WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Everything was awesome for everybody.
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While it looked good on the outside because a few people were becoming rich, most Americans were struggling in poverty.
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Everyone was rich and lived in mansions.
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They found an alchemist who could transform common metal into gold.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Golden Points Rapid economic growth generated vast wealth during the Gilded Age. New products and technologies improved middle-class quality of life. Industrial workers and farmers didn’t share in the new prosperity, working long hours in dangerous conditions for low pay.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Gilded Age was a period of rapid industrialization in America from 1865-1898. It was characterized by the extreme wealth of a few individuals, while many others lived in poverty. This era is often associated with political corruption and exploitation of immigrant labor.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Gilded Age gets its name from the many great fortunes created during this period and the way of life this wealth supported.