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Government Policies During The Gilded Age

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During the time of the Gilded Age the governemnt (politicians) was very corrupt. Everything they did was for their own gain. "At the national level, many lawmakers supported bills aiding companies in which they had invested money or from which they received stock or salaries," (pg. 617). This quote shows that the governments lawmakers did things for their own gain intead of the good of the people.

This was also a time of no personal or corporate income taxes. This allowed the heads of businesses to become very wealthy such as Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockfeller. A few people were becoming very wealthy and otheres were growing more poor. "Class divisions became more and more visible," (pg. 601). This statement shows that while a few men because very wealthy, many people became very poor. …show more content…

Many Americans were working in unfit conditions with very low wages amd then they would come home to unfit homes as shown on page 602. This shows how uneven wealth was distributed among the country because the government was more concerned with thier own growth than the well being of the

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This essay will examine the reasons why historians have called “The Gilded Age” to the era between 1877 and 1900, in which poverty, massive immigration, racism and corruption were the base metal of a nation that was gilded with industrialization and sudden wealth in order to make it look perfect with a shine finish. During the XIX century, United States suffered an important economic growth that took place after the civil war and the reconstruction era. The end of the war had a very decisive influence in the industrial development of the nation, giving a strong boost to it, causing a strong demand for many goods and a vertical rise in prices. The progress of American industry has had its repercussions to this day.

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Corporate greedy and corrupt politicians were specific problems and injustices that were present in American life during the late 1800s and early 1900s however these were addressed during the progressive era with laws and regulations. Throughout the gilded era corrupt politicians and corporate greedy allowed the upper class and businessmen to take advantage of the working class. This means that a majority of the population were hurt during the gilded age whereas a small percentage benefitted. As seen in document 1, living conditions were crowded, dirty, and unsafe.

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