AP U S History Document Based Question The years after the American Civil War have been characterized by Mark Twain and others as “The Gilded Age.” Generally‚ historians have emphasized the decline of human values‚ the low state of public morality‚ greed‚ corruption and crass materialism. Do you feel this characterization presents an accurate overall picture of the years 1865-1890? If so‚ what caused this marked departure from the past in a nation with such strong religious and moral cultural
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campaigned by ‘waiving the bloody shirt’ were reminding voters of the treasonous Confederate Democrats during the Civil War. 3. A weapon that was used to put Boss Tweed‚ leader of New York City’s infamous Tweed Ring‚ in jail was the cartoons of the political satirist Thomas Nast. 4. The Credit Mobilier scandal involved railroad construction kickbacks involving the Union Pacific Railroad. 5. One cause of the Panic of 1873 was the construction of more factories than the market could bear.
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The Gilded Age 1870-1900 I. Social Darwinism Individualism and Social Darwinism shaped Americans’ attitudes toward industrial society. (The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today – Mark Twain and Charles Warner‚ why historians call it that) A. The Idea of Individualism a. Individualism – no matter how humble your origins‚ you can rise in society as far as your talents and commitment and talents will take you. (one of the strongest beliefs of the era) 1. Horatio Alger
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through Ellis Island. During the turn of the 20th century corruption was embedded in every aspect of industry‚ economy‚ justice‚ and politics. This corruption lead to inequality and a tremendous gap in income and lifestyle between New York’s upper and middle class and the lower class composed mostly of new immigrants. There was little regard for living conditions of the lower class. Work standards were non-existent and the health and safety of laborers were ignored during the Gilded Age. Riis sought to
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liberalism.” To understand this quote more we have to dissect into exactly what is the Progressive movement? As well as what is conservatism to liberalism? During The Gilded Age we see the rise of what is now known as the progressive movement. The Knights of Labor for example helped unite workers and was a starting point of progressivism. People came to understand that our founding fathers never expected a massive growth of private wealth as that of the Gilded Age. So coming out of this time period
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peace and harmony between to totally different classes would be a utopia‚ and probably will never be completely achieved. A government must‚ therefore‚ regulate economy so that one class does not overrun the other. "The real struggle is over a vastly more important issue: who owes what to whom. This most hoary and basic of all social debates usually afforded reverence and inattention of great art: People know its there and mostly they ignore it"(Wines238). Society will constantly debate this issue.
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The Gilded Age * During the Gilded Age‚ American businesses were transformed: * Massive corporations replaced small‚ family businesses * New technology‚ transportation‚ marketing‚ labor relations‚ & efficient mass-production * By 1900‚ the U.S. was the most industrialized country in the world * 19th-century inventors led to an “Age of Invention”: * Cyrus Field’s telegraph cable * Business typewriters‚ cash registers‚ adding machines * High-speed textile
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inception‚ America has been a country selfish negligence. The founding fathers ignored the issue of slavery in order to unite the colonies‚ and presidents ignored the native peoples so that they could expand their own power. However‚ as the Gilded Age came to an end‚ America began feel the folly of its negligence. Industrialization left people of all classes were left feeling alienated and powerless. Everyone felt the effects of Industrialization‚ therefore no one could ignore the universal problems it
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AP Notes: Unit 6-The Gilded Age Part 16: The Last West and the New South (1865-1900) This chapter details the goings on in the South and the West following the Civil War‚ including the Jackson Frontier Thesis. A. The West: Settlement of the Last Frontier. Following the War‚ many Americans now turned to settling the West‚ as the land between the Mississippi and the pacific had been referred to as the “Great American Desert.” Why? Gold in California‚ fishing and farming in Oregon‚ etc. Although
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United States History “The Gilded Age” Unit Portrait of America: Heilbroner‚ “The Master of Steel: Andrew Carnegie” McCullough‚ “The Brooklyn Bridge: A Monument to American Ingenuity and Daring” “Gilded Age” – Key Terms Transcontinental Railroads Union Pacific & Central Pacific Land Grants Power – natural monopolies: Vanderbilt Industrial stimulation Corruption: stock watering‚ rebates‚ pools Regulation – Wabash case? Interstate Commerce Act (1887) Captains of Industry (Robber
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