Corruption & Political Paralysis

Essential Questions

• Why was the period of the late 1800s nicknamed the "Gilded Age" and the "Era of Good Stealings"?

• What factors led to the development and reform of political machines and the spoils system?

• Why did meaningful reform prove difficult to accomplish during the Gilded Age?

PowerPoint: Gilded Age Politics

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George Washington Plunkitt: Honest Graft

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Political Machine Flow Chart

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