law Provide benefits for workers injured on the job Oregon Initiative and Referendum laws Gives voters power to initiate legislation and vote on important issues Oregon women's labor law Limits work for women in industry to 10 hours a day The “evil” capitalists were forced to open up the economy to the workers. Progressive Legislation : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Progressive Legislation Hepburn Act Authorizes Interstate Commerce Commission to set maximum railroad rates Pure Food and Drug Act Prohibits sale of adulterated or fraudulently labeled foods and drugs Meat Inspection Act Enforces sanitary conditions in meatpacking plants Federal Farm Loan Act Provide farmers with low interest loans Progressives are favor of progress toward better conditions in government and society Back Progressive Era Amendments : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Progressive Era Amendments 16th Amendment - Income Tax Progressive tax (based on income) v. Regressive Tax (tax same regardless of income) 17th Amendment - Direct Election of Senators, 1913 The 17th Amendment to the Constitution (1913) established direct election of senators, as well as a means of filling vacant Senate seats 18th Amendment --Prohibition of Intoxicating Liquors Prohibited the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. 19th Amendment - Women's Right To Vote Two of the most remembered founding mothers of the progressive women’s movement to extend voting rights were Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony. Back Progressive Era Politics ? : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Progressive Era Politics ? Republican Party & Democrats (William McKinley # 25) Status quo in Washington D.C. which meant a laissez-faire attitude toward business and industry . Populist Party (William Jennings Bryan) Tried to change the status quo to help farmers and workers. Often called “Progressives”. Socialist Party (Eugene V. Debs) Wanted to see the major change and the end of _________ Capitalism Back Muckrakers : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Muckrakers Muckrakers Ida Tarbell -A Muckraker Exposed tactics in big business to eliminate competition. Most famous for working to bring down John D. Rockefeller and his _________________. Jacob Riis “How the Other Half Lives” - Life in the slums Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities - Exposed corruption in city government. Journalists who exposed corruption in government and business. Muckrakers legitimate journalists in a noble profession. On the other hand the “Yellow Journalism” of the day worked to exploit, distort, and exaggerate the news to attract readers at any cost simply for profit. Standard Oil and Trusts Back The Jungle : The Jungle Upton Sinclair “The Jungle”, like Stowe’s ____________was a great example of the power of the _______. The book sounded the bell of the horrible conditions in many work places across the country. Free Press “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” “The Jungle” specifically was about the abuses in the Meat Packing Industry. Pullman (Gilded Age) v. Debs (Progressive Era) : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Pullman (Gilded Age) v. Debs (Progressive Era) Big business and Progressive Era politics hit head on when _________ and _________ battled it out in a wildcat strike called the Pullman Strike of 1894. Owner of the Pullman Palace Car Company, became one of Chicago’s most successful businessmen with business practices like… "debt slavery" “company towns” When George Pullman cut wages but didn’t decrease the controlled prices in his “company town”. The union led by Eugene Debs, and staged a strike that resonated across the nation. George Pullman Eugene Debs Back Eugene Debs : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Eugene Debs Debs began working at the _______ as a child and became more and more frustrated with our _________ economic system. His frustration culminated when, at end of the strike, President (#24) Grover Cleveland sent in 12,000 U.S Army troops to break up the strike on the grounds that it was interfering the delivery of the U.S. Mail. 13 strikers were killed, 57 were wounded. $80 million worth of property was damaged Railroad Capitalist ? back Eugene Debs was found guilty and sent to prison. Temperance Movement : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Temperance Movement The Temperance Movement was a movement in support of ___________________ The movement blamed many of society's ills--including joblessness and domestic violence--on alcoholic beverages. Generally the same activists supporting Temperance were also supporting the other two big political issues of the day __________________________. The movement ended when the Prohibition era began in 1918 with the passage of the Volstead Act and the Eighteenth Amendment in 1920. total abstinence from alcohol. Woman’s Rights and reforms in business Back Members of the temperance movement were often called Tea Totalers. Mary Lease : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Mary Lease A school teacher from Kansas Mary Lease became involved in politics and was an active supporter of prohibition and _____________. She joined the Women's Temperance Union, the Farmers' Alliance