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Conclusion
- After completing this WebQuest, you
will understand the major concepts and themes of the Gilded Age in
American history. Check your understanding of these ideas by
considering the following essential questions:
- What conditions existed in the
United States which allowed the Industrial Revolution to take root
and flourish in America?
- How did laissez-faire capitalism
influence the development of business organization in the United
States?
- Were the leaders of Big Business
"robber barons," or in fact "captains of industry?"
- How did some philosophies serve to
support class division during the Gilded Age?
- How did the Industrial Revolution
cause urbanization and a dramatic increase in the number of
immigrants to the United States?
- What effect did urbanization and
immigration have on the United States?
- Why have many historians considered
the late 1800's in America to be a Gilded Age; a period which was
outwardly showy, but inwardly corrupt?
- How did early reaction to the Gilded
Age attempt to correct the abuses of the period?
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