PPT-Warm-up 2/3/15 What kinds of conditions do workers face in the Gilded Age?

What was the Populist Movement and what were their goals What was the Gold V Silver Standard debate about How does this help us understand monetary policy today Do the Populists succeed in changing the conditions of society Do they change the Gold Standard Why. 1877-1900. The Gilded Age. Name comes from the title . of an 1873 Mark Twain . book. Referred to . the “superficial glitter” of the new wealth that developed in the late . 1800s. Dominated by a belief in . Political Machines. The Gilded Age. 1870’s-1900. . Name of a . book written by Mark Twain. and Charles Dudley Warner in . The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today. (1873), satirizing what they believed to be an . The. . Gilded Age. This era known as the . Gilded Age. . . A gilded object is made of cheap metal, but coated in a thin layer of gold. . Think of the candy gold coins…. Grrrr. The USA seemed perfect from the outside, but was actually full of many problems.. And. Kinds of eyes…. Marios. . Mpardis. Kampoli. . Eleftheria. Loukatou. . konstantina. Kinds of hair…. LONG. SHORT. STRAIGHT. WAVY. CURLY. FRINGE. Colours. . of hair... BLACK . BLOND(E). BROWN. Test Analysis. Where are we now?. Hayes wins the presidency because he promises to end . Reconstruction. Reconstruction was forced acceptance of freed slaves, imposed by the North on the South. Food for Thought: should we force people to be moral?. Women & Work. 1. All American Women have ALWAYS worked. . 2. Only poor women generally worked for WAGES.. 3. A LOT of women’s work is unwaged– domestic work (cooking, laundering, cleaning), reproductive work (making and rearing children), and volunteer work (ladies aid societies, philanthropy. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at . www.boundless.com. Available on the Boundless Teaching Platform. Using Boundless Presentations. The Appendix. The appendix is for you to use to add depth and breadth to your lectures. You can simply drag and drop slides from the appendix into the main presentation to make for a richer lecture experience.. “Gilded Age” – 1870-1900. Post-Reconstruction America. Phrase coined by Mark Twain; used to represent America during this time. Also, think of a beautiful, shiny, red apple… that is rotten on the inside. American author . Mark Twain. To “gild” something is to lay a thin layer of gold. over some rougher/cheaper base material. Gilded Age. Refers to the period after the Civil War through 1900. Period of great economic and population growth. The golden gleam of the gilded surface hides the cheapness of the metal underneath.”--Mark Twain . What . do you think this quote means?. What is Twain trying to say?. What are some industrial problems America has during the Industrial Revolution . Have you ever used any. of these products?. What company created these . products?. Who was the man behind the creation. of these products? . Apple Inc. . Steve Jobs. CEO. 1976: Started Apple at 21 years old. THE. BIG QUESTIONS. What factors encouraged American economic growth in the decades. after the Civil War?. How did workers fare in the new industrial America?. Could workers have improved their working conditions without organizing labor unions?. Gilded Age 1877-1900 STAAR Questions During the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries, the U.S. government attempted to facilitate the growth of domestic industry by   A placing high tariff barriers on foreign imports Section 6.3 (230-232) . The Spirit of the Gilded Age. The . Rossers. Today’s Agenda. September 21, 2015. Collect “letter home” paragraph. Reminder: HIPE (Essay or Presentation) due in 1 week. Put finished slide show in my Inbox by Monday morning.