PPT-GILDED AGE

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. 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 . 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 . Political Machines. The Gilded Age. 1870’s-1900. . Name of a . book written by Mark Twain. and Charles Dudley Warner in . The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today. (1873), satirizing what they believed to be an . 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:. 6 . Quiz. William Jennings Bryan. Stalwarts and Half-Breeds. Hearst and Pulitzer Circulation War. Populist Party/Populism. Boxer Rebellion. Chapter 19. From stalemate to crisis. My country, ‘is of thee, Once land of liberty, Of thee I sing.. Test Analysis. Where are we now?. Hayes wins the presidency because he promises to end . Reconstruction. Reconstruction was forced acceptance of freed slaves, imposed by the North on the South. Food for Thought: should we force people to be moral?. 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.. TIME MAGAZINE. Create A Front Cover of your Robber Barron. TIME Magazine Format. Date the reflects the time of your Robber Barron. Interesting quote/summary . of . your . cover story. Cover Story of your Robber Barron. The golden gleam of the gilded surface hides the cheapness of the metal underneath.”--Mark Twain . What . do you think this quote means?. What is Twain trying to say?. What are some industrial problems America has during the Industrial Revolution . H-SS 11.2.2 – Describe the changing landscape, including the growth of cities linked by industry and trade, and the development of cities divided according to race, ethnicity, and class.. H-SS 11.2.4 – Analyze the effect of urban political machines and responses to them by immigrants and middle-class reformers..