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THE SPIRIT OF REFORM
Corruption, Capital, and Progress1872-1920
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1873-1893: THE GILDED AGECoined by Mark Twain in 1873: The Gilded Age: A Tale of TodayCreation of a modern industrial economy
Per capita incomes doubled Germany and France, 50% higher than Great Britain
Opulence and philanthropyEthnic diversity in the Northeast “Industrial towns”
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1873-1893: THE GILDED AGE
Andrew Carnegie: “The Gospel of Wealth”
Corporations (trusts)
Rise of the “robber barons”John D. Rockefeller
John Jacob Astor III
Samuel Gompers, the AFL, and the birth of the labor movement
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew W. Mellon
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CORRUPTION IN POLITICSTammany Hall: Best example of Gilded Age political corruptionLed by William “Boss” TweedRise of machine politics:
Grass roots origins
Patronage and immigrationExtralegal assistance
Spoils system
Party line vote
The power of the ward boss
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THE GRANT PRESIDENCYPresident from 1869-1877
Biggest challenge beyond reconstruction: huge national debt
True believer in civil rights
Gold, rails, and nepotism
Crédit Mobilier
Union Pacific’s shell company
Crédit Mobilier traded shares for land grants
Distrust in government
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