AP US History Unit 6 Podcast
An audio review of Unit 6: Period 6: The Gilded Age. Listen on the bus, during a walk, or while you work out — turn dead time into study time.
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What's in this episode
- 0:00 – Intro — Setting the stage for the Gilded Age, 1865–1898
- 2:30 – Westward Expansion — Transcontinental Railroad, Homestead Act, and the closing of the frontier
- 5:30 – The destruction of Native life — Dawes Act, Battle of Wounded Knee, and reservations
- 8:00 – Industrialization — Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan, trusts, and the Second Industrial Revolution
- 12:00 – Labor in the Gilded Age — Knights of Labor, AFL, Haymarket, Homestead, and Pullman strikes
- 15:30 – The New Immigration — Southern and Eastern Europeans, Asians, and nativist backlash
- 18:00 – Urbanization & the Settlement House Movement — Cities transform American life
- 20:00 – Populism & the 1896 Election — Bryan, the Cross of Gold speech, and the failure of the People's Party
- 22:30 – Wrap-up — The 3 big ideas in one minute
How to use the podcast
First listen: Play at 1× speed with no distractions. Don't try to take notes — just absorb.
Second listen: Speed up to 1.25× or 1.5× and follow along with the Cheat Sheet or Essentials page open.
Right before the exam: Play at 1.5–2× as background while reviewing flashcards. Repetition locks in the names and dates.