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Mark Twain described the period of the late 1800s in America as a "Gilded Age" because __________.

racist attitudes characterized the people who lived along the Mississippi River
the American people became increasingly moral
the standard of living enjoyed by Americans rose steeply
a fascination with wealth covered the depth of poverty and corruption

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Mark Twain described the period of the late 1800's in America as the "Gilded Age" because a fascination with wealth covered the depth of poverty and corruption.
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