USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which group of people were negatively affected by the Gilded Age?
A
industrial capitalists
B
robber barons
C
factory workers
D
inventors
Explanation: 

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 lasted from the 1870s through the 1890s. The United States was transitioning from an agricultural society to an industrial one. The Gilded Age impacted American society economically, socially, and politically. The Gilded Age was a time of great wealth for a few and poverty for many.

Detailed explanation-3: -While the Industrial Revolution created economic growth and offered new opportunities, that progress came with significant downsides, from damage to the environment and health and safety hazards to squalid living conditions for workers and their families.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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