The U.S. History Review By Miguel A. Rivera. Section 8 Section 8 The Gilded Age.

The U.S. History The U.S. History ReviewReview

By Miguel A. RiveraBy Miguel A. Rivera

Section 8Section 8

The Gilded AgeThe Gilded Age

What are some characteristics What are some characteristics of the of the

Gilded Age?Gilded Age?

Activity – The Gilded AgeActivity – The Gilded Age

Gather as much information as you possibly Gather as much information as you possibly can about the Gilded Age in your groupcan about the Gilded Age in your group

½ picked to rotate will change seats every 2 ½ ½ picked to rotate will change seats every 2 ½ minutes, 2 minutes, and 1 ½ minutes after minutes, 2 minutes, and 1 ½ minutes after having brainstormed what you knowhaving brainstormed what you know

We will come together as a class and figure We will come together as a class and figure out what you’ve put down.out what you’ve put down.

The Gilded AgeThe Gilded Age Social DarwinismSocial Darwinism – – Survival of the fittest – those that Survival of the fittest – those that

are most adequately prepared to deal with society will are most adequately prepared to deal with society will be successfulbe successful

Gilded – to be rotten on the inside but pretty on Gilded – to be rotten on the inside but pretty on outsideoutside

Immense ImmigrationImmense Immigration

Migration to cities in search of jobs, education and Migration to cities in search of jobs, education and other opportuniites (other opportuniites (urbanizationurbanization))

The Gilded AgeThe Gilded Age Racism and discrimination against blacks and Racism and discrimination against blacks and

immigrantsimmigrants

Second Industrial Revolution where steel replaces iron Second Industrial Revolution where steel replaces iron as leading raw materialas leading raw material

Big business grows but so does corruption in Big business grows but so does corruption in governmentgovernment

Working conditions become horrible for factory Working conditions become horrible for factory workersworkers

The Gilded Age The Gilded Age

1883 1883

Civil Service is established


18901890

Sherman Anti-trust Act is passed – it made monopolies and trusts (deals between companies that work to form a monopoly) illegal- AFL founded by Samuel Gompers – Labor Unions grow and organize


1896 1896

Plessy v. Ferguson – “Separate but Equal” is ruled in Supreme Court – it’s okay to have separate facilities and services for different races, as long as those facilities are equal in quality

Assembly Line and Assembly Line and IndustrializationIndustrialization

Assembly line helps Assembly line helps to grow to grow manufacturing manufacturing industries in the late industries in the late 1800’s and early 1800’s and early 1900’s1900’s

Industries grow Industries grow quickly because quickly because owners are more owners are more willing to invest in willing to invest in order to get back order to get back bigger profit – bigger profit – industrializationindustrialization

Arrival at Ellis Island (East Arrival at Ellis Island (East Coast) and Angel Island (West Coast) and Angel Island (West

Coast)Coast) Immigrants were Immigrants were

coming to U.S. coming to U.S. because of job because of job opportunities opportunities developed by developed by manufacturing manufacturing jobsjobs

Dawes ActDawes Act

Gave the President of Gave the President of the U.S. the right to put the U.S. the right to put Natives in ReservationsNatives in Reservations

Indian Land was sold Indian Land was sold inexpensively inexpensively

Chinese Exclusion ActChinese Exclusion Act

A ban of Chinese A ban of Chinese Immigration into Immigration into the United States the United States that lasted 60 that lasted 60 yearsyears

The Gilded Age – Who’s this The Gilded Age – Who’s this guy?guy?

The Gilded Age – Who’s this The Gilded Age – Who’s this guy? – John D. Rockefellerguy? – John D. Rockefeller

Created Standard OilCreated Standard Oil

Grew wealthy during Grew wealthy during period of period of IndustrializationIndustrialization

Regarded as the Regarded as the richest man in historyrichest man in history

Standard Oil was Standard Oil was broken up because it broken up because it was a monopolywas a monopoly

The Gilded Age – Who’s this The Gilded Age – Who’s this guy? – J.P. Morganguy? – J.P. Morgan

American financier American financier and bankerand banker

Founded General Founded General Electric after he Electric after he “bought out” Thomas “bought out” Thomas EdisonEdison

Founded J.P. Morgan Founded J.P. Morgan Bank and later Chase Bank and later Chase Manhattan BankManhattan Bank

The Gilded Age – Who’s this The Gilded Age – Who’s this guy? – Andrew Carnegieguy? – Andrew Carnegie

Owned Pittsburg Steel Owned Pittsburg Steel CompanyCompany

One of the wealthiest One of the wealthiest men in the Gilded Agemen in the Gilded Age

Created libraries, Created libraries, schools and schools and universities universities throughout the U.S.throughout the U.S.

The Gilded Age – Who’s this The Gilded Age – Who’s this guy? – W.E.B. Duboisguy? – W.E.B. Dubois

Civil Rights LeaderCivil Rights Leader

Believed Political Believed Political Rights would lead Rights would lead to equality among to equality among BlacksBlacks

The Gilded Age – Who’s this The Gilded Age – Who’s this guy? – Booker T. Washingtonguy? – Booker T. Washington

Civil Rights LeaderCivil Rights Leader

Believed in the idea Believed in the idea that education, job that education, job skills, and thereby skills, and thereby economics would economics would make Blacks equalmake Blacks equal

The Gilded Age – Who’s this The Gilded Age – Who’s this guy? – Henry Fordguy? – Henry Ford

Invented the Invented the Model-TModel-T

Known for Known for maximizing the use maximizing the use of the Assembly of the Assembly Line in his Ford Line in his Ford Motor Co.Motor Co.

The Gilded Age – Who’s this The Gilded Age – Who’s this guy? – Alexander Graham Bellguy? – Alexander Graham Bell

Invented the Invented the telephonetelephone

The Gilded Age – Who are The Gilded Age – Who are these guys?these guys?

The Gilded Age – Who are The Gilded Age – Who are these guys? – The Wright these guys? – The Wright

BrothersBrothers

Invented the first Invented the first airplaneairplane

The Gilded Age – Who’s this The Gilded Age – Who’s this guy? – Thomas Edisonguy? – Thomas Edison

Inventor of the Inventor of the Light BulbLight Bulb

The Gilded Age – Who’s this The Gilded Age – Who’s this guy? – Samuel Gompersguy? – Samuel Gompers

Workers’ Union Workers’ Union LeaderLeader

Founded the Founded the American American Federation of Federation of Labor (AFL) Labor (AFL)

Believed in Believed in uniting workers’ uniting workers’ with trades or with trades or skillsskills

The Gilded Age – Who’s this The Gilded Age – Who’s this guy? – William Jennings Bryanguy? – William Jennings Bryan

Sought Sought presidential presidential election on several election on several occasions occasions

Believed the Believed the “silver standard” “silver standard” should be used for should be used for the value of the the value of the U.S. dollarU.S. dollar

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