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Standard oil companies dominated through horizontal integration, eventually giving Rockefeller control over almost all oil production. This greatly contributed to the industrialization during the Gilded Age. -
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Twain wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today with Charles Dudley Warner to expose the political corruption that was occurring in American politics.
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The unwritten deal that settled the dispute over Rutherford B. Hayes controversial presidency. This also ended the Reconstruction Era.
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The first significant law that restricted immigration into the United States. This act provided a ten year long suspension of Chinese workers being able to come to the U.S. -
Established that federal employment would be based on excellence or knowledge rather than their political affiliation. -
A rally in Chicago organized to protest the killing and wounding of workers in the labor force. The protest led to violent encounters between the police and laborers. -
A national federation of labor unions that strengthened working environments and fixed many issues that lead to violent protests in the work force.
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An essay written to argue that wealthy Americans should spend their money for beneficial reasons. He establishes the importance of social responsibilities.
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An industrial lockout that created a lasting change in the relationship between managements and laborers as a result of the violence it induced. -
As a result to the 25th presidents murder, Roosevelt was sworn in as president. This was a major turning point nearing the end of the Gilded Age.