The Gilded Age was a time period in America of transition and revolution. America was shifting from farming and irrigation to the development of industrial capitalism and big corporations. There were many social changes such as; increased immigration, poor living conditions, and the barrier between the rich and poor. Also there were many economic changes such as; railroads, telephone, and steel factories. Corporations and monopolies grew, growing a divide between the working class and the rich. American life in this era changed greatly with the huge influx of immigrants, increase in technological advances in railroading, and the rise of the United States as a world industrial power.
Immigration was a major social development in the late 1800s.
Immigration was a major social development in the late 1800s.