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Guided Reading Questions for Chapter 20:  Politics in the Gilded Age

Guided Reading Questions

As you read through Chapter 20, use the following questions to guide your studies and prepare you for the Discussions and Quiz.

1. Who coined the phrase "The Gilded Age," and what did it mean?
2. Why was civil service reform an important issue at this time?
3. What issues divided Republicans in this period?  What factions emerged?
4. Who tended to favor higher or lower tariffs in this period, and why?
5. Why did farmers revolt in this period?
6. How did the election of 1896 represent a shift in politics?

Easy Preparation and Additional Media

Prime yourself further for the reading with the Crash Course video below.