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The Gilded Age: Conspicuous Consumption and Political Philosophy

Explore the characteristics of the Gilded Age, including the concept of conspicuous consumption. Learn about "The Breakers" and its association with lavish spending. Discuss the role of government in addressing economic disparity. Create a political cartoon commenting on America today.

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The Gilded Age: Conspicuous Consumption and Political Philosophy

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  1. The Gilded Age Section 4.2 Conspicuous Consumption

  2. Today’s AgendaDay 6 • Issue #1 (Palin’s and the Bush Doctrine) • Issue #2 (Political Ads) • Review Political Spectrum • 4.2 The Spirit of the Gilded Age • Homework • Day 7 Presentation/Paper due Monday!!!

  3. laissez-faire Government control over all economic activity Government control over all social activity Pro Welfare Pro Big Business Anti-Foreigner George W. Bush taking over Fannie and Freddy Pro Union Violence a legitimate tool The Republican Party Write which political philosophy or which side you would associate with the following terms:

  4. Objectives for TodayYou should be able to: • Define and list at least 2 characteristics of the Gilded Age • Identify “The Breakers” • Define and give at least 3 examples of Conspicuous Consumption • Develop a position of the role government should play in dealing with severe economic disparity

  5. The Centennial Exposition (1876)

  6. Was America a great nation circa 1900? • Centennial Exposition showcased American know-how • Growing economy • Thousands of new patents

  7. The Greatness of America

  8. What was the Gilded Age? • Another name for America’s Industrial Revolution • America from 1890-1912 • Gilded: • to cover something with a thin layer of gold to make it seem more attractive or valuable than it really is. • "Gilded Age" • coined by Mark Twain

  9. What was the nation trying to gild? • Poverty • Child Labor • Crime • Alcoholism • Protestution • Inhumane working conditions • Inequality between Rich and Poor

  10. How did the American elite gild themselves? • Conspicuous Consumption • referred to the acquisition of goods for purposes of show and status • Often called Nouveaux Riches • New Rich • Example in Titanic • How is this person regarded?

  11. Describe Vanderbilt’s, The Breakers.

  12. Describe Vanderbilt’s, The Breakers. • Cornelius Vanderbilt II’s summer mansion in Newport, RI • Quintessential example of conspicuous consumption • interior used marble & rare woods imported from Italy and Africa • Gold Room was originally constructed in France, disassembled, shipped in airtight cases, and re-assembled in place in Newport

  13. Are we still in a Gilded Age?

  14. On the back of your worksheet, Create a political cartoon that comments on something about America today

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