WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
GILDED AGE POLITICS
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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Detailed explanation-1: -Foundation: 1820-1828 The modern Democratic Party emerged in the late 1820s from former factions of the Democratic-Republican Party, which had largely collapsed by 1824. It was built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson of Tennessee.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the late 19th century, large cities in the United States-Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Kansas City, New York City, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Memphis-were accused of using political machines.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mark Twain called the late 19th century the “Gilded Age.” By this, he meant that the period was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath.
Detailed explanation-4: -A dominant-party system, or one-party dominant system, is a political occurrence in which a single political party continuously dominates election results over running opposition groups or parties.