The "Second Gilded Age

question 34

Multiple Choice

The "Second Gilded Age"

• A) could describe the 1980s, a decade where making deals was more profitable for companies than making products.
• B) was a Mondale-Ferraro 1984 campaign slogan slamming Reagan's coddling of the rich.
• C) could describe the 1980s, a decade where organized labor made substantial gains as it had in the 1890s.
• D) was the title of a 1980s documentary about "yuppies" who sold out to the financial establishment.

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Definitions:

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