The Gilded Age‚ the period from 1870 to around 1900‚ got its name from Mark Twain‚ who thought the era was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath (Mintz‚ McNeil). When most people picture the Gilded Age‚ they refer to Mark Twain’s view of an imbalanced‚ corrupt society. Many think that the Gilded Age was mainly an era full of social inequality‚ greed‚ careless captains of industry‚ unhealthy and immoral lifestyles of the lower class‚ business scandals‚ and devious political tactics. Many
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Week 2 Response During the Gilded Age (1876-1900)‚ Congress was known for being rowdy and inefficient. It was not unusual to find that agreement could not be achieved because too many members were drunk or otherwise preoccupied with extra-governmental affairs. It was an era in which political corruption seemed to be the norm. Practices that today would be viewed as scandalous were accepted as a matter of routine. The narrow division between Republican and Democratic voters made both parties hesitant
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“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful‚ or believe to be beautiful." -William Morris In the age of decadence and authenticity‚ William Morris stood out from the artists and designers of the time by creating works based upon good quality raw materials‚ hand processing and natural dyes. The walls of most Victorian homes‚ with few exceptions‚ were deeply colored‚ profusely patterned‚ draped with printed cloth‚ or heavily hung with pictures. Especially in the rising middle classes
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History 1302 November‚ 13‚ 2013 Thesis statement: during the gilded age there were created several documents that expressed the way the different social groups were thinking and feeling with the changes in the society. There is no doubt the gilded age was a key historic moment in the developing of the United States of America to become the place that now we know‚ during this period the economy growth thanks to the combination of certain factors such as the appearance of great businessman
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The era following the civil war‚ the gilded age‚ modernized the nation with new technological advances. Women’s social status improved with the up and coming government policies and intolerance of Native Americans became more prominent due to westward expansion. Segregation laws oppress African Americans and violate their rights as American citizens. Women gained suffrage in the gilded age which significantly improved their social status. Previously‚ women were viewed as inferior to men and incapable
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"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. By very definition‚ however‚ there will also always be a wide spectrum of opinions because of social status. Naturally‚ the poor will always feel cheated because they feel as if opportunity never has and never will
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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 traditions? Use the documents and your knowledge of U S History to answer
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corporate buccaneers‚ of shady business practices‚ scandal-plagued politics Many factors that helped transform the East into an industrial development was also at work in the West during the late nineteenth century. The Gilded Age was an era of massive economic growth in the United States and unprecedented social change as the economy boomed in new areas‚ especially heavy industry like factories‚ railroads‚ and coal mining by the influences of the western
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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 created. Thus‚ the Progressive Era marked America’s surge in reform spirit.‚ and while reform was rarely successful‚ there was an unanimous intent for societal change. In that way‚ the word “progressive”
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after the Civil War‚ America began to industrialize at a rapid rate. The Gilded Age had 8 different characteristics of industrialization: Improved standards of living‚ New Inventions‚Railroads‚ Laissez-faire and free enterprise‚ Urbanization‚ Immigration‚ Labor Unions‚ Indian Removal. After the Gilded Age‚ came the Progressive era‚ the progressive era was the term applied to a variety of responses to the economic and social problems of rapid industrialization introduced to America. Final but not
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