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The Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
When in 1873 Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner entitled their co-authored novel The Gilded Age, they gave the late nineteenth century its popular name....
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Mary Elizabeth Lease: Populist Reformer
Blaming Wall Street for the nation’s economic woes is not a new...
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Sisters of Suffrage: British and American Women Fight for the Vote
The dominant narrative of the entire women’s...
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Nation’s largest steel plant opened.
Andrew Carnegie opened the nation’s largest steel plant just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Whiskey Ring scandal
In St. Louis, a ring of distillers and federal officials were discovered to have colluded in tax evasion. Those indicted in the scandal included many of President Grant’s appointees.
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Progress and Poverty
Henry George’s Progress and Poverty, on the cycle of industrial economy, was published.
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Pendleton Act
The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was passed. In an attempt to curb corruption and patronage, the act introduced federal exams and merit requirements for the hiring of civil servants.
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Congress passed the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to prohibit trusts and prevent monopolies.
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Panic of 1893
The stock market crashed, prompting the Panic of 1893 and leading to the bankrupting of the United States Treasury. The already weakened economy collapsed as people withdrew deposited funds and banks failed. Exports also declined and unemployment grew.