The saga of old Geo. Ochenski continues. As Geo. sat on his rock‚ watching the Cadillac‚ getting smaller and smaller‚ until it was just a dot on the horizon before it disappeared over the hilltop. He sat there for some time‚ with his head in his hands. Contemplating‚ about what the elderly gentleman had said. As wheels of the mind began to turn the gears of thought‚ ’old Geo could almost hear them groan’ from lack of usage. Suddenly the old 25 watt incandescent light bulb‚ lite up. Somewhere in the
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Austin Storhaug AP American History 2/7/2005 19th Century Cities In 1880‚ a national census determined that the United States had grown to a population of 50‚100‚000. 6‚600‚000 of those who helped account for the population growth of cities were immigrants arriving from around the world. Also‚ many rural Americans became attracted to the lure of the big city. This incredible condensation into the big cities led to many problems including crime. Overall‚ the lure of the city‚ the abundance of
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As the Gilded age began‚ a period spanning approximately of the 1870s to the turn of the twentieth century‚ (a name given by Mark Twain‚ meaning wealth and "layer of gold")‚ big businesses started to grow and had affects on America. Big businesses had a huge impact on the economy‚ politics‚ and on Americans. The effect of big businesses on the economy was that the economy was said to have grown 400% during this time period‚ this seems like a huge rise but then again this would not have been that
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Following Reconstruction in the war torn South‚ and the Sioux Wars in the West‚ America was enjoying an industrialization period unlike any other. Nearly gone was the frontier‚ industries coming in‚ with men gaining unheard of wealth‚ and having leverage in many affairs. With the Robber Barons in control over the nation’s economy‚ and men like Andrew Carnegie and John Rockefeller‚ what occurred is that corruption and graft greatly influenced American industry and business between 1860 to 1900. However
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Money was an asset that many people wanting to become a part of politics used. An example of this was Boss Tweed‚ a man that was mayor of New York in 1867. Tweed would send workers to Ellis Island to greet new immigrants and bribe them with things like jobs‚ shelter‚ food‚ and money. The immigrants would usually happily accept and become very loyal workers and voters when Tweed ran for mayor. Tweed not only used bribery to get votes but also used different mottos and quotes to get people to vote for
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Unlike other Jedis‚ Thomas Nast wielded a pencil instead of a light saber that gave him some pretty awesome super powers. His top super power was his masterful drawings that could sway public opinion. Whether it was a social or political issue‚ Nast’s cartoons could change minds and influence the popular opinion. He did so without having to use the Force. Another awesome super power that Nast possessed was his staying power. Not another political cartoonist is as widely recognized over 100 years
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Corruption and Reform in the Gilded Age of American Politics Thesis: The Gilded Age of American politics was the most corrupt and lowest point of our government. Although power was ripped from the hands of the people‚ it eventually led to much-needed reforms during the progressive-era. I. Politics existed to benefit interest groups during this time-period. A. Conservative presidents attempted to avoid controversy and practiced laissez-faire policies. This allowed businesses to get
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authority. This led them to become aware of how corrupt the political machines’ system was. They realized that the public was often manipulated into electing political bosses without knowing who they were truly voting for. For example‚ William Tweed‚ a political boss who was the head of the political machine Tammany Hall of New York‚ was said to have controlled a large population of immigrants into voting him into the New York State Senate (Matt Deluca). Eventually‚ the public realized the danger that
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people or themselves? In another point‚ these political machines not only used the people they helped for their own but they stole millions of dollars from taxpayers. To do this they formed a graft to steal these millions of dollars. Also; the Political Boss‚ the leader of the Political Machines‚ received 65% of these public funds which ended in his own pocket for his own benefit. (Document 1‚ #5‚ Paragraph 6) To hide these negative events‚ they pretended to build construction projects to fake the society
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The rise of big business after the American Civil War can be attributed to widespread technological developments. Pre-Civil War and Post Civil War can be contrasted drastically over the topic of big business. Before the Civil War American economy had been dependent on rural society. The small business and craftspeople could not sustain the growth of the national market. Thus‚ the Industrial Revolution began and large corporations were created. As the Civil War ended‚ the Gilded Age began due
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