PPT-The Gilded Age

tycoons In the late 19 th Century the US became the leading industrial power Many became wealthy beyond belief With no government regulation and greed workers suffered What beliefs and policies allowed the unfair business practices. The . Rise. of Big Business. Essential Question. :. Was the rise of industry good for the United States?. . A Brassy, Flamboyant Age. Gilded Age. :. {Reconstruction (1877). --. Progressive Era (1901)}. AP US History. Mrs. Lacks. Gilded Age. Term coined sarcastically by Mark Twain & Charles Dudley Warner in . The Gilded Age . (1873). Gilded Age. Era of forgettable presidents – Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, & B. Harrison . The. . Gilded Age. This era known as the . Gilded Age. . . A gilded object is made of cheap metal, but coated in a thin layer of gold. . Think of the candy gold coins…. Grrrr. The USA seemed perfect from the outside, but was actually full of many problems.. Political Machines. The Populist Movement. The Progressive Movement. Reforming the New Industrial Order. Reforming Society. Reforming Government . Intro. To the “Gilded Age”: 1870s-early 1900s. All of part of the recent trends of:. The Gilded Age. The term “Gilded Age” is coined by Mark Twain in 1873. “Get rich, dishonestly if we can, honestly if we must”. Period 6 Overview. Leaders (business and politics). Workers (farmers and union/factory). 1877-1900. The Gilded Age. Name comes from the title . of an 1873 Mark Twain . book. Referred to . the “superficial glitter” of the new wealth that developed in the late . 1800s. Dominated by a belief in .  . The Gilded Age in America: Successes. : . 1. Displays of wealth and excess among upper class. 2. 2nd industrial revolution. 3. Labor union movements. Gilded Age . But underneath, there were problems. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at . www.boundless.com. Available on the Boundless Teaching Platform. Using Boundless Presentations. The Appendix. The appendix is for you to use to add depth and breadth to your lectures. You can simply drag and drop slides from the appendix into the main presentation to make for a richer lecture experience.. American author . Mark Twain. To “gild” something is to lay a thin layer of gold. over some rougher/cheaper base material. Gilded Age. Refers to the period after the Civil War through 1900. Period of great economic and population growth. during the Gilded Age (1870-1900)?. CPUSH Agenda for Unit 7.4. : . Clicker Questions. “Immigration and Urbanization” notes. Today’s HW: . 14.2 . Unit 7 Test: . Friday, November 16. Performance Final: . Part 1. Manifest Destiny. Following the Civil War, the notion of Manifest Destiny, the belief that the United States should extend to the Pacific because God willed it, again became a popular idea.. American now controlled the land, now it was time to settle it.. Section 6.3 (230-232) . The Spirit of the Gilded Age. The . Rossers. Today’s Agenda. September 21, 2015. Collect “letter home” paragraph. Reminder: HIPE (Essay or Presentation) due in 1 week. Put finished slide show in my Inbox by Monday morning. La gamme de thé MORPHEE vise toute générations recherchant le sommeil paisible tant désiré et non procuré par tout types de médicaments. Essentiellement composé de feuille de morphine, ce thé vous assurera d’un rétablissement digne d’un voyage sur . Section 6.3 (230-232) . The Spirit of the Gilded Age. The . Rossers. Today’s Agenda. September 21, 2015. Collect “letter home” paragraph. Reminder: HIPE (Essay or Presentation) due in 1 week. Put finished slide show in my Inbox by Monday morning.