The Sholes And Glidden Typewriter And The Second Industrial Revolution

The gilded age was an age of industrial revolution. With inventions of machines and the major social problems, it was an era of great change for the United States.

American’s freedom was transformed in many ways by the economic development of the Gilded Age. The Gilded Age was also known as the second industrial revolution because of the rapid growth in the economy between the end of the civil war and the bringing of the 20th century. This growth in the economy came from “abundant natural resources, a growing supply of labor, an expanding market for manufactured goods, and the availability to capital for investment” (589). From this growth in all the resources the factories and rail roads also expanded so this brought in even more money into the country. The rail roads are a big reason why the second industrial revolution was even possible because of how many miles they traveled around the united states. Foner stated “by 1913 the united states brought in one-third of the worlds industrial output-more than the total of Great Britain, France, and Germany combined” (590). There was so much growth that even the Americans of the late 19th century was amazed by the new economy.

One of the inventions that impacted industrialization and American life is the telephone. It was invented by Alexander Bell and it changed the way people/businesses communicated. Before the telephone people use to communicate by letters, which use to consume a great deal of time. But because we have the telephone, communication is much

Amidst the 1880s and 1890s, the nation was changing. Technology, entertainment and the population were all seeing intense transformations. Looking back, much to the technologies of the late 19th century can be seen in the modern United States. This age included the development of communication technology including the phonograph, the telephone and the radio. Transportation technologies were also evolving into more modern versions. These technologies included automobiles, trolleys and electric trains. At the time, immigrants, especially those from Hungary, Italy, Poland and Russia, were flooding into America. This massive increase of the population led to the horizontal growth and vertical rise of urban cities as we know them today. The events that occurred during the Gilded Age would be what helped Rockefeller become the “King of Oil” (Krasner 2014).

The late 19th century and early 20th century, dubbed the Gilded Age by writer Mark Twain, was a time of great growth and change in every aspect of the United States, and even more so for big business. It was this age that gave birth to many of the important modern business practices we take for granted today, and those in charge of business at the time were considered revolutionaries, whether it was for the good of the people or the good of themselves.

America’s industrial growth during the period from 1870 to 1900 was greatly impacted by growth of large corporations that affected the economics and politics of our nation. As corporations began to grow, so did their power and influence. Their numbers grew to be so significant that they were known to be one of the major forces within the United States, with both a great amount of power and the ability to control much within the United States. Their power and influence expanded and impacted the economic and political aspects of our nation. These corporations dominated American business and defined the American culture. The Gilded Age, a term coined by Mark

The Gilded Age is known as the Second Industrial Revolution because of the major increase in factories and production (Foner 593). During this time the United States controlled more than a third of the world’s industrial output. This led to approximately 11 million people moving from the rural areas to the city, and another 25 million immigrants moving into America (Foner, 596). Because of the increase in population, freedom and safety were harder to maintain.

There was a lot of industries and new inventions during the Gilded Age. The light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison, which allows people to use electric light

Mark Twain had described this time period having corruption in politics and a society whose serious problems were not given much thought. He felt that the problems had been veiled by a thin coating of gold therefore labeling it the Gilded Age. Changing laws had a big effect on the economy during the Gilded Age. Congressional laws helped lay the groundwork

The “Gilded Age” was a time between the Civil War and World War I. It was also a time of economic growth. During this time new discoveries were made of new technologies and products. It was the beginning of industrialization. With new discoveries of technology and products that led to a better life for the middle class and a jump in the economic success.

The Gilded Age was characterized by rapid industrialization, reconstruction, ruthless pursuit of profit, government, corruption, and vulgarity (Cashman 1). After the Civil War, America was beginning to regroup as a nation. There were many other changes developing in the country. Industrialization was taking over the formerly agricultural country. The nation’s government was also in great conflict (Foner 20). Many changes occurred during the Gilded Age. These changes affected farmers, labor, business, and politics.

Between 1865 and 1900 was an era known as the Gilded Age. This era played a major role in the growth of industrialization and was a start of how business and politics started to affect each other. America started to change along with its economy as a whole, which started to transform and grow drastically. The Gilded Age was a time of growth and development for America and the two most major developments that had the biggest impact was the development of railroads and women's activism.

This time period of the Gilded Age was between the Civil War and World War I. The Gilded Age was an age of vast transformations for the United States. With the U.S. population and economy growing quickly, there were a lot of political corruption, corporate financial misdealings, and many wealthy people who lived very fancy lives. The Gilded Age also brought over a vast number of immigrants to our shores. This era showed the true meaning of the “American dream” and also the suffering it brought with it. Between 1865-1900 the Gilded Age was a time period when rapid growth occurred, especially in the North and West; however, the industrial workers focused on bettering the system while farmers were trying to be as successful as the industry. Therefore, their improvement to better themselves had similar industrialization.

In 1436 Johannes Gutenberg invented the Printing Press, which had a major impact on both the Renaissance and printing today, however there other movable type systems invented before Gutenberg’s Printing

The Gilded Age will be remembered for the accomplishments of thousands of American thinkers, inventors, entrepreneurs, writers, and promoters of social justice. The Gilded Age and the first years of the twentieth century were a time of great social change and economic growth in the United States. Roughly spanning the years between Reconstruction and the dawn of the new century, the Gilded Age saw rapid industrialization, urbanization, the construction of great transcontinental railroads, innovations in science and technology, and the rise of big business. Afterward, the first years of the new century that followed were dominated by progressivism, a forward-looking political movement that attempted to redress some of the ills that had