and the Populist Party. She helped lead a growing revolt of Mid Western Kansas farmers against high mortgage interest and railroad rates. "Wall street owns the country. It is no longer a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, but a government of Wall Street, by Wall Street, and for Wall Street. Advised Kansas farmers to "raise less corn and more heck," women's suffrage ? Back Bimetallic Standard ? : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Bimetallic Standard ? The discovery of large silver deposits in the Western United States in the late 19th century created another political uproar between the middle class and the rich. Back -VS- The farmers wanted to retain the bimetallic standard in order to inflate the dollar. This would allow farmers to more easily repay their debts to the bankers. One side advocated “sound money” and a switch to the gold standard. Primarily led by Eastern banking and commercial interests. People who support bimetallism fought for a 16 to 1 ounce ratio of silver to gold. "The Crime of '73!” (Gold Standard) : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 "The Crime of '73!” (Gold Standard) When the country made a switch from a bi-metallic standard to a gold only standard in 1873. Western miners and common folks, like western farmers, called this it _____________ The supporters of the “The Gold Standard” claimed gold was more secure for an up and coming economic world power like the United States. Back -VS- “The Crime of '73!“ The argument between rich bankers and the middle class farmers/miners went on for decades. The primary issue was _________. inflation The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury From 1792 to 1873 the U.S. dollar was backed by ____________ at a ratio of 15:1 under a system known as bimetallism. Through a series of legislative changes from 1873 to 1900, silver was slowly diminished until 1900 when a gold standard was formally adopted. The gold standard survived, with several modifications, until 1971. Today, like the currency of most nations, the dollar is fiat money, meaning it has no intrinsic value , (Nothing backing its value ?) gold and silver Our currency today has no backing at all and would be entirely worthless but for the fact that people have agreed to use and accept it as if it had value. __________________ and the ____________are primarily in charge of keeping that integrity strong. The Federal Reserve Back US Treasury Presidential Election, 1896 : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Presidential Election, 1896 William Jennings Bryan Dem. Favored the US dollar that was backed by silver because it caused Inflation. He was influenced by the Silver Miners and the Farmers from the Western states. Why? William McKinley Rep. (#25) Favored the US dollar backed by the more scarce gold commodity which, if anything, caused deflation. Farmers usually had large debts and liked to pay them off in less valuable US dollars. _________. Back Inflation In some countries inflation got so bad people had to take wheelbarrows full of money just to buy groceries. William Jennings Bryan : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 William Jennings Bryan A gifted orator and three-time United States _________Party nominee for President. Bryan, was political ________, held fast to his Midwestern values throughout his life. He had deeply-held religious beliefs and his consistent defense of the ordinary American earned him the moniker “The Great Commoner". Back Populist He is probably most famous for his as a lawyer in the __________________. Scopes Monkey Trials He and his party work to promote women's suffrage, Prohibition, and Creationism. Democratic President William McKinley (#25 1896-1901) : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 President William McKinley (#25 1896-1901) His Presidency was marked by what many would call Imperialistic tendencies. The US annexed Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam after the ____________________ He was the third U.S. president to be assassinated after his second term in office. Sent 2,000 troops to China to help the Europeans put down the Boxer Rebellion. Back Spanish American War. Theodore Roosevelt (#26 1901-1909 ) : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Theodore Roosevelt (#26 1901-1909 ) Member of the Rough Riders in the Spanish American War. Governor of NY, VP, 26th Pres. McKinley. Promised Americans a Square Deal Big Stick Diplomacy – “Speak softly and carry a big stick” in short TR re-established the Monroe Doctrine to ensure our dominance in Latin America. Many saw it as just another form of ____________. Environmental leader Reserved 148,000,000 acres of land. 50 wildlife sanctuaries, National Parks, Monuments. Imperialism He was known as the “Trust Buster” – He Sued “Trusts” because the Sherman Anti-Trust Act didn’t work as well as hoped. He “busted” trusts in the Beef Industry, Standard Oil, American Tobacco Co. Back Enlightened Self-Interest vs. Imperialism ? : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Enlightened Self-Interest vs. Imperialism ? de Tocqueville believed that America’s success hinged on our realization that the fulfillment of our private ambitions depends in large part on the success of the democratic