WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Philanthropy
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Labor Unions
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Political Bosses
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Credit Unions
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Detailed explanation-1: -Compared to today, workers were extremely vulnerable during the Gilded Age. As workers moved away from farm work to factories, mines and other hard labor, they faced harsh working conditions such as long hours, low pay and health risks. Children and women worked in factories and generally received lower pay than men.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Gilded Age’s two most important movements were the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor (AFL). The Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor was founded in 1869 by Philadelphia garment cutters.
Detailed explanation-3: -Innovations of the Gilded Age helped usher in modern America. Urbanization and technological creativity led to many engineering advances such as bridges and canals, elevators and skyscrapers, trolley lines and subways.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rise of Industrial America, 1876-1900 Old industries expanded and many new ones, including petroleum refining, steel manufacturing, and electrical power, emerged. Railroads expanded significantly, bringing even remote parts of the country into a national market economy. Industrial growth transformed American society.