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The Gilded Age Section 4.2 Conspicuous Consumption

Today’s Agenda Day 6 Issue #1 (Palin’s and the Bush Doctrine)Palin’s and the Bush Doctrine Issue #2 (Political Ads)(Political Ads) Review Political Spectrum 4.2 The Spirit of the Gilded Age Homework –Day 7 Presentation/Paper due Monday!!!

Write which political philosophy or which side you would associate with the following terms: 1.laissez-faire 2.Government control over all economic activity 3.Government control over all social activity 4.Pro Welfare 5.Pro Big Business 6.Anti-Foreigner 7.George W. Bush taking over Fannie and Freddy 8.Pro Union 9.Violence a legitimate tool 10.The Republican Party

Objectives for Today You should be able to: Define and list at least 2 characteristics of the Gilded Age Identify “The Breakers” Define and give at least 3 examples of Conspicuous Consumption Develop a position of the role government should play in dealing with severe economic disparity

The Centennial Exposition (1876)

Was America a great nation circa 1900? Centennial Exposition showcased American know-how Growing economy Thousands of new patents

The Greatness of America

What was the Gilded Age? Another name for America’s Industrial Revolution America from Gilded: –to cover something with a thin layer of gold to make it seem more attractive or valuable than it really is. "Gilded Age" –coined by Mark Twain

What was the nation trying to gild? Poverty Child Labor Crime Alcoholism Protestution Inhumane working conditions Inequality between Rich and Poor

How did the American elite gild themselves? Conspicuous Consumption –referred to the acquisition of goods for purposes of show and status Often called Nouveaux Riches –New Rich –Example in Titanic –How is this person regarded?

Describe Vanderbilt’s, The Breakers.

Cornelius Vanderbilt II’s summer mansion in Newport, RI Quintessential example of conspicuous consumption interior used marble & rare woods imported from Italy and Africa Gold Room was originally constructed in France, disassembled, shipped in airtight cases, and re- assembled in place in Newport

Are we still in a Gilded Age?

On the back of your worksheet, Create a political cartoon that comments on something about America today