society as a whole. He called this concept ____________________. Imperialism is a term used with a selfish connotation. Nations practice imperialism not to help the other smaller country, but for personal reasons that usually involve strategic or economic goals. Enlightened Self Interest What were our intentions when we invaded Iraq? The Wonderful Wizard of Oz : The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Written by L. Frank Baum in 1900 "The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism.” by Henry M. Littlefield's The Rise and Fall of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as a "Parable on Populism“ by David Parker- Kansas and the Twister : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Kansas and the Twister Dorothy is unable to reach the storm cellar in time. Kansas is shown as dreary and gray place. Dorothy and her family were not financially well off. Escape to “somewhere over the rainbow”. Could be a Metaphor for… Dorothy : Dorothy The American people: plucky and good hearted but maybe a little naive. The good but simple farmers of the Midwest. Bold, resourceful, leading the men around her toward success. Could be a Metaphor for… Toto : Toto Always pulling in the wrong direction- Disobedient. Faithful and loyal cohorts of a more powerful master. The dogs name is Toto. Could be a Metaphor for… Go Against the Law/Government : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Go Against the Law/Government Dog bite law. Can government go to far? Do the wrong things? Get in the way? Maybe we have to run away. “I am afraid” and weak. NO! “…That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government…” Declaration of Independence Could be a Metaphor for… The Yellow brick Road & Oz : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 The Yellow brick Road & Oz Paved with gold bricks, leads to nowhere. Follows the confusing - Gold Standard -Yellow Brick Road. It sort-of gets you there, but it also gets you to a place where you’re likely to be drugged by poppies (opiate of the masses) and the Emerald City at the end is all smoke and mirrors. Riddled with dangers and unknowns. The almighty ounce (oz), 16/1. Could be a Metaphor for… Dorothy's Silver Slippers : Dorothy's Silver Slippers Originally the property of the Wicked Witch of the East, until Dorothy drops the house on the witch. The Witch wants the Slippers that are Suppose to be Silver. The evil government wants to take the silver away from the people. Walking on the yellow brick road with the silver slippers. Dorothy acquires her ascendancy in Oz by killing the Wicked Witch of the East. Could be a Metaphor for… MGM changed the silver slippers to the vivid ruby slippers to exploit the fabulous technology of Technicolor. The Good Witch of the North : The Good Witch of the North The north and the south were populist strongholds. The Good Witches represent the magical potential of the people of the North and the South. The Wicked Witch of the East represents Eastern money power, the big banks and businesses of the East. The Wicked Witch of the West represents Western political influence of the R.R. Industry. Could be a Metaphor for… The Munchkins : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 The Munchkins Munchkins were the diminutive (small) natives of Munchkin Country. Subjects or slaves of the Wicked Witch of the East. Could be a Metaphor for… The Scarecrow : The Scarecrow The scarecrow is ignorant and didn’t understand how the world worked. Can not scare anyone. “I won’t try to manage things because I don’t have a brain”. But he wants to learn. Potential? “With the thoughts you’d be thinkin’ you could be another Lincoln”. –Dorothy Could be a Metaphor for… The Tin Woodsman : The Tin Woodsman Always looked to the group for support, but never actually found it. Showed the Tinman as a victim of mechanization. A statement on how the factory was turning humans into repetitious machines. He was dehumanized-can’t love and has no spirit. No feeling of accomplishment. In the book the Tin Woodman got to be made out of tin because the harder he worked the more of his body he chopped off. The harder he works, the more he’s replaced by machine. Could be a Metaphor for… The Tin Woodman is unexpectedly reunited with his Munchkin sweetheart Nimmie Amee. The Apple Tree : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 The Apple Tree “Don’t ask me for anything”. Don’t take anything. If I give you something I will throw it at you. The Cowardly Lion : The Cowardly Lion He asks The Wizard (the established power) for courage. He had a loud roar but little power. Courage comes from within, right? Can someone give you courage or confidence? Could be a Metaphor for… Flying Evil Monkeys : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Flying Evil Monkeys Who represents the Lion? Who controls the Monkeys? “I am not afraid of a witch?” Could be a Metaphor for… The Emerald City : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 The Emerald City The color might be suggestive of what? The capital city of the land of Oz. Once in the Emerald Palace, Dorothy had to pass through seven halls and climb three flights of stairs; seven and three make seventy-three. 