*One of the biggest disadvantages is that third parties cant be elected, so you would only join one to get your opinion across or prove a point. *Another is that its very hard to raise enough money and *last not many people know about them they get little close to no advertisement
It happened in the 1800’s it allowed a lot more people to get paid more from their jobs resulting in a higher standard of living. This is where unions came in the picture, they wanted 8 hour work days and no child labor. The gilded age is known as a prosperous time for the nation but the government was very corrupt. There were corrupt industrialists, bankers and politicians who stole and benefited from the working class.
*The trans continental railroad made more people move west and created “robber barons”
*Since the government was corrupt muckrakers became a thing, the muckrakers exposed government corruption and such
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In the months leading up to World War 1, the United States wanted to maintain its neutrality because it felt that the issues taking place in Europe had nothing to do with them, and they did not want to sacrifice American lives for another country's fight.
