The Gilded Age

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A-Level English Literature

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After

Reconstruction era

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Before

progressive era

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robber barons

  • men who used union busting, fraud, violence and political connections to gain advantages over opponents

  • dominated all major industries

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Muckrackers

reporters who exposed corrupt politicians and elites

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cities

innovation of electricity led to a bustling nightlife

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The Panic of …

1893 - two major companies failed setting off an economic depression that lasted 4 years