WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Encouraged democracy
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Disenfranchised voters and created a climate of public skepticism that would persist into the 1900’s
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Helped the government to run more efficiently
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Did not play an important role in the Gilded Age
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Detailed explanation-1: -Political corruption ran amok during the Gilded Age as corporations bribed politicians to ensure government policies favored big businesses over workers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tammany Hall and the Tweed Ring are infamous models of Gilded Age urban corruption. Political machines corruptly ran several major cities throughout the United States, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest where millions of immigrants had settled.
Detailed explanation-3: -The major political issues of the Gilded Age were the tariff, currency reform and civil service reform. The first two issues were of obvious interest to businessmen, and they lobbied and spent freely to gain support for favorable tariff legislation and business-friendly monetary policy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Politics in the Gilded Age were characterized by scandal and corruption, but voter turnout reached an all-time high. The Republican Party supported business and industry with a protective tariff and hard money policies. The Democratic Party opposed the tariff and eventually adopted the free silver platform.