Important Factors Leading to the Gilded Age

After the Civil War in 1865, Carnegie withdraws from the railway business, establishes Keystone Bridge and plans to invest in the iron industry. In 1867 Keystone Bridge began construction of Isbridge of St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois. The bridge straddles the Mississippi River and has a length of 1 mile or more and has never been completed before. Wrought iron is too weak to support the length of the bridge, so the solution is to use steel.

Gold plating era (1870-1900) The gold plating era refers to the last part of the American industrial revolution. It includes rapid economic growth in the golden era, but it also refers to unethical behaviors behind the enormous wealth accumulated by some major industrialists such as JD Rockefeller, JP. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie, they came to define the era of gold plating. Civil rights movement (1950 - 1960) The civil rights movement was mainly to support the rights of African Americans and end apartheid. The broader civil rights movement has spread throughout America's history, but some of the most radical militants have appeared in the 1950s and 1960s. Read more: Civil rights activist

The era of gold plating was the age of American society at the end of the 19th century (about 1870-1900). The golden era is characterized by rapid economic growth and remarkable foreign wealth, covering problems such as poverty, inequality, social injustice. The term "golden age" was created by Mark Twain at "Golden Age: Today's Story" (1873) which is a satire to materialism and political corruption. Collis Potter Huntington (1821-1900) Huntingdon plays an important role in the construction of Pacific Railroad - Central Pacific Railroad is the first railroad across the continent and other railways such as the South Pacific. Part of the reason for his commercial success was his extensive political lobbying and bribes of politicians. When his bribery was exposed he became a symbol of greed and corruption in the railway industry. Despite defending the construction of the railroad, he became a satirical and dislike person.