1873. The Emerald City is only an optical illusion, but has a hopeful feel to it. Could be a Metaphor for… Passage to the city was blocked by “poppies”. Can anyone enter? Or are people discouraged or even tricked in to believing that it is not possible. The Wizard : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 The Wizard Symbolizes political and economic power. Has immense power and prestige, in the end he is exposed as a charlatan. True power is found within. Hiding behind a facade of paper mache and noise. Trying to be everything to everybody. Could be a Metaphor for… Who had all the power in the first place? Sovereignty Power of the People (Summary) : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Power of the People (Summary) Dorothy sets out on the Yellow Brick Road (the gold standard) to the Emerald City (Washington), where they meet the Wizard (the President), who appears powerful, but is ultimately revealed as an illusion; the real Wizard being just a little man who pulls levers behind a curtain. It was through their own confidence and empowerment, rather then through the magic of the Wizard, that Dorothy and her companions (as well as everyone else in Oz) got what they wanted. The Constitution gives the people all the power. DO WE REALIZE THAT? Dorothy kills the Wicked Witch of the West (the West Coast elite) with nothing but water. And drops a house on the Wicked Witch of the East. The “Little Guy” is very powerful and can take on anyone if they have to. The real Wizard flies away in a hot-air balloon, the Scarecrow is left to govern the Emerald City. Back to the land of E pluribus Unum (out of many one) they went. The story ends as the Good Witch of the South tells Dorothy that her silver slippers are so powerful that they can fulfill her every wish, and they carry her directly back home without help from the fumbling Wizard. Government/Wizard can’t offer you anything that you don’t already have; only empower, you. It is in your own backyard the whole time. 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Premium member Presentation Transcript The Gilded Age Meets Populism Meets The Wonderful Wizard of OZ : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 The Gilded Age Meets Populism Meets The Wonderful Wizard of OZ AHU3 Progressive Era Presentation Parables & Allegories : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Parables & Allegories Allegory a form of extended _______in which objects, persons, and actions in a story, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the story itself. Parable A simple story illustrating a moral lesson. metaphor, Aesop's fables “The Prodigal Son" The Haves and the Have Nots ? : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 The Haves and the Have Nots ? The ____________was an era of… Wide spread speculation and growth in the steel industry, oil and RR and investment banking. The ____________ was an era of … Gilded Age Fighting back against loose business practices of the “Robber Barons”. Worked to bring change through Government reform and Regulation. Back Progressive Era Andrew Carnegie (steel), J.D. Rockefeller (Oil), and J.P. Morgan (banking) where some of the most successful. Progressive Legislation Overview : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Progressive Legislation Overview New York State Tenement House Law Requires fire escapes, lights in dark hallways, a window in each room Maryland Workmen's Compensation Law Provide benefits for workers injured on the job Oregon Initiative and Referendum laws Gives voters power to initiate legislation and vote on important issues Oregon women's labor law Limits work for women in industry to 10 hours a day The “evil” capitalists were forced to open up the economy to the workers. Progressive Legislation : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Progressive Legislation Hepburn Act Authorizes Interstate Commerce Commission to set maximum railroad rates Pure Food and Drug Act Prohibits sale of adulterated or fraudulently labeled foods and drugs Meat Inspection Act Enforces sanitary conditions in meatpacking plants Federal Farm Loan Act Provide farmers with low interest loans Progressives are favor of progress toward better conditions in government and society Back Progressive Era Amendments : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Progressive Era Amendments 16th Amendment - Income Tax Progressive tax (based on income) v. Regressive Tax (tax same regardless of income) 17th Amendment - Direct Election of Senators, 1913 The 17th Amendment to the Constitution (1913) established direct election of senators, as well as a means of filling vacant Senate seats 18th Amendment --Prohibition of Intoxicating Liquors Prohibited the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. 