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Praxis II World and US History

Category - US Society

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When did the Gilded Age occur?

The 1820s and 1830s
The 1870s and 1880s
The 1900s and 1910s
The 1940s and 1950s

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Answer: B - The Gilded Age occurred during the 1870s and 1880s and the name refers to the meteoric rise of America's economy, which became the strongest in the world during this time. Industrialists like Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan, accrued vast wealth, creating an American aristocracy that could rival European courts in wealth and social power.

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