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#ProgressiveEra was a transitional time in which America sought to fix problems that arose from the flawed Gilded Age. #apushgeek
L. Frank Baum was a political journalist b4 he was a child's author... should've seen it coming! #WizardofOz #politicalallegory #apushgeek
Colors play a huge role in #politicalallegory GOLD standard, SILVER bimetalism, GREEN paper money. #WizardofOz #apushgeek
Who was the scarecrow? Farmers. Who was the tinman? Urban workers. Who was the lion? William Jennings Bryan. #politicalallegory #apushgeek
The Witch of the East is Big Business & Emerald City is Washington DC. #WizardofOz #politicalallegory #apushgeek
Toto was more than just a dog, he represented the prohibitionists. #teetotalism #politicalallegory #apushgeek
Twister that carried Dorothy away symoblizes the Populist cyclone that swept through Kansas in early 1890s. #politicalallegory #apushgeek
So the Wizard of Oz was more than just a tale, but the truth in disguise... #deep #politicalallegory #apushgeek
William Jennings Bryan rocked in oratory skills for the DemParty w/ his 'Cross of Gold' speech in 1896 Election. #toobadhelost #apushgeek
The Farmers Alliance, The Grange & the Greenbackers were #social groups that organized farmers in the Agrarian Revolt. #Populism #apushgeek
1867, Minnesota farmer Oliver H Kelley organized the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. #wheattweet #Populism #apushgeek
New technology in farming led to overproduction & depressed prices while farmers faced unfair treatment in gov. #populism #apushgeek
The Dawes Severalty Act (1887) allowed Indian land 2 be surveyed & divided up for individuals. #assimilation #exploitinganempire #apushgeek
Sitting Bull was a Native American Chief who was #influential in showing resistance to the federal troops. #conflict #apushgeek
The Battle of Wounded Knee was the final clash between federal troops and the Sioux. #conflict #exploitinganempire #apushgeek
Horace Greeley was a newspaper editor who encouraged Americans to move west. #expansion #gowest #apushgeek
Although the battle of Little Big Horn gave Amerindians a brief respite, they would soon realize its consequences. #woundedknee #apushgeek
The Homestead Act drew many European immigrants & Americans Westward b/c of free land which was provided if it was cultivated. #apushgeek
More than 3 million men fought in the Civil War and over 600,000 died. #apushgeek #apush2day
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