19th Amendment - Women's Right To Vote Two of the most remembered founding mothers of the progressive women’s movement to extend voting rights were Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony. Back Progressive Era Politics ? : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Progressive Era Politics ? Republican Party & Democrats (William McKinley # 25) Status quo in Washington D.C. which meant a laissez-faire attitude toward business and industry . Populist Party (William Jennings Bryan) Tried to change the status quo to help farmers and workers. Often called “Progressives”. Socialist Party (Eugene V. Debs) Wanted to see the major change and the end of _________ Capitalism Back Muckrakers : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Muckrakers Muckrakers Ida Tarbell -A Muckraker Exposed tactics in big business to eliminate competition. Most famous for working to bring down John D. Rockefeller and his _________________. Jacob Riis “How the Other Half Lives” - Life in the slums Lincoln Steffens The Shame of the Cities - Exposed corruption in city government. Journalists who exposed corruption in government and business. Muckrakers legitimate journalists in a noble profession. On the other hand the “Yellow Journalism” of the day worked to exploit, distort, and exaggerate the news to attract readers at any cost simply for profit. Standard Oil and Trusts Back The Jungle : The Jungle Upton Sinclair “The Jungle”, like Stowe’s ____________was a great example of the power of the _______. The book sounded the bell of the horrible conditions in many work places across the country. Free Press “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” “The Jungle” specifically was about the abuses in the Meat Packing Industry. Pullman (Gilded Age) v. Debs (Progressive Era) : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Pullman (Gilded Age) v. Debs (Progressive Era) Big business and Progressive Era politics hit head on when _________ and _________ battled it out in a wildcat strike called the Pullman Strike of 1894. Owner of the Pullman Palace Car Company, became one of Chicago’s most successful businessmen with business practices like… "debt slavery" “company towns” When George Pullman cut wages but didn’t decrease the controlled prices in his “company town”. The union led by Eugene Debs, and staged a strike that resonated across the nation. George Pullman Eugene Debs Back Eugene Debs : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Eugene Debs Debs began working at the _______ as a child and became more and more frustrated with our _________ economic system. His frustration culminated when, at end of the strike, President (#24) Grover Cleveland sent in 12,000 U.S Army troops to break up the strike on the grounds that it was interfering the delivery of the U.S. Mail. 13 strikers were killed, 57 were wounded. $80 million worth of property was damaged Railroad Capitalist ? back Eugene Debs was found guilty and sent to prison. Temperance Movement : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Temperance Movement The Temperance Movement was a movement in support of ___________________ The movement blamed many of society's ills--including joblessness and domestic violence--on alcoholic beverages. Generally the same activists supporting Temperance were also supporting the other two big political issues of the day __________________________. The movement ended when the Prohibition era began in 1918 with the passage of the Volstead Act and the Eighteenth Amendment in 1920. total abstinence from alcohol. Woman’s Rights and reforms in business Back Members of the temperance movement were often called Tea Totalers. Mary Lease : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Mary Lease A school teacher from Kansas Mary Lease became involved in politics and was an active supporter of prohibition and _____________. She joined the Women's Temperance Union, the Farmers' Alliance and the Populist Party. She helped lead a growing revolt of Mid Western Kansas farmers against high mortgage interest and railroad rates. "Wall street owns the country. It is no longer a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, but a government of Wall Street, by Wall Street, and for Wall Street. Advised Kansas farmers to "raise less corn and more heck," women's suffrage ? Back Bimetallic Standard ? : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Bimetallic Standard ? The discovery of large silver deposits in the Western United States in the late 19th century created another political uproar between the middle class and the rich. Back -VS- The farmers wanted to retain the bimetallic standard in order to inflate the dollar. This would allow farmers to more easily repay their debts to the bankers. One side advocated “sound money” and a switch to the gold standard. Primarily led by Eastern banking and commercial interests. People who support bimetallism fought for a 16 to 1 ounce ratio of silver to gold. "The Crime of '73!” (Gold Standard) : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 "The Crime of '73!” (Gold Standard) When the country made a switch from a bi-metallic standard to a gold only standard in 1873. Western miners and common folks, like western farmers, called this it _____________ The supporters of the “The Gold Standard” claimed gold was more secure for an up and coming economic world power like the United States. Back -VS- “The Crime of '73!