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    Mike Kerstens U.S. History CP 01/22/2015 Rough Draft Junior Thesis. From Gilded age to progressive era; The Gilded age was one of the darkest times in the U.S. for many of the working class. The working conditions in the factories, mills, and mines were unsafe, unhealthy, and unorganized due to industry being left alone by the government, similar to the separation of church and state. Big business owners and corporation heads like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and J.P. Morgan could

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    The period in America from 1865 to 1900 was known as the Gilded Age. This was a time for big business, industry, new inventions, and urban growth. With these new ideas and concepts came many problems. A few of these issues were political scandals, overpopulation in cities, monopolies, and bad working conditions. In summary, there were good and bad parts of the Gilded Age that helped shape America into what it is now. During the Civil War, factories were working overtime to churn out supplies for

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    The Gilded Age went on from 1865-1900, and within this time period, industrialization began to take shape. Industrialization negatively affected both the industrial workers and farmers during the Gilded Age. The industrial workers and farmers both rebelled to industrialization in different ways in order to seek justice for themselves and their counterparts. Industrial workers rebelled to industrialization by forming labor unions. The Knights of labor was a union group the formed in 1869. The Knights

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    political disillusionment. Even as the continent expanded and industrialized, political life in the Gilded Age was marked by ineptitude and stalemate as passive, rather than active, presidents merely served as figureheads to be manipulated rather than enduring strongholds. As politicians from both the White House to the courthouse were deeply entangled in corruption and scandal during the Gilded Age, the actual economic and social issues afflicting urbanizing America festered beneath the surface without

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    The Gilded Age was a time in American history when some of the most famous industrialists rose to power. These industrialists made good decisions and bad decisions which reflected them as Captains of Industry or Robber Barons. A Captain of Industry is used to describe someone who contributes positively to society. Robber Barons are businessmen who use unethical or questionable ways to gain power/wealth. Both terms were expressed during this time period by businessmen. The great industrialists of

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    The Gilded Age was a time where America was looking like the City Upon a Hill from the outside but was truly disgusting and corrupt on the inside because of the way it was a run. There were many organizations that did not care for the law and often broke it for personal gain. "Mark Twain called the late 19th century the "Gilded Age." By this, he meant that the period was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath. In the popular view, the late 19th century was a period of greed and guile..

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    triggered by the desire to expand slavery and resulted in the civil war. This war to end slavery transitioned into Reconstruction, which aimed to formally destroy institutions that supported ill treatment and inequality of African-Americans. The Gilded Age then ensued and created more social and class inequalities like never before and the gap between the rich and poor grew greater. The Progressive Era took place in reaction and rejection to these aggressively capitalist advances and birthed many

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    The rapid growth of the economy in the United States the Gilded Age generated a lot of wealth. The growth of the railroads, telegraph and later telephone lines stretching across the country created new opportunities for entrepreneurs and the people looking for work; and gave cheaper goods to consumers. The Gilded Age was a term used in the 1920s and 1930s derived from Mark Twain’s novel of the same name, which mocked an era of serious social problems. Mark Twain and Charles Darwin saw the corruption

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    The “Gilded Age” was a time between the Civil War and World War I. It was also a time of economic growth. During this time new discoveries were made of new technologies and products. It was the beginning of industrialization. With new discoveries of technology and products that led to a better life for the middle class and a jump in the economic success. The pictures showing child labor represents a flaw in the American economy. In the 20th century, child labor seemed to be the main focus. Most

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    person can be bad, it can be good as well. For instance, in the gilded age greed helped multiple things like the economic, political, and social issues going on from 1860-1890 mainly during the industrial revolution. During these 20 years, many industries took off like the iron horse railroad, patents were increased by 28x over, and multiple groundbreaking electronics that would soon help to better communication developed. The gilded age was an important time for america's development and helped it

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