WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
GILDED AGE POLITICS
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accepted bribes.
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made campaign speeches.
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promoted the general welfare of their district.
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refused to run for re-election.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Gilded Age was a period of economic growth as the United States jumped to the lead in industrialization ahead of Britain. The nation was rapidly expanding its economy into new areas, especially heavy industry like factories, railroads, and coal mining.
Detailed explanation-3: -In fact, it was wealthy tycoons, not politicians, who inconspicuously held the most political power during the Gilded Age.
Detailed explanation-4: -The term “Gilded Age, ” coined by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner in their 1873 book, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, was an ironic comment on the difference between a true golden age and their present time, a period of booming prosperity in the United States that created a class of the super-rich.