HIST 2057 Lecture : 2nd Paper Notes
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Politics and populism: the gilded age, 1876-1900 2/18/2013 6:27:0. This period is known as the gilded age because on the surface it looked like things were doing well, but it doesn"t mean that the whole society was prosperous. During this period, politics were very different from today: "the politics of dead center" The parties you have 2 parties, but they"re not very different. They both end up being very moderate-very in the middle. The republicans don"t have a hold on the power. No one party really dominates but the parties themselves are both just groups of people that are just a variety of groups who don"t have a lot in common. Republicans made up of northeastern businessmen and midwestern farmers. (they have nothing in common with each other). they are supported by working class people who were in the army and african. Democrats made up by white southerners who"s main concern were racial issues maintain racial segregation, etc.
