The Gilded Age

After the small economic recession in 1921, when the United States made efforts to shift from wartime to peace, the "new era" of success, prosperity, and relative happiness continued, called "roar of 1920s" (Brinkley 642)) Meanwhile, with the development of new technologies, consumers have purchased a large number of products, the market has risen sharply, people are confident in the general situation of the whole country, the national economy He is booming. In the 1920s, the middle class of the city became more intense, more influential, and became accustomed to all wealth and success experienced in this era.

Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner created in the novel "Golden Age". The era of gilding in American history was at the end of the 19th century from the 1870s to the 1900s. This word was made by writer Mark Twain in "Golden Age: Story". Today (1873) it satires the era of serious social problems covered with thin gold gold plating. The gold plating era is the era of rapid economic growth especially in the north and the west. New industrialists are American medici and robber Baron. Wages in the United States, especially wages of skilled workers are much higher than the wages of Europe that attract millions of immigrants. The increase in industrialization means that despite the increase in labor force, the real wage in the US rose to 60% from 1860 in 1860 and then continued to rise. However, due to the influx of very poor European immigrants, the golden era is also the era of poverty. Railway is a major industry, but importance of factory system, mining and financing are increasing

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 transcontinental railroad, and it is also the other railroad 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.