USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

GILDED AGE POLITICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Coal-burning did not aid in the construction of taller buildings in the Gilded Age.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What was an example of the new types of entertainment that became popular during the Gilded Age? Wild West traveling shows. Saloons were know as the social and intellectual center of the neighborhood during the Gilded Age in large cities.

Detailed explanation-2: -Circuses and fairs, vaudeville and sports, crimes and disasters all kept Americans entertained and excited in the Gilded Age. In the small towns and rural areas, young and old found recreation in much the same ways as they had before the war.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was, however, the refinement of the Bessemer process, first used in the United States in the 1860s, that allowed for the major advance in skyscraper construction. As steel is stronger and lighter in weight than iron, the use of a steel frame made possible the construction of truly tall buildings.

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