THE GILDED AGESkim pages 265-270. Fill in the outline using your book: (copy entire outline and put your answers underneath, but leave some space to add info)

-Gilded Age (definition):

-Individualism (definition):

-Social Darwinism (definition):

-Realism (what did artists portray?):

-Social Gospel Movement (definition):

-Settlement house (definition):- *Jane Addams (who was she?):

- Americanization (who is in charge of it?):

- Booker T . Washington (what did he start?):

SIN #31

GILDED AGE: 1870’S-1900’S

Country looks really good on the outside, but underneath the surface you see the reality of really poor people, dirty conditions, struggling to survive

Will start to improve

INDIVIDUALISM

You can rise in society and improve your situation

Aka- the American Dream

SOCIAL DARWINISM

Survival of the fittest (plants and animals)

Philanthropy: many Robber Barons ended up giving back to their communities (Carnegie Hall, Rockefeller Center)

REALISM Artistic movement to

portray things as they actually are

Show the poor immigrants, bad working conditions

POP CULTURE (PAGE 267) Write 3 activities

people could do/see in cities

Life in cities wasn’t all bad- entertainment, recreation, inventions

SOCIAL GOSPEL MOVEMENT Movement to

improve conditions in cities by church groups

Start of progressive movement

SETTLEMENT HOUSE

Aka-Hull House Place to go for social

services, provided daycare, taught English

Jane Addams- started first settlement house

AMERICANIZATION

Public schools taught young children how to read/write in English

Growth of education in USA, but not for African Americans or Native Americans

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

Started first African American school (Tuskegee Institute) to teach students a skill

CH 3 SECTION 4 GUIDED READINGSIN #31 cont.

** Will have some time in class to finish tomorrow