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Crash Course U.S. History: Gilded Age Politics

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The Gilded Age in the U.S. started in 1870s and continued until the 20th century. This time period is called gilded because of the massive inequality that existed in the United States. Gilded Age politics were marked by a number of phenomena, most of them having to do with corruption. On the local and state level, political machines wielded enormous power. Part of the "Crash Course U.S. History" series.

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