01. Video: The City and Immigrants
Please watch this video, "The City and Immigrants." (approx. 28 minutes)
This video will help you prepare for your assignment.
https:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IykepjP0Nsc&list=PL2452430C068946DD&index=90
02. Read Zinn Textbook: Chapter 11
Please read the Chapter 11: "Ro
er Barons and Rebels" found in the book A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn.
Click here if you do not have the book, you can access an online copy here.
Please read this and be prepared to discuss things from the chapter you found interesting, strange, or of importance.
03. Watch Video on The Chinese Experience
Please watch this documentary on The Chinese Experience
This video will help you prepare for your upcoming assignment.
Click here to access video
04. Video: The Gilded Age
Please watch this video, "The Gilded Age." (approx. 28 minutes)
This video will help you prepare your assignment.
https:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9PqeV1GSfs&index=92&list=PL2452430C068946DD
· Discussion for Assignment #16: The Gilded Age
Assignment #16: The Gilded Age
Section A: After watching the video, "The City and Immigrants," describe the Immigrant experience in the 1900s. What was life for them coming to America? What are some of the challenges they faced?
Section B: What is your reaction to the documentary on The Chinese Experience? Were you aware of the Chinese Exclusion Act 1882? How does this act relate to what is happening in present day? Are we treating immigrants any better today?
Section C: What does the phrase "The Gilded Age?" mean? Why are immigrants so drawn to this notion? Have you ever heard of the concept "Social Darwinism?" How does this impact lower economic classes in American society? Consider what you have learned in the video, "The Gilded Age."
Section D: Explain the struggle of power in the Gilded Age. What are some of the ways industrial leaders (Ro
er Barons) kept their power? Please select 3 Quotes from the Zinn Chapter that answer these questions and write a
ief paragraph as to why you think each quote is interesting, strange or of importance. (Please write a paragraph for EACH quote).
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