WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Nice on the outside, ugly on the inside
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Ugly on the outside, nice on the inside
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term Gilded Age means that America was made to look like gold, but the true fact was, it was ugly inside.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mark Twain, who coined the moniker “The Gilded Age” in his 1873 novel of the same name, used it to describe the era’s patina of splendor-gilded, after all, is not gold-and the shaky foundations undergirding industrialists’ vast accumulation of wealth.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Gilded Age was a period of rapid industrialization in America from 1865-1898. It was characterized by the extreme wealth of a few individuals, while many others lived in poverty. This era is often associated with political corruption and exploitation of immigrant labor.
Detailed explanation-4: -: having a background of wealth and luxury : prosperous, luxurious. Emily Post was raised among New York’s gilded elite.