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The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age. Economics. Acrostic Poem. F R E E E N T E R P R I S E. Sample Acrostic poems P anthers growl, O rioles sing, E agles soar, M onkeys swing. S ee? 

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The Gilded Age

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  1. The Gilded Age Economics

  2. Acrostic Poem • F • R • E • E • E • N • T • E • R • P • R • I • S • E • Sample Acrostic poems • Panthers growl,Orioles sing,Eagles soar,Monkeys swing.See?  • Going for the goldYou know youMightNot win. Those endless hoursAt the gymStarting your body to work hardest.The excitement and nerves at the meet; the joy when you land on your feet.It's hurry and do your home work; it's eating your supper in theCar. It's the love of theSport and the Olympic dream

  3. Three Basic Economic questions • What will be produced? • By whom will it be produced? • For whom will it be produced?

  4. Gilded • Gilded-give a thin coating of gold

  5. Gilded Age (1870-1900) • Mark Twain • Shiny and glittering on the surface, yet corrupt underneath • Gov’t Policies • Laissez-faire-”hands off” • Encouraged coroporate monopolies • Agarian society transformed into an urban society • City politics and economics were dominated by corporations

  6. Standard Oil

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