1. Unit 5 The Progressive Era

2. The Wizard of Oz and The Progressive Era

3. L. Frank Baum Born in 1856 in New York Wealth family Interest in theater Moved to South Dakota, then to Chicago Mother-in-law was Matilda Joslyn Gage Born March 24, 1826 Raised in an antislavery home 1845 married Henry Hill Gage Worked with Anthony and Stanton Told son-in-law to write down his story of Oz Died March 18, 1898

4. 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. Glinda the Good Witch: The Populist or People’s Party Yellow Brick Road: The gold standard

5. The Tin Woodsman: The dehumanization of the American worker because of the assembly line. The rusting the Tin Woodsman experiences is the unemployment in the 1890s. The Scarecrow: the mid-western farmer, generally looked at 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 traveling to see the Wizard to solve their problems. Coxey’s Army marches to Washington D.C. to get help to solve the unemployment of the 1890s.

6. Coxey’s Army 1894 Washington, DC (Emerald City) Dorothy lives in Kansas

8. William Jennings Bryan Candidate of the Populist Party Free Silver Cross of Gold Speech Great speaker

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

10. The Wizard, Professor Marvel, doorman and coach driver. Characterized any one of the presidents during the late 1800s Being everything to everybody Cleveland, Harrison and McKinley