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John D. Rockefeller Incorporates Standard Oil
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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Gilded Age Era
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Mark Twain publishes the Gilded Age
Twain wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today with Charles Dudley Warner to expose the political corruption that was occurring in American politics. -
The Compromise of 1877
The unwritten deal that settled the dispute over Rutherford B. Hayes controversial presidency. This also ended the Reconstruction Era. -
The Chinese Exclusion Act
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. -
The Pendleton Act
Established that federal employment would be based on excellence or knowledge rather than their political affiliation. -
The Haymarket Affair
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. -
American Federation of Labor founded
A national federation of labor unions that strengthened working environments and fixed many issues that lead to violent protests in the work force. -
Andrew Carnegies "Gospel of Wealth"
An essay written to argue that wealthy Americans should spend their money for beneficial reasons. He establishes the importance of social responsibilities. -
Homestead Steel Strike
An industrial lockout that created a lasting change in the relationship between managements and laborers as a result of the violence it induced. -
Assassination of William McKinley
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.