The Gilded Age was a period of rapid economic growth, but also much social conflict lasting from 1870-1900. Mark Twain called the late 19th century the Gilded Age because he saw the period to be glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath. It was one of the most active, controversial, and explosive periods in American history. The industrial economy boomed, allowing for many opportunities that weren’t previously made possible for the people to make great fortunes. But, the economy also left many farmers and workers struggling for survival. The Gilded Age was a time of high high’s and low low’s, deemed to be both defeating and progressing towards the economy and its citizens. Therefore, the Gilded Age was to a high degree truly gilded due to individualism, reforms,
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Social gospel wanted to apply Christian ethics to social problems such as poverty, slums, poor nutrition and education, alcoholism, crime, and war. One of the many things the practice of Social Gospel overcame was the expansion of education with things such as colleges, libraries, and Americanization. Settlement houses were another product of the Social Gospel. The people attempted to bring the values of small-town, middle class America to the inner city, as a way of eliminating poverty. Settlement houses were formed with one of the main ones being Hull House, founded by Jane Addams in Chicago in 1889 while the Salvation Army offered aid and religious counseling to the urban poor. Conditions with the help of charity from the middle class allowed for better conditions for the cities. Many middle class women felt social and moral reform depended on women getting the right to vote as they stated that they could use the votes to counteract the votes of immoral immigrants. Many Gilded Age reformers also felt that alcohol consumption was the main source of social problems, and sought to have it
Social gospel wanted to apply Christian ethics to social problems such as poverty, slums, poor nutrition and education, alcoholism, crime, and war. One of the many things the practice of Social Gospel overcame was the expansion of education with things such as colleges, libraries, and Americanization. Settlement houses were another product of the Social Gospel. The people attempted to bring the values of small-town, middle class America to the inner city, as a way of eliminating poverty. Settlement houses were formed with one of the main ones being Hull House, founded by Jane Addams in Chicago in 1889 while the Salvation Army offered aid and religious counseling to the urban poor. Conditions with the help of charity from the middle class allowed for better conditions for the cities. Many middle class women felt social and moral reform depended on women getting the right to vote as they stated that they could use the votes to counteract the votes of immoral immigrants. Many Gilded Age reformers also felt that alcohol consumption was the main source of social problems, and sought to have it