Question

Why does the term “gilded age” accurately describe the period of the late 1800s?

(1 point)
Responses

It was a time when voter turnout rose and political corruption declined.
It was a time when voter turnout rose and political corruption declined.

It was a time when the government enacted reforms to help the poor.
It was a time when the government enacted reforms to help the poor.

It was a time when a thin layer of wealth seemed to cover up a great deal of corruption.
It was a time when a thin layer of wealth seemed to cover up a great deal of corruption.

It was a time when corruption fell to one of its lowest points in U.S. history.

Answer 1

It was a time when a thin layer of wealth seemed to cover up a great deal of corruption.

Explanation: "Gilded Age" (coined by Mark Twain) refers to the late 1800s when surface prosperity and ostentatious wealth masked widespread social problems, political corruption, and economic inequality.