Asma Abeer
Mr. Dean
US History II Honors
The Gilded Age Subsequent to the Civil War, the era of the late nineteenth century is remembered as one of significant prosperity and industrial growth, and is often referred to as The Gilded Age. The Gilded Age is when the nation went from a country that was based on agriculture and rural grounds to that of a very urbanized and mechanized nation. The rapidly increasing wealth and major expansions in industries provided an image of only positive impacts on the nation as a whole. However the name of this time period, The Gilded Age, coined by Mark Twain, perfectly describes the actual impact on the nation. This gilded era shined on the surface, but was a period of greed, guile, and corruption. During …show more content…
The government was not keeping the growing businesses in check; which gave them a chance to grow and thrive into powerful corporations without any setbacks. The government passed acts hat rather made it easy for businesses to incorporate during this time. There was enough power given to businesses that the government did not have primary control any longer. This may have shaped corporates and companies owned by people worth millions, but there was also significant corporate financial misleading and wealth coming from exploitation. As more people got into the modernized lifestyle, conflicts began to arise as corrupt business deals took place, along with business men taking control over the cities and even higher authorities. These wealthy businessmen were free to use their riches as they wished and bribed political figures in exchange of illegal activities. The lack of police interference made it very easy to engage in such …show more content…
After the Civil War, there was a huge demand for raw materials and resources such as coal, copper, iron ore, lead, nickel, etc., and to attain these resources a labor force was needed. The work force was not a problem, as there were many immigrants were willing to work for low wages, but the conditions and environment was. The Gilded Age was a period of horrific labor violence. The laborers worked at least 60 hours a week with an average pay of about 20 cents per hour. The majority of workers in coalmines were the new immigrants and children. The living conditions were not much better. For example, the Chinese workers were preferred over others, since they did not demand high pay. Though this brought resentment towards the Chinese, leading to the formation if Chinatowns in the inner city ghettos. These Chinatowns contained poor housing and were overcrowded. The overpopulation led to many problems, including the nation’s highest rates for tuberculosis and suicide being in the Chinatown founded in San
Mr. Dean
US History II Honors
The Gilded Age Subsequent to the Civil War, the era of the late nineteenth century is remembered as one of significant prosperity and industrial growth, and is often referred to as The Gilded Age. The Gilded Age is when the nation went from a country that was based on agriculture and rural grounds to that of a very urbanized and mechanized nation. The rapidly increasing wealth and major expansions in industries provided an image of only positive impacts on the nation as a whole. However the name of this time period, The Gilded Age, coined by Mark Twain, perfectly describes the actual impact on the nation. This gilded era shined on the surface, but was a period of greed, guile, and corruption. During …show more content…
The government was not keeping the growing businesses in check; which gave them a chance to grow and thrive into powerful corporations without any setbacks. The government passed acts hat rather made it easy for businesses to incorporate during this time. There was enough power given to businesses that the government did not have primary control any longer. This may have shaped corporates and companies owned by people worth millions, but there was also significant corporate financial misleading and wealth coming from exploitation. As more people got into the modernized lifestyle, conflicts began to arise as corrupt business deals took place, along with business men taking control over the cities and even higher authorities. These wealthy businessmen were free to use their riches as they wished and bribed political figures in exchange of illegal activities. The lack of police interference made it very easy to engage in such …show more content…
After the Civil War, there was a huge demand for raw materials and resources such as coal, copper, iron ore, lead, nickel, etc., and to attain these resources a labor force was needed. The work force was not a problem, as there were many immigrants were willing to work for low wages, but the conditions and environment was. The Gilded Age was a period of horrific labor violence. The laborers worked at least 60 hours a week with an average pay of about 20 cents per hour. The majority of workers in coalmines were the new immigrants and children. The living conditions were not much better. For example, the Chinese workers were preferred over others, since they did not demand high pay. Though this brought resentment towards the Chinese, leading to the formation if Chinatowns in the inner city ghettos. These Chinatowns contained poor housing and were overcrowded. The overpopulation led to many problems, including the nation’s highest rates for tuberculosis and suicide being in the Chinatown founded in San