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What was the title of Bryan's famous speech delivered at the 1896 Democratic National Convention?

  • Cross of Gold

  • Silver Standard

  • Golden Opportunity

  • The People's Voice

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Bryan delivered his famous "Cross of Gold" speech at the 1896 Democratic National Convention. The speech attacked the gold standard and the eastern moneyed interests, and advocated for inflationary policies built around the expanded coinage of silver coins.
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