The U.S. History Review By Miguel A. Rivera. Section 8 Section 8 The Gilded Age.
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Transcript of The U.S. History Review By Miguel A. Rivera. Section 8 Section 8 The 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
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
The Gilded Age The Gilded Age
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? – 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? – 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