Gilded Age (jan 1, 1870 – jan 1, 1900)
Description:
[1870s - 1900]an age characterized by corruption but covered over with gold
context: post-civil war industrial & economic boom
cause: rapid economic growth, low regulation
effect: rich got richer; workers exploited; led to labor & reform movements; urbanization; factories -> unskilled labor work emerged
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Date:
jan 1, 1870
jan 1, 1900
~ 30 years