WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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the admission of Alaska as a new state
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the discovery of gold in the Klondike region
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the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
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the first successful navigation of the Northwest Passage
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Alaska Gold Rush and Exploration After gold was discovered near the Klondike River in Canada’s Yukon Territory, prospectors began flooding into Alaska from 1896 to 1897. The Klondike Gold Rush brought more than 100, 000 prospectors to Alaska, including author and journalist Jack London.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Klondike Gold Rush is credited for helping the United States out of a depression. Still, it had a horrific impact on the local environment, causing massive soil erosion, water contamination, deforestation and loss of native wildlife, among other things. The gold rush also severely impacted the Native people.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many of these newly arrived immigrants lived in poverty, resulting in a very poor quality of life. In the cities, immigrants were faced with overcrowding, inadequate water facilities, poor sanitation, and disease.
Detailed explanation-4: -One social issue faced by many newly arriving immigrants during the Gilded Age included living in unsanitary ( ) in tenements.