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The term robber barons was used during the gilded age to characterize?
Leaders of big business
What was the gilded age?
Some would say that although American society was advancing after the Civil War, in the period 1870-1900, that many problems were not resolved beneath the surface. Yes, the overall level of richness and power of the country was increasing for example, but so was the level of poverty -- and the struggle to find legal rights to defend the individual was often made difficult. Big companies and powerful writers and politicians could defend the 'American dream' (the golden part) even while others were suffering, losing their rights (such as blacks in the South) or being exploited in the workplace (what was underneath the gilding on the outside). Even though there was much corruption people were supposed to believe that with enough willpower and determination, anyone could be a success, even become wealthy, if they just tried to fit in. However, this was not really possible. Yet everyone was expected to 'buy' the story of the golden American dream anyway.Here is a little story to illustrate the idea.The Gilded Age is when things were not made with the best quality ever, at least for most people. They made it look real nice and like it was worth something. Gilded means painting on a thin layer of gold. So lets say that you got a watch in the Gilded Age. The watch would be amazing. It would look like gold and seem beautiful. But in reality the watch was cheap on the inside, tended to break, and the "gold" on the outside was just a thin layer of brass that soon rubbed off anyway. That is what the Gilded Age is. (Or imagine it as a thin layer of rich people living in the grand manner---the gold layer---and the big layer of truth beneath which was the middle class and poor who did not have those luxuries underneath the thin gilded layer.)
How did business leaders in the gilded age influence American politics?
Since it allowed businesses to increase their productivity and wealth it allowed big business to have a greater sometimes negative influence on politics. It created a super power, and ended up leading to the beginning of labor unions.
What is Big Era Three?
Stuff in history So Yea
What caused America's big boom?
America's boom in the 1920's was largely due to World War I. America was the main supplier of the war and this created many different jobs and industries.
The term robber barons was used during the gilded age to characterize?
Leaders of big business
What characteristiscs were vital to the success of industrial leaders of the gilded age?
sex was a big part of this the more people that entered the world industrial laders decided to up production during the gilded thus makeing succes become easier to achieve
How important are the Urban Bosses And Machine Politics to the gilded age?
Political Bosses and Machines were the backbone of the gilded age. They held down reformers for big business and improved the living conditions (not working conditions) of immigrants (all in exchange for votes of course), and then the cycle would repeat because of the massive influx of immigrants to America.
Who was consider the Big Three?
"The Big Three" is a term that has been applied to a great number of industries, but was perhaps most widely applied to the automobile industry and its headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. In that context, the "Big Three" were Ford, General Motors and Chrysler.
What are the main industries in wales?
they are big on fishing
What industries were developed?
Big ones and small ones. But mostly big ones.
What are the major industries in North America?
There are actually quite a few major industries in North America. The timber, fishing, and automobile industries are very big.
Was la follette rooting for big business and industries or not?
No
Which book outline how the American economy would be managed by big business big labor and government in the future?
The "Gilded Age", a time of big business and labor, was coined by Mark Twain. A famous book from those times, was written by Ida Tarbell, a muckraker and journalist. The book was The History of the Standard Oil Company, and it changed the way large companies were viewed.
Which books outlined how the American economy would be managed by big business big labor and government in the future?
The "Gilded Age", a time of big business and labor, was coined by Mark Twain. A famous book from those times, was written by Ida Tarbell, a muckraker and journalist. The book was The History of the Standard Oil Company, and it changed the way large companies were viewed.
Which book outlined how the American economy would be managed by big business big labor and government in the future?
The "Gilded Age", a time of big business and labor, was coined by Mark Twain. A famous book from those times, was written by Ida Tarbell, a muckraker and journalist. The book was The History of the Standard Oil Company, and it changed the way large companies were viewed.
Which book outlined how American economy would be managed by big business big labor and government in the future?
The "Gilded Age", a time of big business and labor, was coined by Mark Twain. A famous book from those times, was written by Ida Tarbell, a muckraker and journalist. The book was The History of the Standard Oil Company, and it changed the way large companies were viewed.
