Welcome to Week 23 and the aftermath of the Civil War!
How Gilded Is Your Age?
Day 1
In Class: The Gilded Age 1865-1900 -- How did the United States rebuild itself after the Civil War? Who were the men who built America? How did the nation go from an agrarian/rural to an urban and industrial nation? Gilded Age Vocab: Tenement, gilded, monopoly, trust, entrepreneur, urbanization, wages, labor union, gross domestic product, corporation, laissez-faire...
HW: None!
In Class: The Gilded Age 1865-1900 continues -- Vertical vs. Horizontal Integration -- Sherman Anti-trust Act -- The Men Who Built America
Block 2 missed Day 2 this week -- Here is a video podcast that summarizes what we did in class. YOU NEED TO WATCH IT! :)
Day 3
In Class: Vanderbilt's RR -- Carnegie's Steel and the Johnstown Flood! -- Rockefeller's Oil!
HW: None!
Beginning--9:00
Day 4
In Class: Rockefeller's Oil! -- The Trust! -- J.P. Morgan -- Henry Ford!
HW: None!