“ The argument between rich bankers and the middle class farmers/miners went on for decades. The primary issue was _________. inflation The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury From 1792 to 1873 the U.S. dollar was backed by ____________ at a ratio of 15:1 under a system known as bimetallism. Through a series of legislative changes from 1873 to 1900, silver was slowly diminished until 1900 when a gold standard was formally adopted. The gold standard survived, with several modifications, until 1971. Today, like the currency of most nations, the dollar is fiat money, meaning it has no intrinsic value , (Nothing backing its value ?) gold and silver Our currency today has no backing at all and would be entirely worthless but for the fact that people have agreed to use and accept it as if it had value. __________________ and the ____________are primarily in charge of keeping that integrity strong. The Federal Reserve Back US Treasury Presidential Election, 1896 : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Presidential Election, 1896 William Jennings Bryan Dem. Favored the US dollar that was backed by silver because it caused Inflation. He was influenced by the Silver Miners and the Farmers from the Western states. Why? William McKinley Rep. (#25) Favored the US dollar backed by the more scarce gold commodity which, if anything, caused deflation. Farmers usually had large debts and liked to pay them off in less valuable US dollars. _________. Back Inflation In some countries inflation got so bad people had to take wheelbarrows full of money just to buy groceries. William Jennings Bryan : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 William Jennings Bryan A gifted orator and three-time United States _________Party nominee for President. Bryan, was political ________, held fast to his Midwestern values throughout his life. He had deeply-held religious beliefs and his consistent defense of the ordinary American earned him the moniker “The Great Commoner". Back Populist He is probably most famous for his as a lawyer in the __________________. Scopes Monkey Trials He and his party work to promote women's suffrage, Prohibition, and Creationism. Democratic President William McKinley (#25 1896-1901) : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 President William McKinley (#25 1896-1901) His Presidency was marked by what many would call Imperialistic tendencies. The US annexed Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam after the ____________________ He was the third U.S. president to be assassinated after his second term in office. Sent 2,000 troops to China to help the Europeans put down the Boxer Rebellion. Back Spanish American War. Theodore Roosevelt (#26 1901-1909 ) : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Theodore Roosevelt (#26 1901-1909 ) Member of the Rough Riders in the Spanish American War. Governor of NY, VP, 26th Pres. McKinley. Promised Americans a Square Deal Big Stick Diplomacy – “Speak softly and carry a big stick” in short TR re-established the Monroe Doctrine to ensure our dominance in Latin America. Many saw it as just another form of ____________. Environmental leader Reserved 148,000,000 acres of land. 50 wildlife sanctuaries, National Parks, Monuments. Imperialism He was known as the “Trust Buster” – He Sued “Trusts” because the Sherman Anti-Trust Act didn’t work as well as hoped. He “busted” trusts in the Beef Industry, Standard Oil, American Tobacco Co. Back Enlightened Self-Interest vs. Imperialism ? : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Enlightened Self-Interest vs. Imperialism ? de Tocqueville believed that America’s success hinged on our realization that the fulfillment of our private ambitions depends in large part on the success of the democratic society as a whole. He called this concept ____________________. Imperialism is a term used with a selfish connotation. Nations practice imperialism not to help the other smaller country, but for personal reasons that usually involve strategic or economic goals. Enlightened Self Interest What were our intentions when we invaded Iraq? The Wonderful Wizard of Oz : The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Written by L. Frank Baum in 1900 "The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism.” by Henry M. Littlefield's The Rise and Fall of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as a "Parable on Populism“ by David Parker- Kansas and the Twister : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Kansas and the Twister Dorothy is unable to reach the storm cellar in time. Kansas is shown as dreary and gray place. Dorothy and her family were not financially well off. Escape to “somewhere over the rainbow”. Could be a Metaphor for… Dorothy : Dorothy The American people: plucky and good hearted but maybe a little naive. The good but simple farmers of the Midwest. Bold, resourceful, leading the men around her toward success. Could be a Metaphor for… Toto : Toto Always pulling in the wrong direction- Disobedient. Faithful and loyal cohorts of a more powerful master. The dogs name is Toto. Could be a Metaphor for… Go Against the Law/Government : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Go Against the Law/Government Dog bite law. Can government go to far? Do the wrong things? Get in the way? Maybe we have to run away. “I am afraid” and weak. NO! “…That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government…” Declaration of Independence Could be a Metaphor for… The Yellow brick Road & Oz : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 The Yellow brick Road & Oz Paved with gold bricks, leads to nowhere. Follows the confusing - Gold Standard -Yellow Brick Road. It sort-of