Gilded Age - Weebly



Information to KnowWhat were the causes of the second Industrial Revolution in the mid-late 1800s?Social causes (population/labor force)Political causes (laissez-faire)Economic causes (labor force, markets, resources)What were significant inventions/innovations of the period?Edison- light bulb, distribution of electricity, motion picture camera, etc.Bell- telephoneSholes- typewriterMadame CJ Walker- hair care products (first female- also, she was African American- millionaire)Bessemer processHow did these inventions impact women?How did they make life easier?In what ways did railroads change the nation?Towns linked, become interdependentSettlements, problems with Native AmericansLand grants to RR companiesMonopolies and trunk linesVanderbilt, Flager, PlantWhat are the benefits of large corporations?Mass productionLow pricesJobsNew Business StrategiesMonopolies, trustsHorizontal integrationVertical integrationRobber Barons/Captains of IndustryVanderbilt- RRCarnegie- SteelMorgan- Finance (RRs, Steel, other investments)Rockefeller- OilWhy did workers form unions in the late 1800s?Long hours, low wages, dangerous working conditions, etc.How successful were they?What were the different types of unions?Industrial, CraftWhy did immigrants come to the US in the late 1800s? Where did they come from and how was that different from earlier immigration?Old vs. New immigrantsImpact on the USExperience of European immigrants (Ellis Island) and Asian immigrants (Angel Island)In what ways did Nativists oppose immigration?Social DarwinismAmerican Protection Society & KKKChinese Exclusion ActWhat was life like in cities? What were the living conditions like for the working class? What other problems developed from the rapid growth of cities?TenementsPolitical MachinesMass transitIn what ways did people begin to help the urban poor?Social GospelSettlement HousesJane Addams, Hull HouseAmericanization ................
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