WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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credit mobilier
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political machine
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corrected democracy
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electoral politics
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Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. During the Gilded Age, politics were riddled with corruption as presidents awarded government positions to political supporters through the patronage or spoils system.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was during the Gilded Age that Congress passed the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to break up monopolistic business combinations, and the Interstate Commerce Act, to regulate railroad rates. State governments created commissions to regulate utilities and laws regulating work conditions.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most notorious political boss of the age was William “Boss” Tweed of New York’s Tammany Hall.
Detailed explanation-4: -Some of the most famous muckrakers were women, including Ida Tarbell and Ida B. Wells.