Glided Age Politics
By: Tiffani
Glided Age Politics
Were dominated by corruption, as politicans took brides and rewarded theirbsupportera with posh goverment jobs.
1860's
in 1869 the dempcrats co-opted much of the populost agenda and the populist supported democrat william jennigs bryan for the presidency; bryan lpst and the populist faded away.
Key Points
- Rapid economic growth generated vast wealth during the Gilded Age
- New products and technologies improved middle-class quality of life
- Industrial workers and farmers did not share in the new prosperity, working long hours in dangerous conditions for low pay
- Gilded Age politicians were largely corrupt and ineffective
- Most Americans during the Gilded Age wanted political and social reforms, but they disagreed strongly on what kind of reform
Key People
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- James A. Garfield
- Chester A. Arthur
- James G. Blaine
- Grover Cleveland
- Roscoe Conkling
- Benjamin Harrison
- Boss Tweed