Gilded Age Flashcards
1
Q
Difference between old and new
A
Old- Northern and Great Britain
South- Southern and Asia
2
Q
New
A
They don’t fit in and take jobs
3
Q
5 urban problems
A
Water- filtration- 1870s, chlorination-1908
Sanitation-sewer lines and sanitation departments- 1900s
Housing- dumbbell tenements, row houses
Criminal- NYCPD formed in 1844
Transportation - mass transit, subways, streetcars
4
Q
Gilded
A
Glittering on the outside, corrupt underneath
5
Q
7 gilded age
A
Mass immigration Unequal amount of wealth Unprecedented economic growth Modern industrial economy Rural to urban US becomes world power Greed and corruption in government
6
Q
3 things fuel economic no if growth
A
Wealth
Modern machinery
Limitless workers
7
Q
5 reforms
A
Alcohol- prohibition- forbade consumption
Education- child labor outlawed
Helping the poor- social gospel movement
Settlement houses- community centers that gave service to the poor
Improving working houses- unions- organized to protect workers rights
