Economic and Social Visions of the Gilded Age

Period 6: 1865-1898

Do Now:

After reading “Historical Perspectives: Melting Pot or Cultural Diversity”, and using your prior knowledge discuss and respond to the following questions with your partner (place responses on notesheet from day prior!) 

Captains of Industry or Robber Barons?

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Business leader whose means of amassing a personal wealth contributed positively to society in some capacity

increased productivity

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acts of philanthropy

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Businessmen who used exploitative practices to amass their wealth

exerted control over natural resources

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eliminated competition in order to create monopolies

Price-fixing

Which term do you feel best describes the Big Businessmen of the Gilded Age? Explain your response.

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Cartoon Analysis:

Do the following cartoons support the idea of industrialists as “Captains of Industry” or “Robber Barons”? Explain why.

Cartoon #1: ______

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Cartoon #2: ______

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Cartoon #3: ______

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Cartoon #4: ______

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Social Critics:

Many criticized the practices of “Big Business” and the effects of these practices on society

Why did people in society criticize industrialists? ______

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5 Social Critics:

Henry Lloyd, Edward Bellamy, Henry George, Walter Rauschenbusch, Jane Addams

  1. ______- criticized methods used; concerned for the small businessman
  2. ______- ______, showed a utopian socialist society in 2000, retirement age = 45

-anti-capitalist, “radical”

-influenced Progressives

  1. ______- ______, explained how industrial progress leads to poverty, because it creates two opposing classes: rich and poor
  1. Walter Rauschenbusch- led the ______movement

- Christians obligated to improves lives of less fortunate

- “______” in NYC

- influenced Progressives

  1. ______- founded ______(a settlement house) in Chicago in 1889

- Goal: have immigrants live with college-educated people to easetransition into American society

- Taught cooking, hygiene, child care

- Meeting places for young women activists

Practicing Historical Thinking:

After reading the excerpt from Jane Addams’, “Twenty Years at Hull House”, complete the two questions that follow with your partner

  1. Identify: Describe Addams’ goals for Hull House.

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  1. Analyze: How did Hull House represent a change in attitudes toward female workers in America? In what ways did it uphold traditional gender roles?

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