What animal did the Native Americans use to survive on the plains?
Buffalo
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How did they make money as Sharecroppers ?
After they gave a portion of their crop to the landowner they sold what was left for money.
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What standard did the Populist party want to get rid of ...?
Gold Standard
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What workers in the east were part of the Populist party?
Factory workers
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What are the color of Dorothy's shoes supposed to be instead of red that is shown in the movie?
Silver
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What happened to the Native Americans way of life when the buffalo started to die?
They struggles to survive and their culture started to fade away.
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What happened to the Sharecroppers when they were unable to grow enough crops?
The sharecroppers went into debt.
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What is the Gold Standard?
The gold backs up all of the paper money. Before the late 1880s you would be able to get gold for your paper money.
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Why did they join the Populist party?
They wanted eight hour day, pension, job security,and more economic equality.
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What does the Emerald City represent?
It represents the capital of the United States. (Washington D.C) The city is green to represent the currency.
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How did General Custer view Native Americans?
He thought that they were uncivilized and savages.
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How was Sharecropping worse than slavery?
It was worse than slavery because the landowner no longer cared about their workers. The landowner could just replace them with another worker if something happened to them.
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Why did the Populist Party want to get rid of the Gold Standard?
They felt that it caused inflation and put a strain on the economy.
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Where did Chinese and Irish many work during Westward Expansion?
Transcontinental Railroad
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Who is the Tin Man and why is he so rusty?
The Tin Man is a factory worker and he is rusty from working long hours. The workers were forced to work long hours and had no security if they got hurt.
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At the end of Westward Expansion what happened to Native Americans?
They were forced to live on reservations.
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What crimes were committed against African Americans after Reconstruction?
The KKK and the White league would attack African Americans , stop them from voting, lynchings , beatings, and from mobs to intimidate them.
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What backs up our money today?
"Good Faith" The United States reputation makes people feel confident to put their money into the United States Economy.
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Chinese immigrants did what type of jobs while making the Transcontinental Railroad?
They used dynamite and did the most dangerous jobs.
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Who is the Scarecrow supposed to represent in the
Wizard of Oz?
The farmers
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What happened to the Native American children that were sent to boarding school after they graduated?
They weren't excepted anywhere and became a lost generation. The tribes viewed them as outsiders and so did the Americans in the eastern cities.
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How is our money system different from the UK. (England)
The UK has the pound that is backed by silver.
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How were the Irish and the Chinese treated when they came to the United States?
They were forced to work the worst jobs and to accept little pay.
They were also discriminated against and treated poorly.
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Who is Oz representational of in the movie?
He is representational of the elite who what to kept the gold standard in place.
OZ represents an oz of gold.