Societal issues of the Gilded Age

1. List of terms, keywords, concepts

1.1. Robber baron

1.2. Tenement

1.3. Corruption

1.4. Immigration

1.5. Economic inequality

2. Possible sources to check

2.1. Gale Databases

2.1.1. U.S. History in Context

2.2. Library catalog- books about Gilded Age, American history, social problems

2.3. Google- find websites about this era? Maybe find photos?

3. What I Know

3.1. Urban explosion and immigration

3.2. Tenement housing for poor working classes

3.3. Child labor and dangerous working conditions in factories

3.4. Lots of inequality- wealth, opportunities

3.5. Robber barons

3.6. Corruption

4. Questions

4.1. What does "gilded" mean? Why is it called the Gilded Age?

4.2. Why was there so much inequality during that time?

4.3. Who made the decisions that negatively impacted immigrants and the working poor?