and the tenor of the times. In effect‚ the fair was the turning point between the old Victorian days and the modern era‚ technologically‚ culturally‚ politically‚ and in the hearts of the people of the US and the world. The United States of the Gilded Age was not the superpower is it today. At best‚ it was considered a powerful manufacturing and industrial country‚ but little more. Culturally and politically‚ it was an upstart to the relatively old and established European powers of the day. At this
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completed in. Scenes could range from parties in a domestic setting in France‚ to bitterly realistic views of street and slum life during the Gilded Age in the United States. In Alfred Kappes’ very real depiction of this time‚ Tattered and Torn was completed in 1886 and sheds light on this both dark and light time in history by painting a character bathed in the Gilded Age. With this in mind‚ at around the same time just eight years later in 1894‚ Berthe Morisot‚ a most famous Impressionist artist‚ completed
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Examination of Industrialist Leaders - Final Draft Soon after the Reconstruction period‚ an era known as the Gilded Age erupted. During the 1870’s - 1890’s‚ America took a drastic leap into industrialization. Immigrants swarmed into the United States with the distinct hope of opportunity. Big business was soon in effect with a newly acquired demand for raw material. Shortly‚ monopolies emerged. These industrial leaders‚ whom were ingenious to the game‚ established their wealth from the suffrage
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half of the nineteenth century as the "Gilded Age‚" meaning golden‚ because of the economic opportunities that America had to offer during these times. However‚ there were some people who sought success selfishly before attempting to revolutionize the economy. The men who took advantage of these opportunities were more robber barons than they were industrial statesmen. More often than not‚ greed overcame their decisions as capitalists. During the Gilded Age‚ the leaders of industry worked towards
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Celina Estrella Bethanie Perry 2-22-13 History 109 Industrial Supremacy During the 1880’s also known as the Gilded Age‚ industrial supremacy contributed to America’s growth in many ways. From the boom and bust for iron and steel to the start of the automobile‚ men were being replaced with machines and lower wages. In Thomas O’Donnell’s testimony‚ he states that child labor‚ job security‚ and capitalism caused extreme problems for the working man. Child labor led to men losing their jobs. Low
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better describe them? They had their faults‚ but overall these leaders should be respected for all they have done. The Gilded Age was a century known for having capitalism‚ corruption‚ and crude displays of wealth. Business leaders thought too much of their own money to notice the negative effect they had on the business market. Mark Twain named the Gilded Age – ‘gilded’ meaning ‘covered with gold’. He was one of the many people who believed
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Paintings of a realism nature are a source that illustrates the Gilded Age activities and how people viewed political‚ economic and social elements within their society. Winslow Homer (1836 –1910) a naturalist painter through his scenes of outdoor life explored the glitter of the Gilded Age with under currents of the life of African Americans. Various artists of the Gilded age explored themes related to a society in transition brought about by industrialization and rapid economic growth. Some artists
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During this “Gilded Age” business men have been creating large business organizations known as trusts‚ this ingenuity of these entrepreneurs has been earning them the title “Captains of Industry” yet their ruthlessness in the building of their industries and wealth at the expense of their competitors has been earning some of these men the title of “Robber Barons”. I personally believe that these business men have negatively affected the people around them‚ making them titled as “Robber Barons”. I
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Between 1870 and 1900‚ American society was referred to as the Gilded Age. It was called this way because America looked very lavish and ritzy‚ but in reality‚ Americans were living in poverty as they did not have good paying jobs. Many jobs included factory workers‚ clerks‚ and strikebreakers. The workers received less than minimum wage‚ especially if they were not white native-born Americans. As more immigrants moved to America‚ crime‚ violence‚ fire‚ disease‚ pollution rates increased dramatically
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called the Gilded Age. This name coined by Mark Twain speaks volumes to what was occurring at the time. The big businesses were rising and along with them technological progress and a lower cost of living; this is the gold plating. Also during this time‚ corruption was running rampant and poor workers were exploited in order to produce more for their robber baron bosses; this is the gold layer peeled back. Big businesses played a massive role in the economy and politics during the gilded age‚ as the
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