19th-century theatre

During the mid to late 19th century, the term “Robber Baron” came into use. It was used to describe capitalist men who ran big businesses and allegedly acquired their vast fortunes from questionable and unethical business practices. The unethical practices regularly consisted of exploiting workers, including children, with low wages and long, hard hours in unacceptable working conditions; influencing government and elections, thus furthering the corruption of the government; buying out…

America during the 19th century was full of change, reform, and success. People began organizing to achieve their social goals. For instance, labor unions became a huge movement. Labor unions were groups of people, often of the same trade who identified as one group. Together this group shared goals of improving their work environment. They also worked to get benefits, better pay, and overall better treatment. Two reputable labor unions included the National Labor Union and the Knights of Labor.…

Do I believe we are living in the second Gilded Age? No. The Gilded Age was an era of corruption and capitalism. It is also okay to think that it was America’s formative period when a society of small producers transformed into and urban society dominated by industrial corporations. These years saw labor violence, racial tension, militancy among farmers, and unemployment. The 1880s and 1890s were years of technological innovation, mass immigration, and intense political partnership.…

1870 to the 1900 was referred to as the gilded ( to be covered in a thin layer of gold color) age due to the fact it was paraded as a brilliant and magnificent time in America when infact it was a time of poverty and corruption. During this time in U.S. history the country had become very corrupt examples of this were shown like the party bosses, railroad companies were paying off politicians, and corners were cut on the construction of the dumbbell buildings. At this westward expansion was…

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…

There has long been a debate no whether the capitalists of the late 19th century to early 20th century (such as Rockefeller, Carnegie, etc.) were “captains of industry” who looked to better the budding country or corrupt “robber barons” who only looked after themselves. One needs to take a good long look back into this time period to uncover the truth of the matter; however, once one does this, it becomes quite apparent that the later of the two is quite factual while the former falls flat on…

state intervention and reforms of the 19th Century to understand the relevance and impact these had in the Liberal reforms and the ultimate formation of the British welfare state in the 1940s. It has been argued the consensus among historians is that the 1906 Liberal general election victory was not won on the basis of proposed…

a slightly different set of values and motivations than everyone else seems to be, and this sets him apart. A prime example of the rest of society is Willy’s brother, Ben. In sociological terms, Ben is a classic representative of the old, 19th century middle class, while Willy represents the new, dependent, salaried, pathetically other-directed middle class. Ben’s character is clearly inner-directed… While Willy stresses the importance of personality, of being ‘well-liked’ and acceptable…

between the lines there is much more than meets the eye. The nineteenth century had high standards for females, it was expected for women to be respectable old maids like George’s Aunt or meek housewives like Mrs. Elvsted, and Hedda’s personality is one of unsuitableness to the time. Stating that the question arises, is Hedda Gabler truly an evil being or is she just a typical, restricted woman? To be a woman in the 19th century had to be extremely difficult, especially for a woman like Hedda.…

instructed women their place in a developing civilization. Despite the significant changes in America during the 15th century to early 16th century, women rarely deviated from their role in “true womanhood” . In general, women knew their place can never go beyond the boundary of domesticity or motherhood and venturing towards unconformity was frowned upon. However, in the late 16th century, as all of America was mobilized by patriotism and rebellion towards the English tyrant; even women were…