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    The document summarizes several key aspects of the Gilded Age in the United States between 1877-1900. It discusses political problems like Jim Crow laws and corruption. Economic issues included tariffs, monetary policy debates, and the rise of large corporations led by figures like J.P. Morgan and John D. Rockefeller. Socially, segregation expanded while new groups like the Farmers' Alliance and Knights of Labor emerged. Intellectually, works debated social Darwinism and racial issues. Demographically, the population grew over 50 million as suburbs developed. Ethnic and civil rights issues also arose concerning Chinese and African Americans. Transportation advanced through laws while communications technologies invented.

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    The document summarizes several key aspects of the Gilded Age in the United States between 1877-1900. It discusses political problems like Jim Crow laws and corruption. Economic issues included tariffs, monetary policy debates, and the rise of large corporations led by figures like J.P. Morgan and John D. Rockefeller. Socially, segregation expanded while new groups like the Farmers' Alliance and Knights of Labor emerged. Intellectually, works debated social Darwinism and racial issues. Demographically, the population grew over 50 million as suburbs developed. Ethnic and civil rights issues also arose concerning Chinese and African Americans. Transportation advanced through laws while communications technologies invented.

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    Decade Chart1

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    Steve Sheehan
    The document summarizes several key aspects of the Gilded Age in the United States between 1877-1900. It discusses political problems like Jim Crow laws and corruption. Economic issues included tariffs, monetary policy debates, and the rise of large corporations led by figures like J.P. Morgan and John D. Rockefeller. Socially, segregation expanded while new groups like the Farmers' Alliance and Knights of Labor emerged. Intellectually, works debated social Darwinism and racial issues. Demographically, the population grew over 50 million as suburbs developed. Ethnic and civil rights issues also arose concerning Chinese and African Americans. Transportation advanced through laws while communications technologies invented.

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    Political Problems Jim Crow Laws Segregation Haymarket riot Government corruption Prospects Gilded Age Pendleton act

    Economic Problems Tariffs Money question Greenback party Free silver Prospects Railroads American Steel American Oil Key People J.P. Morgan Andrew Carnegie John D. Rockefeller Most important event/action Creation of large corporations

    Key People Garfield Grover Cleveland Most important event/action Spanish-American War

    Social/Culture Trends Segregation Farmers Alliance Social Darwinism Expanding middle-class Knights of labor Settlement House Key People Booker T. Washington Herbert Spencer Terence V. Powderly W.E.B. Du Bois Intellectual Trend Segregation A Century of Dishonor Calculating Machine, Kodak Camera, fountain pen High voltage alternating current Architecture, literature, painting, Popular culture Key People Booker T. Washington Helen Hunt Jackson George Westinghouse Mark Twain Stephen Crane

    Demographics Population Population over 50 million Suburbs

    Ethnic Issues Chinese Exclusion act Civil Rights Cases Jim Crow Laws American Protective association Migration/Density issues Chinese Exclusion act Immigration from western Europe

    Gender Issues None

    Geography Land Acquisitions Oklahoma Territory Dawes Severalty act

    Transportation/Communication Issues Interstate Commerce Act Wabash v. Illinois

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