Question

How much did the government regulate business practices during the Gilded Age?

The government strictly regulated all businesses.
The government barely regulated any businesses.
The government regulated the steel industry but not others.
The government regulated the railroad industry but not others.

Answer 1

The government barely regulated any businesses during the Gilded Age.

Option B

Step-by-step explanation:

Nature or state in which the gilded age was in barely allowed the regulation of businesses. It was a state where industrialism and financial aristocracy rose. This left the state in a class division of the haves and have not, the rich lived a good life while the poor had to struggle to survive. This factor of where the farmers and various others had to live their life in a survival mode whereas the rich gained money off the industrial rise, this is why it barely regulates any businesses.

Answer 2

During the GIlded Age, the railroad industry was the only industry in which there was a successful government effort to regulate. There were many setbacks due to the influence of wealthy railroad tycoons on government officials, in all areas including the Supreme Court, but ultimately the Interstate Commerce Act was passed.

Best answer is D