Mark Twain first used the name “Gilded Age” in a novel. Why was this name used to describe the United States?

Flashcard on the Gilded Age

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Underneath its glittery growth and success, U.S. society was struggling with poverty and corruption.
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Why did George Washington Carver work so hard to invent ways to make products from peanuts and sweet potatoes?
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to increase demand for new crops farmers could grow to replenish their soil
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How did Andrew Carnegie use vertical integration to succeed?
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He made sure he owned all the businesses needed to produce his product from start to finish.
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Does "entrepreneur" and "industry innovator" describes Cornelius Vanderbilt, Henry Ford, or both?
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Both
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Labor unions worked to ________ wages and ________ working hours.
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increase wages and decrease working hours
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Labor unions tried to improve working conditions through ________.
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collective bargaining
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What inventor helped solve the problem of only using candles for light?
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Thomas Edison
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