The Transformation of the US in the Gilded Age

🔑 The Gilded Age in the US brought about significant changes with the second industrial revolution, including new technologies and ways of living.

💡 Advancements in technology such as steel, electricity, and the telephone revolutionized transportation, communication, and business operations.

🌍 The Gilded Age saw a shift in the US population from rural farmers to urban factory workers, marking a radical change for the country.

📅 Between 1865 and 1898, there were significant changes in the fields of work and business.

🌆 The increase in urban population during the Gilded Age led to changes in living patterns and migration.

💼 Industrialization played a major role in shaping the societal beliefs and culture of the Gilded Age.

🔑 During the Gilded Age, many African Americans transitioned from working as slaves to working as laborers in the southern plantations.

🌍 Workplaces in the US were divided based on race, making it nearly impossible for African Americans, Chinese, and Mexican Americans to work together.

📈 The Civil War led to business consolidation and allowed certain industrial companies to transform their natural resources into infrastructure.

📚 The Gilded Age saw a consolidation of businesses and the use of monopolistic practices to control prices and labor rights.

🏭 Industrialization brought significant changes to the business world, despite remaining inequalities and a gradual transition from farms to factories.

🏙️ Urbanization and migration led to a rapid increase in city populations, with new immigrants transforming the social and economic landscape.

⭐️ Industrialization led to mass migration and living condition changes in American cities.

🌍 The availability of jobs in American cities attracted people from all over the world and changed their living standards.

🔍 The Gilded Age saw significant changes in economic, racial, and immigration aspects.

📚 Nativism and anti-immigrant sentiment were prevalent among protestant conservatives.

💼 Support for laissez-faire capitalism and limited government intervention in the economy.

🌍 Continuity of nativism and social Darwinism, but also emergence of reformers questioning industrialization.

The period between 1865-1898 in US history, known as the Gilded Age, saw significant changes due to industrialization and technological advancements.

The second industrial revolution transformed the country from an agricultural nation to an industrial powerhouse, but major ideas related to immigration, race, and economics remained relatively unchanged.

Efforts to improve the lives and working conditions of the urban population would have to wait until the Progressive era.