gets you there, but it also gets you to a place where you’re likely to be drugged by poppies (opiate of the masses) and the Emerald City at the end is all smoke and mirrors. Riddled with dangers and unknowns. The almighty ounce (oz), 16/1. Could be a Metaphor for… Dorothy's Silver Slippers : Dorothy's Silver Slippers Originally the property of the Wicked Witch of the East, until Dorothy drops the house on the witch. The Witch wants the Slippers that are Suppose to be Silver. The evil government wants to take the silver away from the people. Walking on the yellow brick road with the silver slippers. Dorothy acquires her ascendancy in Oz by killing the Wicked Witch of the East. Could be a Metaphor for… MGM changed the silver slippers to the vivid ruby slippers to exploit the fabulous technology of Technicolor. The Good Witch of the North : The Good Witch of the North The north and the south were populist strongholds. The Good Witches represent the magical potential of the people of the North and the South. The Wicked Witch of the East represents Eastern money power, the big banks and businesses of the East. The Wicked Witch of the West represents Western political influence of the R.R. Industry. Could be a Metaphor for… The Munchkins : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 The Munchkins Munchkins were the diminutive (small) natives of Munchkin Country. Subjects or slaves of the Wicked Witch of the East. Could be a Metaphor for… The Scarecrow : The Scarecrow The scarecrow is ignorant and didn’t understand how the world worked. Can not scare anyone. “I won’t try to manage things because I don’t have a brain”. But he wants to learn. Potential? “With the thoughts you’d be thinkin’ you could be another Lincoln”. –Dorothy Could be a Metaphor for… The Tin Woodsman : The Tin Woodsman Always looked to the group for support, but never actually found it. Showed the Tinman as a victim of mechanization. A statement on how the factory was turning humans into repetitious machines. He was dehumanized-can’t love and has no spirit. No feeling of accomplishment. In the book the Tin Woodman got to be made out of tin because the harder he worked the more of his body he chopped off. The harder he works, the more he’s replaced by machine. Could be a Metaphor for… The Tin Woodman is unexpectedly reunited with his Munchkin sweetheart Nimmie Amee. The Apple Tree : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 The Apple Tree “Don’t ask me for anything”. Don’t take anything. If I give you something I will throw it at you. The Cowardly Lion : The Cowardly Lion He asks The Wizard (the established power) for courage. He had a loud roar but little power. Courage comes from within, right? Can someone give you courage or confidence? Could be a Metaphor for… Flying Evil Monkeys : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Flying Evil Monkeys Who represents the Lion? Who controls the Monkeys? “I am not afraid of a witch?” Could be a Metaphor for… The Emerald City : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 The Emerald City The color might be suggestive of what? The capital city of the land of Oz. Once in the Emerald Palace, Dorothy had to pass through seven halls and climb three flights of stairs; seven and three make seventy-three. 1873. The Emerald City is only an optical illusion, but has a hopeful feel to it. Could be a Metaphor for… Passage to the city was blocked by “poppies”. Can anyone enter? Or are people discouraged or even tricked in to believing that it is not possible. The Wizard : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 The Wizard Symbolizes political and economic power. Has immense power and prestige, in the end he is exposed as a charlatan. True power is found within. Hiding behind a facade of paper mache and noise. Trying to be everything to everybody. Could be a Metaphor for… Who had all the power in the first place? Sovereignty Power of the People (Summary) : 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 4/14/2008 Power of the People (Summary) Dorothy sets out on the Yellow Brick Road (the gold standard) to the Emerald City (Washington), where they meet the Wizard (the President), who appears powerful, but is ultimately revealed as an illusion; the real Wizard being just a little man who pulls levers behind a curtain. It was through their own confidence and empowerment, rather then through the magic of the Wizard, that Dorothy and her companions (as well as everyone else in Oz) got what they wanted. The Constitution gives the people all the power. DO WE REALIZE THAT? Dorothy kills the Wicked Witch of the West (the West Coast elite) with nothing but water. And drops a house on the Wicked Witch of the East. The “Little Guy” is very powerful and can take on anyone if they have to. The real Wizard flies away in a hot-air balloon, the Scarecrow is left to govern the Emerald City. Back to the land of E pluribus Unum (out of many one) they went. The story ends as the Good Witch of the South tells Dorothy that her silver slippers are so powerful that they can fulfill her every wish, and they carry her directly back home without help from the fumbling Wizard. Government/Wizard can’t offer you anything that you don’t already have; only empower, you. It is in your own backyard the whole time.