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★ VIDEO DESCRIPTION ★
The Gilded Age in the United States produced the richest men in American history. It also brought rise to inequality and labor movements.

★TOPICS INCLUDE ★
Post-Civil War America
Taylorism
Industrialization and mass production
Corporations
Monopolies
Rise of inequality
Titans of Industry (Barons of Business)
Social Darwinism
Republican domination in the Gilded Age
Labor movements
Great Railroad Strike of 1877
Knights of Labor
Haymarket Riot
American Federation of Labor
Pullman Strike
Populist Movement
Farmers' Alliance
Colored Farmers' Alliance
Omaha Platform
William Jennings Bryan
Politics of Gold ("Free Silver")
Socialist Party of America (SPA)
People's Party
and more!

This is a typical high school American History lesson which can help high school students who need a little extra help in class. It can also give teachers ideas for their lessons. This video is great for AP US History students and teachers!

The content follows the American Yawp online textbook: http://www.americanyawp.com/index.html
This video follows Chapter 16.

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★ Image Credits ★
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Slide 1: William McKinley – Library of Congress
Slide 2: William McKinley – Library of Congress
Slide 3: APUSH Timeline – Lessons in Humanities
Slide 4: American Presidents – Lessons in Humanities
Slide 5: J.P. Morgan – American Yawp
Slide 6: Post Civil War Industrialization – Library of Congress
Slide 7: Taylorism – Wikimedia
Slide 8: Singer Sewing Machine, McCormick Reaper, Ford’s Assembly Line
Slide 9: New York (1880s) – 6sqt.com
Slide 10: Monopolies – Complexity Everywhere
Slide 11: GE logo, Dupont logo, U.S. Steel logo
Slide 12: Monopoly Cartoon – American Yawp
Slide 13: Protectors of Our Industry – History.com
Slide 14: J.D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt
Slide 15: Darwinism – Wikimedia
Slide 16: Social Darwinism – Wikimedia
Slide 17: Thomas Nast Cartoon – Washington Post
Slide 18: Labor Movement – American Yawp
Slide 19: Great Railroad Strike – American Yawp
Slide 20: Knights of Labor – Wikimedia
Slide 21: Haymarket Riot – Wikimedia
Slide 22: American Federation of Labor – Wikimedia
Slide 23: Pullman Strike – Wikimedia
Slide 24: Strike – Wikimedia
Slide 25: Populist Movement
Slide 26: Farmers’ Alliance – American Yawp
Slide 27: Populist Party – Wikimedia
Slide 28: “Omaha Platform” – Heritage Auctions
Slide 29: Colored Farmers’ Alliance – Tennessee Virtual Archive
Slide 30: Politics of Gold – Wikimedia
Slide 31: William Jennings Bryan – Wikimedia
Slide 32: Gold Standard – Wikimedia
Slide 33: The Socialists – Wikimedia
Slide 34: Socialist Party of America – Wikimedia
Slide 35: Homestead Riot – Library of Congress