Industrialization and Urbanization 1870 1920 Unit 5 US
Industrialization and Urbanization 1870 -1920 Unit 5: US History
Industrialization and Urbanization 1870 -1920 • • Industrial Expansion Rise of Organized Labor Urbanization New Immigration Closing of the West Populism Progressive Era
The Gilded Age
Gilding The term gilding covers a number of decorative techniques for applying fine gold leaf or powder to solid surfaces such as wood, stone, or metal to give a thin coating of gold.
The Breakers – Rhode Island
The Breakers – Rhode Island
The Breakers – Rhode Island
The Breakers – Rhode Island
Gilded Age Tenement
Gilded Age Tenement
Gilded Age Tenement
Causes of Business Expansion • Labor • Capital • Transportation • Technology • Government Policy • Natural Resources • Civil War • Business Leaders
What was the most important cause of industrial expansion in the era after the Civil War? Why? What was the least important cause of industrial expansion in the era after the Civil War? Why? Compare a technological development in the Industrial Age (1870 -1920) to a technological development discussed previously in class.
New Technologies 1860 -1905 • • • Bessemer Steel (stronger steel) Internal Combustion Engine Typewriter Dynamite Electric Motor Telephone Phonograph Light Bulb Radio X-Ray Motion Picture Airplane
Government Policy • Pacific Telegraph Act - 1860 • Pacific Railway Act – 1862 • Land Grants • • Homestead Act -1862 Open Immigration No Regulations No Taxes
Land Grants
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