USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Gilded Age (1878-1889) The growth of industry and a wave of immigrants marked this period in American history. The production of iron and steel rose dramatically and western resources like lumber, gold, and silver increased the demand for improved transportation.

Detailed explanation-2: -During this era, America became more prosperous and saw unprecedented growth in industry and technology. But the Gilded Age had a more sinister side: It was a period where greedy, corrupt industrialists, bankers and politicians enjoyed extraordinary wealth and opulence at the expense of the working class.

Detailed explanation-3: -In larger cities, iron and steel made architectural creations possible. The Commercial Style that emerged in the 1870s relied on iron beams for strength.

Detailed explanation-4: -The railroads also used iron and steel for locomotives and cars, and, as the techniques for building with steel instead of wood were developed, for railroad bridges. In the latter part of the century, the production of steel for the construction of buildings also became important.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Gilded Age was also the age of steel. Needed first for the vast extension of the country’s railroad network, steel was the pillar of the U.S. industrialization during the second part of the 19th century. Technically the steel industry was based on the introduction of the Bessemer process.