DEFINING THE GILDED AGE IN BUSINESS AND POLITICS
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DEFINING THE GILDED AGE IN BUSINESS AND POLITICS
1865–1900
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> What were the most important business and political developments of the Gilded Age? Chapter 18 explores the years between 1865 and 1895, the era commonly known as the Gilded Age. It examines the acceleration of industrialization and the growing interplay of business and politics. This chapter also examines the role of race and gender in social and political life and explores the impact of economic changes on the politics and culture of the late nineteenth century.
Figure false: The Lost Bet, 1893. Artist Joseph Klir painted this scene of a Chicago parade after a local Republican agreed to pull his Democratic friend if Grover Cleveland won the 1892 presidential election. Library of Congress.