AP U.S. History / Unit 6: Period 6: 1865–1898
6.1 Contextualizing Period 6
Notes
Period 6 (1865–1898): the Gilded Age: rapid industrialization, big business, immigration, urbanization, westward expansion, labor conflict and reform movements.
Practice
The Gilded Age refers to:
Mark Twain's term.
A major development in Period 6:
Industrial capitalism.
Cities grew in Period 6 mainly because of:
Urbanization.
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