https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3 What topics/events during the Gilded age had the greatest effect on our modern-day economy? en-us 2020-10-01 17:45:30 UTC 2024-11-02 23:59:10 UTC hello@padlet.com 1815255 https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3/wish/808514121 During this period of time, during the Gilded Age, many inventions and innovations occurred that changed the way we produced things and made business. Some examples are, the lightbulb, which made long working hours into the night possible, which increased productivity, the assembly line, which also greatly increased productivity, and even the telephone which made business a thousand times easier.

 (Learning, L. (n.d.). US History II (American Yawp). Retrieved October 06, 2020, from https://courses.lumenlearning.com/ushistory2ay/chapter/industrialization-and-technological-innovation-2/)]]> 2020-10-06 22:07:08 UTC https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3/wish/808514121 1815255 https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3/wish/808524391 These are what history experts viewed the entrepreneurs of the time period as, greedy robber barrons who took advantage of the system and the working class, or captains of industry who simply used the work force to make our economy boom and increase the GDP of all people, rising them out of poverty. 


America's Gilded Age: Robber Barons and Captains of Industry. (n.d.). Retrieved October 06, 2020, from https://online.maryville.edu/business-degrees/americas-gilded-age/]]> 2020-10-06 22:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3/wish/808524391 1815255 https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3/wish/808524486 During the 1920's credit and installment plans were introduced which gave the poor opportunities to buy things like cars and appliances, this caused the rise of the middleclass of people, which is still prevalent today. 


Buschardt, E. (n.d.). Retrieved October 06, 2020, from http://www.umsl.edu/virtualstl/phase2/1920/events/consumer.html]]> 2020-10-06 22:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3/wish/808524486 1815255 https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3/wish/808524828 Weber, A. (2019, September 06). The Moving Assembly Line Turns 100. Retrieved October 06, 2020, from https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/91581-the-moving-assembly-line-turns-100]]> 2020-10-06 22:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3/wish/808524828 1815255 https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3/wish/808524926 McNamara, R. (n.d.). Explore the History and Origins of the Term Robber Baron. Retrieved October 06, 2020, from https://www.thoughtco.com/robber-baron-definition-1773342]]> 2020-10-06 22:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3/wish/808524926 1815255 https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3/wish/808524999 Another example of an ad that could've been seen in a magazine or publisher. Credit and Layaway plans were very new t...: Budget planning, Simple budget, How to plan. (n.d.). Retrieved October 06, 2020, from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/839358449275805361/]]> 2020-10-06 22:14:35 UTC https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3/wish/808524999 1815255 https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3/wish/808525305 Green, J. (Director). (2013, July 5). The Industrial Economy: Crash Course US History #23 [Video file]. Retrieved October 6, 2020, from https://youtu.be/r6tRp-zRUJs

]]> 2020-10-06 22:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3/wish/808525305 1815255 https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3/wish/808525361 Chasers, V. (Producer). (2014, October 16). Robber Baron or Captain of Industry....What does that mean? [Video file]. Retrieved October 6, 2020, from https://youtu.be/aAbI6hNo1Iw]]> 2020-10-06 22:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3/wish/808525361 1815255 https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3/wish/808525502 Green, J. (Director). (2013, October 4). The Roaring 20's: Crash Course US History #32 [Video file]. Retrieved October 6, 2020, from https://youtu.be/VfOR1XCMf7A]]> 2020-10-06 22:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/1815255/jeyu61m83urtpyt3/wish/808525502