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The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age. A Satirical View …featuring Thomas Nast. Created by Mr. Steve Hauprich for the acceleration and remediation of US History Students. While it was Mark Twain who coined the phrase “gilded age” to define the late 19 th Century… it was Thomas Nast who mastered another

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The Gilded Age

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  1. The Gilded Age A Satirical View …featuring Thomas Nast Created by Mr. Steve Hauprich for the acceleration and remediation of US History Students.

  2. While it was Mark Twain who coined the phrase “gilded age”to define the late 19th Century… it was Thomas Nast who mastered another genre of satire…helping to bring readers hope of a better American society…

  3. Thomas Nast … … was arguably America’s greatest political cartoonist.

  4. Thomas Nast… was responsible for exposing political realities …such as Government fraud, deceit, & corruption…

  5. …it was Nast who popularized the use of the Elephant for the Republicans and the Donkey for Democrats

  6. Nast’s portrayals of …corruption involving Boss Tweed and his Tammany Hall political machine… …show how sophisticated political satire could motivate needed reform

  7. Tammany Hall …the NY City Democratic Political Machine …was often shown as a Tiger… …here showing support for Grover Cleveland

  8. This Nast cartoon… …from 1876 shows concern over the great political and economic issue of Gilded Age… …what kind of currency would benefit the USA most?

  9. Nast opposed …racism and hypocrisy …he was an important champion of people who were abused and neglected at the bottom of US society

  10. Nast gave Americans a cartoon Uncle Sam to represent the US Government…top hat, tux, tails

  11. Thomas Nast …not only popularized caricatures for political themes… …he is given credit for making the image of Santa Claus very recognizable to most Americans

  12. Why would Nast …make fun of Mark Twain ? Was Thomas Nast …popular regionally or nationally? Was Thomas Nast …political or non-partisan ?

  13. Although Thomas Nast fought prejudice against some groups…this cartoon tells another story…

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