The Gilded and Progressive eras
For some of these questions, you must use the power points that are in the materials’ module
1. In A People’s History of the United States, Zinn devotes chapter 13 to socialist movements during the early 1900’s. Is this justified or is he overstating the impact of the socialist movement?
2. What is the gilded Age and what changes occurred?
3. What is Taylorism according to Zinn?
4. what is the Progressive Movement?
5. In the Zinn book, pages 349-357, it discusses the Progressive period. What happened during that period and what changes does Zinn say it brought about?
6. Companies formed conglomerates in the gilded Era. Describe the difference of how they developed and the difference between Vertical and horizontal Integration.