Gilded Age
The late 1870's to late 1890's!
In what time frame did the Gilded Age Happen?
William Mckinley!
Who was the President during the Progressive Era?
The ability to think critically about evidence, use diverse forms of evidence to construct interpretations, and defend these interpretations through argumentative historical writing.
What does it mean to think like a historian?
Flappers!
What were women called in the 1920s?
The crash of the stock market!
What was the main cause of the Great Depression?
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877!
What was a major event that happened during the Gilded Age?
The airplane, the special theory of relativity, and the Kodak brownie!
What inventions were created during the Progressive Era?
Knowledge of understanding people, events, and contexts from a range of historical periods, the ability to think, debate, discuss, and evaluate the past.
What are some key characteristics of a historian?
Major advances in technology!
What caused the Roaring 20's?
Herbert Hoover!
Who was the President during the Great Depression?
Mark Twain named it the Gilded Age in the 1873 novel called, "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today."
Who named it the Gilded Age and why?
Maximum limits on working hours and worker's compensation for workplace injuries!
What labor laws were passed during the Progressive Era?
Motivate you to seek new leads and ask questions to refocus your research.
How can historical thinking skills help you think like a historian?
The growth of cities, the rise of consumer culture, the upsurge of mass entertainment, and the "revolution in morals and manners"
What were some key characteristics of the Roaring Twenties?
1929-1939
What years did the Great Depression take place?
JP Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie.
During the Gilded Age, the decades between the end of the Civil War in 1865 and the turn of the century, the explosive growth of factories, steel mills, and railroads driven by the Second Industrial Revolution made a small, elite class of businessmen incredibly rich. Who were the richest people of that time?
Advancing Justice, dignity, and peace for all!
What three things did progressives believe?
Their topics in, the context of how and why people of that era thought and behaved.
What is a historian trying to understand?
Characterized by economic prosperity, rapid social and cultural changes, and a mood of exuberant optimism.
In the 1920s why was America called the Roaring 20s?
Corn and milk, Peanut butter bread, eggs, beans, milk, and cheese!
What unusual stress foods were made during the time of the Great Depression?
The United States became the leading industrial nation in the world, built a powerful navy, defeated a world power, and acquired a large overseas empire.
What were the effects of the Gilded Age?
The 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
How did the Progressive Era impact voting rights?
Change over time, causality, context, complexity, and contingency.
What are the five C's of history thinking?
The rise of a consumer-oriented economy and, mass entertainment, and helped to bring about a "revolution in morals and manners."
What kind of impact did the Roaring 20's have on today's society?
Lower incomes in wages, rents, dividends, and profits throughout the economy.
What were the consequences of the Great Depression?