PPT-Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

Introduction The population after the Civil War was reported over 39 million people in the 1870s which was a gain of 266 percent The United States was now the 3 rd largest nation in the Western World . 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 . Chapter 23. Ulysses S. Grant – 18. th. President. “Waving the bloody shirt”…. 1868 - Narrowly defeats Horatio Seymour… . MS, TX, VA…. “Era of Good Stealings”. Widespread corruption even reaching the White House. 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?. Thomas Forman, Austin Hankins, Lexi Skeffington, Jack Luessman, Kylie Kroneman, and Ryan Jacob. Post Civil-War Population Boom. Despite heavy casualties in the Civil War, population continued to skyrocket throughout the United States. . 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 . 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 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. 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. Gilded Age. :. A sarcastic name given to the . three-decade-long post-Civil era. by Mark Twain in 1873. Every. presidential . election. was . close. The . majority. party in the House . switched 6 times . 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. 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.. Have you ever used any. of these products?. What company created these . products?. Who was the man behind the creation. of these products? . Apple Inc. . Steve Jobs. CEO. 1976: Started Apple at 21 years old. 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.. Mateen FJ, Bahl S, Khera A, Sutter RW. Detection of Diphtheritic Polyneuropathy by Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance, India. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013;19(9):1370-1373. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1909.130117.