Discuss the period known as “The Gilded Age.”


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Discuss the period known as “The Gilded Age.”


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Discuss the factors that made it “gilded” instead of truly “golden.” What technological and business innovations drove the period, and what problems manifested themselves because of them? What was the role of the “Robber Barons”? Who were they, and how did they shape the era? How did the need for reform contribute to the later Progressive Era?