Which of the Following Describes the Gilded Age

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the Gilded Age?

• A) The peak of the social reform era in the nineteenth century
• B) An era marked by personal greed and a corrupt partnership between business and politics
• C) The period when the success of mining operations significantly lowered the price of gold
• D) The time in which poverty was nonexistent and wealth was shared by all

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