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The American Promise: A History of the United States Fourth Edition CHAPTER 18 Business and Politics in the Gilded Age 1870–1895 Copyright © 2009 by Bedford/St. Martin’s Roark Johnson Cohen Stage Hartmann Lawson

Old Industries Transformed, New Industries Born Railroads: America’s First Big Business Andrew Carnegie, Steel, and Vertical Integration John D. Rockefeller, Standard Oil, and the Trust Mass Marketing, Advertising, and Consumer Culture New Inventions: The Telephone and Electricity

From Competition to Consolidation J. P. Morgan and Finance Capitalism Social Darwinism and the Gospel of Wealth Laissez-Faire and the Supreme Court

Politics and Culture Political Participation and Party Loyalty Sectionalism and the New South Gender, Race, and Politics Women’s Activism

Presidential Politics Corruption and Party Strife Garfield’s Assassination and Civil Service Reform Reform and Scandal: The Campaign of 1884

Economic Issues and Party Realignment The Tariff and the Politics of Protection Railroads, Trusts, and the Federal Government The Fight for Free Silver Panic and Depression

Chapter 18 Business and Politics in the Gilded Age: 1870– 1895 Map 18.1 Railroad Expansion, 1870–1890 (p. 630) Map 18.2 The Election of 1884 (p. 656) Figure 18.1 Iron and Steel Production, 1870–1900 (p. 633) Figure 18.2 Voter Turnout, 1868–1900 and 1968–2004 (p. 648) Global Comparison: Railroad Track Mileage, 1890 (p. 631) Andrew Carnegie (p. 634) Kerosene Lamp (p. 634) “What a Funny Little Government” (p. 635) Heinz Company Advertisement (p. 637) “Woman’s Holy War” (p. 652) “Another Voice for Cleveland” (p. 655)